Hi everyone .. I am new here and this is my first post.
I have been Windows user since its first version and before that I was using MS DOS. I was happy with Windows 10 Pro and now even happier with Windows 11 Pro.
I never tried any Linux OS before as I did not have the need to do so, and still feel that I do not need it. However Zorin OS 16 got my attention as it looks as attractive and maybe good as Windows 11. So I decided to to give it a shot on old HP laptop which I do not use anymore. Its an HP Zbook 15 G3 with specs that far exceeds the minimum requirements for Zorin (Core i7-4810MQ, NVIDIA Quadro K2100M, 32GB RAM, and 512GB SSD).
I followed the instruction in this link:
However when I select the "Try or Install Zorin OS" option from the Zorin OS welcome menu, I get a bunch of errors which you can see in this screenshot:
It looks like a Nvidia Card error.
Can you tap the tab key or the e key at the Try Zorin Grub Menu and look for "quiet splash" in the editor. Add nomodeset to it so it looks like "quiet splash nomodeset"
Then proceed to try booting normally.
When you boot your live image media you should get four options, zorin, zorin safe graphics, zorin nvidia graphics and advanced... which option did you choose to boot into? Did you attempt any of the other options?
Where did you download your image from? You can get 16 core here, make sure to check the sha256 checksum below the os version comparison with your downloaded file to make sure its not corrupt.
You do know microsoft can see everything on your computer ? they can spy and spy and spy alot ? it was written in their eula.
Tell me, how can you be happy with a OS that spies so much ? It's like letting strangers in your home without kicking them out.
I will never use a Microsoft product ever again.
Now back to your question, did you verify the hash after download ? If you have a broken iso it's not working. Also make sure secure boot is off and tpm. They are not needed in Linux, that's stuff microsoft love to use.
I tried that and it installed. However after installation finished and restarting the PC, I hear a sound of the OS started but I get this strange screen which I think it is related to the graphic card.
