I installed Zorin OS Pro 18.1, and everything was running smoothly until a week ago. I updated the system, and my graphics card simply stopped working.
Secure Boot is disabled. I tried reinstalling the operating system, but the problem persists.
At the beginning, I thought it was a hardware issue with the graphics card, so I decided to test it with different systems. I installed Windows 11 without any issues, ran some tests, and the card worked perfectly. Then, I installed Nobara (a Fedora-based distro), and the result was positive—everything ran smoothly.
Yesterday, I tried Zorin OS once again, and as soon as I installed the NVIDIA drivers, I got the same error.
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this issue?
Does Your BIOS run in UEFI or Legacy Mode? What Tool did You choose to create the Bootstick? Did You checked the Checksum of the ISO?
Did You installed Zorin directly with Nvidia Drivers? If yes, I would suggest the Following:
Start the Bootstick and choose the Option ''Try or install Zorin'' without the Graphics Driver Option. It is the first one. Then install Zorin offline - or at least without installing Updates during the Installation.
When the Installation is done, You can install the Updates and Drivers then. Maybe go then with the 590 Driver.
I have disabled Secure Boot while keeping the UEFI settings unchanged. I created the bootable USB drive using BalenaEtcher without any issues.
I successfully installed Zorin OS (without Nvidia drivers initially). However, when I attempted to install the Nvidia drivers after updating the system, I encountered the error.
Did You have installed the Driver with the ''Additional Drivers'' Tab in Software & Updates?
You could try it with installing the Drivers in the Terminal. That could give eventually additional Output for Erros. So, I would suggest to install Zorin again without Drivers like already mentioned. After the Installation update the System. Then open the Terminal and type:
