Static while booting zorin

[Aravisian]

@ZorinKusu

I installed Ubuntu for a tiny bit to do what you said and modify the "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"" in Nano and when I reinstalled ZorinOS it still displays static when booting.

I do not understand this statement. Why would you need to install Ubuntu?

If you installed and made changes on Ubuntu, that would affect the Ubuntu install, not the Zorin OS install.

Please boot Zorin OS, but access the Recovery Menu instead of proceeding to a full normal boot.

[HOW TO] enter Recovery Grub Menu (Advanced Options for Zorin)

To enter the Recovery Menu on Zorin OS if using Legacy (MBR) boot, you can hold or tap the Left Shift key at boot to be offered the Advanced Options for Zorin Grub menu. If using EFI Boot, then tap the esc key vigorously. Some users report that the tab key worked, instead. You might think that this is pretty straight-forward. However... Some BIOS are programmed to ignore a key being held down, as it is assumed to be pressed by accident or a stuck key. Cat on keyboard, coffee... The BIOS prog…

In the recovery menu, arrow key down to Root - Drop to Prompt.
Hit the enter key
In that terminal window, run the commands to change Grub File adding the nomodeset parameter:

[HOW TO] add a grub parameter

There may be times that a user must add a specialized grub parameter in order to overcome an issue. The purpose of this guide is not to provide parameters, as that would be a case by case basis. It is to provide a guide on how to add one. To add a parameter, in a terminal (TTY, Recovery Prompt or Terminal Emulator) run: sudo nano /etc/default/grub Arrow key down to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash" and place your parameter within the quotation tags. For example if you are adding th…

Alternatively, you can try testing the new Zorin OS 17 Beta now available instead of installing Zorin OS 16.3:

A Sneak Peek at Zorin OS 17