Zorin 18 core logo stuck on booting

Using Zorin 17.3 since a long time now finally switched to 18 by erasing the damn drive of 17.3 to get everything fresh install. I installed it but while rebooting the system, now the Zorin logo is animating since ages and not bypassing it.

Graphic Card - Ati Redon 6600HD
Processor - AMD Fx6300
12 GB RAM

Kindly help.

Can you confirm you observed all the basic checks before attempting to install Z18 Core. e.g. Z18Core .iso download file SHA256 checksum verification, BIOS secure boot and fast boot off etc: See this Before you install

Which USB creation tool have you used?

Yes, I installed, kindly check the image below of the version
Screenshot 2025-10-23 at 3.13.44 PM

I did checksum verification during installation.
I am using a macbook so I made a bootable flash drive through BalenaEtcher app.

Installing 18 in desktop machine.

Balena Etcher is good for MacBooks but not much else. And sadly, Ventoy doesn't work on Macs (I think). Do you have access to another machine at all to create a bootable Ventoy stick?

What sort of Macbook do you have?
Did "Try Zorin" mode from live USB work OK?
Have you ever tried rEFInd. See: The rEFInd Boot Manager

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