Zorin Core 17.1 - only boots after recovery mode is used

Installing Zorin OS
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Hi, Zorin OS does not boot after installation. I picked "safe graphics" for installation, as the computer does not have a NVidia card.
Computer is a: HP Pavilion G6: https://support.hp.com/de-de/product/details/hp-pavilion-g6-2000-notebook-pc-series/5226244

Bios Version is F.24 and I can not update, as the update utility only works with windows.

The Problem:
If I boot it just freezes after the bootloader. Just a black screen.
I tried both kernels already: the same.

The workaround:

  1. Pick advanced boot versions
  2. Pick recovery mode for -45 kernel
  3. Pick "Resume normal boot" in recovery screen.

And tada: it boots normal. And everything works.

I would really like to have it boot, without the detour.
Any Ideas?

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Welcome to the Forum!

When it does not have a Nvidia Card, you shouldn't need to use the Safe Graphics Mode.

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Hi, thanks for the quick reply. If i pick the "normal mode" the first option in the install menu I get a "black screen" (screen with HP logo) as well. And nothing happens.
"Safe graphics" seems to be the only option how i can get into the installer.

In the meanwhile I managed to update to the newest bios: f.27. With no change.

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Have you tried setting the nomodeset parameter in GRUB?

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Thanks a lot. That did it. I am new to linux, and would have never figured that out. Thanks a lot!!

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The Safe Graphics option essentially provides a temporary nomodeset. Generally, this applies to Nvidia.

The nomodeset parameter instructs the kernel mode setting to disengage, allowing the BIOS or Firmware to manage display at boot instead of the kernel. This can be useful with trickier cards like Nvidia, which needs other modules loaded before its drivers can load.
But... Intel advanced graphics can occasionally have this trouble. We can expect to see more of it with the Intel Arc...

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