Zorin OS 16, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 - Unusable without safe graphics

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Thank you so much, @Aravisian ! I got an answer from Zorin support right about the same time as you, and that was the solution!

I don't quite get why a more recent kernel doesn't work, but I suppose that's why LTS kernels exist as well.

In short, here's what I did:

sudo apt install --install-recommends linux-headers-5.8.0-63-generic linux-modules-5.8.0-63-generic linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-63-generic linux-image-5.8.0-63-generic linux-generic

Then I removed nomodeset from /etc/default/grub, ran sudo update-grub, rebooted, pressed Esc, chose advanced settings, chose the 5.8 kernel, and all was fine!

I then removed the other more recent kernel I had:

sudo apt remove linux-headers-5.11.0-38-generic linux-image-5.11.0-38-generic linux-modules-extra-5.11.0-38-generic

For reference, the output in the commands above, now:

$ uname -r
5.8.0-63-generic

$ sudo lshw -c video
 *-display                 
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: Intel Corporation
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       logical name: /dev/fb0
       version: 01
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pciexpress msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom fb
       configuration: depth=32 driver=i915 latency=0 mode=2880x1800 visual=truecolor xres=2880 yres=1800
       resources: iomemory:600-5ff iomemory:400-3ff irq:153 memory:601c000000-601cffffff memory:4000000000-400fffffff ioport:3000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff memory:4010000000-4016ffffff memory:4020000000-40ffffffff

$ inxi -G
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel driver: i915 v: kernel 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: fbdev unloaded: modesetting,vesa resolution: 2880x1800~90Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel Xe Graphics (TGL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.3

Thanks again!

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