My first Suggestion would be switching to Xorg but You already tried it. Depending on Your specific Hardware, You could try it with a newer Kernel. That would be an Option.
With this, I would suggest - if possible - using Rufus to create the Bootstick. But Rufus is only availabe for Windows. If You want try it, choose for Your UEFI BIOS in Rufus on the ''Partition Sheme'' Option GPT:
(I know, on the Picture stands MBR; it is only for showing where the Option is)