I have an Acer Aspire 3 A315-23 with a Ryzen 5 3500U and 12GB RAM running Windows 10 Home. When trying to install Linux or Android x86 distros, the system freezes during boot. For instance, after installing Phoenix OS and rebooting, it stuck on the "Phoenix OS" boot screen. The same happened with Zorin OS when it displayed the "Zorin OS" logo. I turned off Secure Boot in BIOS but don’t know what’s causing this issue. I suspect the TPM might be involved. Help would be greatly appreciated. Edit: I disabled the SSD used for Windows and it now boots successfully on every install, suggesting Windows installation might be interfering.
Here’s a summary of the distributions you’ve attempted: Vaniila Ubuntu, OpenSUSE. You mentioned concerns about secure boot, TPM, and installation style, noting patterns among the systems you’re considering.
Based on my observations, those x86 Android distributions often run into issues and frequently fail to install outside of virtual environments. Zorin seems to work without much trouble, though I’m not sure about the specifics. My experience suggests problems usually stem from hardware incompatibility or preloaded drivers. If you're encountering persistent errors, it might be related to initialization failures—consider switching to a more recent release like Manjaro, Garuda, or OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. Also, using a flash drive can help, as dead drives sometimes appear functional in Windows but fail during installation.
Are you using Windows 11 or Windows 10 with BitLocker activated? I think they’ll ensure secure boot and TPM signing remain intact, even after disabling them in the BIOS (the UEFI standard allows the OS to override this).