Hey there!
So I recently got an HP 14z laptop for word processing and basic school tasks. Its cheap and low spec, so I immediately wanted to switch to Linux for the speed and other improvements. At first I installed KDE Neon, but I decided pretty quickly I wanted to go ahead and give Mageia a try. I downloaded the Live Media ISO for Mageia 6 Plasma Desktop.
I had some issues getting the USB to boot as changing boot order and it didn't help and my bios access was different after installing the KDE distro. Enabling legacy support (it's UEFI) allowed me to enter a menu where I can choose what to boot to.
Unfortunately, after selecting to either install or boot to Mageia 6, I get stuck on the blue bubbling cauldron screen. The animation never stops, but it seems to be infinite. I've let it sit for hours with no change, and every attempt is the same. Is there a fix for this?
Specs as listed on my laptop order:
HP - 14z Laptop
14" diagonal HD SVA BrightView WLED-backlit (1366 x 768)
No DVD or CD Drive
1 TB 5400 rpm SATA
Full-size island-style keyboard
4 GB DDR4-1866 SDRAM (1 x 4 GB)
802.11b/g/n (1x1) Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 4.2 combo
Windows 10 Home 64
HP TrueVision HD Camera with Digital Microphone
3-cell, 41 Wh Lithium-ion prismatic Battery
AMD A9-9425 Dual-Core (3.1 GHz, up to 3.7 GHz, 1MB cache)+AMD Radeon™ R5 Graphics