For others who come across this report, here are some crucial bits of information about upgrading the BIOS on this machine:
1. Download the Windows BIOS update from the Lenovo support website. 2. Install innoextract (apt-get install innoextract) and use it to extract the MS-DOS flash utility inside. 3. Get a pre-built FreeDOS image from https://www.chtaube.eu/computers/freedos/bootable-usb/ and write it to a USB drive as instructed. 4. Mount the FAT partition on the USB drive (e.g. sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt) and copy the flash image to the drive (e.g. sudo cp app/1QCN32WW.exe /mnt/). 5. Unmount (e.g. umount /mnt), reboot and mash Fn+F2 to get into the BIOS. If the system refuses to reboot, pull out the USB drive (MBR boot records seem to make the BIOS hang if it's not in Legacy Support mode). 6. Change Boot Mode to Legacy Support. 7. Exit and save changes. 8. You should now be able to boot FreeDOS. Stick with the defaults in the boot menus. 9. Type DIR to get a list of files. 10. Run the flasher utility (e.g. 1QCN32WW and return). 11. Let it do its thing. 12. You might get an Access Denied / Invalid Image error at this point. Don't panic! Your computer is not bricked. Hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and mash Fn+F2 to get into the BIOS again, disable the Safe Boot option, then Exit and save changes. 13. Your system will now boot again. If you're installing Ubuntu on this system, I suggest you keep Safe Boot disabled all the time. It seems to cause nothing but trouble. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1618267 Title: RTL8821AE abruptly halts all network traffic Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Computer: Lenovo IdeaPad 110 WiFi AP: Linksys E2500 After a few minutes of mixed Internet use, the WiFi hangs and the interface ceases to pass traffic: 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=281 ttl=55 time=12.8 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=282 ttl=55 time=12.5 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=283 ttl=55 time=58.4 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=284 ttl=55 time=68.0 ms 64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=285 ttl=55 time=65.6 ms ping: sendmsg: No buffer space available ping: sendmsg: No buffer space available ping: sendmsg: No buffer space available ^C --- 8.8.8.8 ping statistics --- 314 packets transmitted, 283 received, 9% packet loss, time 366615ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 11.423/177.382/7227.733/806.648 ms, pipe 8 Before the driver hangs, speeds are 30/5 Mbps despite a 75 Mbps WiFi transmit rate and a 70/70 Mbps symmetrical fiber connection in the house. The connection and the router are known to perform better than this with other equipment. Forcing the router into 802.11g mode does, at least at a cursory glance, seem to mitigate the halting problem, but speeds remain abysmal. If there is any kind of technically involved tests I can do to speed up the debugging of this problem, let me know. I have some experience with embedded development in C. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-34-generic 4.4.0-34.53 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: thor 3179 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: thor 3179 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue Aug 30 01:36:22 2016 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=a482ae0a-dd87-41de-be2c-50541edcfa53 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-29 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) MachineType: LENOVO 80TJ ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-34-generic.efi.signed root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-34-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-34-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157.3 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/24/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Lenovo dmi.bios.version: 1QCN16WW dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Nano 5A8 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: SDK0J40700 WIN dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo ideapad 110-15ACL dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLenovo:bvr1QCN16WW:bd03/24/2016:svnLENOVO:pn80TJ:pvrLenovoideapad110-15ACL:rvnLENOVO:rnNano5A8:rvrSDK0J40700WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoideapad110-15ACL: dmi.product.name: 80TJ dmi.product.version: Lenovo ideapad 110-15ACL dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1618267/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
