Sorry, to answer the first question, the latest kernels do boot on the machine, the trackpad isn't recognized and doesn't respond to anything at all.
-- 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/1710392 Title: Additional initializer needed to recognize trackpad on Lenovo Yoga 720 laptop Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: There's just a 1 line patch required, to add an initializer to array of structs scanned to match up the device ID with driver. The PR is here: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/pull/444#discussion_r131229815 I've applied the patch and created and booted from a custom kernel and it works great. The laptop is wonderful running Ubuntu: I7 7700HQ, 16G RAM, 500G SSD, 4K touch screen, decent I/O ports. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1710392/+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