Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2018-01-03 Thread Leó Kolbeinsson
On 3.1.2018 10:06, Mika Westerberg wrote: > Sorry about the delay but we wanted to make sure the proposed fix can > recover the two test systems we have reliably before asking others to > try it. > > I've attached a patch to this bug that should fix the still affected > systems. It applies on top o

Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-31 Thread Steve Langasek
On December 31, 2017 12:43:20 PM PST, Bassem Gamea <1734...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: >The fix 4.14.9 not working for DELL Inspiron 5551 , I also removed >17.10 and installed 16.04 from CD , USB still can't boot , and the same >, no change If you are able to boot from cd and install Ubuntu 16.04

Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-28 Thread Leó Kolbeinsson
Exit from grub will also boot linux on a USB stick or CD-rom... On 28.12.2017 12:05, olekcz wrote: > What can I do with Lenovo Y50-70 with Windows 10 Only? Ubuntu is > removed. I have secure boot enabled. Cannot boot from any option, tried > all of the boot possibilities. Luckily after "exit" from

Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-22 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 04:27:56AM -, Turbo wrote: > My two cents would be -now that the ISO was pulled- that a warning with > big red letters or something shows up when you do "sudo apt-get dist- > upgrade". In my particular case I had no idea things were so wrong when > I pressed the Enter ke

Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-21 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 04:18:31AM -, Jared Dominguez wrote: > (NB: superm1 and I work for Dell) > Can anyone provide confirmation on this affecting them with the Dell XPS > 13 (9350) with Intel i7? That's actually exactly what I'm running with > Artful without issue, and we have not seen any

Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-20 Thread TOXIC
Just FYI, if you have access to grub, you can enter command monde by typing c and then you can boot from USB : set root=(hd1,1) chainloader +1 boot Le 20 déc. 2017 22:21, "ilmondo" <1734...@bugs.launchpad.net> a écrit : > Same problem on my Lenovo G50-70 doesn't save anymore BIOS settings > > --

Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-17 Thread Steve Langasek
> It happened again right now, on another G40-30 Lenovo laptop, running > Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04, both in legacy mode. As soon as we inserted > an Ubuntu 17.10 live USB, the boot setup had the USB listed twice. One > in legacy and another as EFI (I repeat, the OSs on that laptop are > installe

Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-14 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 09:21:31PM -, Pavel wrote: > I'm wondering, is it realy ubuntu 17.10 bug, or it may be just a > symptom... and our BIOSes was corrupted erlier? Before we noticed the > disease. With so many users reporting this only after using Ubuntu 17.10, and at least one user report

Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-14 Thread TOXIC
No, I've enabled virtualization technology just a bit before installing Ubuntu, and Ubuntu did manage to write it's name into one of the boot entries in my bios Le 14 déc. 2017 22:30, "Pavel" <1734...@bugs.launchpad.net> a écrit : > I'm wondering, is it realy ubuntu 17.10 bug, or it may be ju

Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-12-13 Thread kevh
Hello Anthony, My situation is: Lenovo Ideapad Flex 10. Came with windows 8 installed and updated to windows 10. I then installed Ubuntu 14.04 as dual boot and had each release of Ubuntu updated since 14.04. I was dual booting using legacy for Ubuntu and UEFI for occasional access to windows 1

Re: [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models

2017-11-28 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 08:57:08PM -, Alexis Rico wrote: > @Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre Yes, I have two issues: > 1) BIOS Doesn't work fine. Same problem as @bruno USB Boot doesn't work, > DVD boot doesn't work and saving bios settings are lost of exit and > save. No white screen just the changes