Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-03-17 Thread Robert Moskowitz
h. I have twice had a failure to resume after suspend, and attributed it to having done a dnf update and gotten a new kernel. If we have a firmware problem in F41 that is fixed in F42, how do we get it back-ported? On 3/16/25 9:26 PM, Andre Robatino wrote: Since 42 Beta went Gold, I de

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-03-16 Thread Andre Robatino
Since 42 Beta went Gold, I decided to install the UEFI firmware and then F42. Afterwards, it works perfectly. I had 2 issues before: 1) suspend didn't work, and 2) the GRUB menu wasn't responsive on a cold boot (I could see it but not interact), unless I plugged in an external USB keyboard. Both

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-03-12 Thread Robert Moskowitz
Well that is good to hear. I really like these Lenovos. But I wonder if they support Win11; going to have to check out my one 140e that is running Win10 and figure out what to do come 10's EOL.  Unfortunately I do need one Win box... On 3/12/25 1:32 PM, Andre Robatino wrote: I tried running

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-03-12 Thread Andre Robatino
I tried running the firmware-util.sh utility at Mrchromebox.tech, and it looks like it will work (I'm not going to burn the UEFI firmware right now as my existing Fedora install isn't expected to work after that so I'll have to reinstall, which I'll do when F42 goes Gold). The first time I ran i

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-03-01 Thread Robert Moskowitz
I have rarely made bootable thumb drives.  I always burn such ISO images to CD using K3B then use a USB CD/DVD player/burner (the one I used to make the CD). But the messages say booting from Hard Disk, not your USB disk. That is suspect. On 2/28/25 11:02 AM, Andre Robatino wrote: I burned

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-02-28 Thread Andre Robatino
Should also mention that I clean install each new version of Fedora (GNOME Workstation Live) on the laptop using the same thumb drive and also burning the image to it using mediawriter. That always works fine. -- ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.f

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-02-28 Thread Andre Robatino
The thumb drive was easily recognizable in the boot options, and confirmed in some of the messages that appeared after. Plus, my only other drive on the laptop is the SSD with Fedora (which boots fine), there is no actual HDD. So I think that's just a generic message. -- ___

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-02-28 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM Andre Robatino wrote: > > I have a Lenovo X131e which is currently running an old BIOS from > johnlewis.ie (4.0-6588-g4acd8ea-dirty, 09/04/2014). It was originally a > Chromebook and I replaced the BIOS so there would be no danger of it >

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-02-28 Thread Andre Robatino
The current BIOS is SeaBIOS. AFAIK all I can do is hit ESC after booting to select the boot device (it boots from the regular SSD by default and then shows Fedora's grub menu if I don't do that). There doesn't seem to be anything like a conventional BIOS menu. And before installing this BIOS I h

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-02-28 Thread Andrew Pearce
Is secure boot turned on? That could cause it not to boot. Regards Andrew On 28 February 2025 16:03:36 "Andre Robatino" wrote: I burned g8uj35us.iso to a thumb drive using mediawriter and tried booting from it by selecting the thumb drive after "Press ESC for boot menu". It failed with th

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-02-28 Thread Andre Robatino
I burned g8uj35us.iso to a thumb drive using mediawriter and tried booting from it by selecting the thumb drive after "Press ESC for boot menu". It failed with the messages Booting from Hard Disk... Boot failed: not a bootable disk Booting from CBFS... Then spewed some messages to the screen an

Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-02-28 Thread Andre Robatino
I have a Lenovo X131e which is currently running an old BIOS from johnlewis.ie (4.0-6588-g4acd8ea-dirty, 09/04/2014). It was originally a Chromebook and I replaced the BIOS so there would be no danger of it automatically reinstalling Chrome. I see there is a Lenovo page at https

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-02-28 Thread Robert Moskowitz
It SHOULD work.  It is just that for these bios updates Lenovo only lists WIn versions. Just make sure you have not locked the bios firmware before you boot up with the CD you made from the ISO image. I have been using Lenovo x1--e notebooks for 10 years, all used from ebay, and applying bio

Re: Would like to replace BIOS on Lenovo X131e running Fedora - should this work?

2025-02-28 Thread Andre Robatino
BTW, it has an Intel Celeron 1007U CPU and my machine type according to the label is 628323U (6283 for short). That type is not listed as one the BIOS is intended for, however I'm guessing that's only because this was originally a Chromebook? -- ___ u

Feeling REALLY stupid - Re: F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

2019-06-24 Thread Robert Moskowitz
is able to start booting. Memory problems usually lead to BSOD, not power off. 21.06.2019, 18:56, "Robert Moskowitz" : I am very concerned that the Lenovo x131e is bricked. I put in the Win10 HD.  It starts to boot and the windows logo starts spinning and the system promptly shuts dow

Re: F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

2019-06-21 Thread Andrey Ponomarenko
Try to boot on battery only (w/o adapter) and on AC adapter only (w/o battery). May be this is a power issue since it is able to start booting. Memory problems usually lead to BSOD, not power off. 21.06.2019, 18:56, "Robert Moskowitz" : > I am very concerned that the Lenovo x13

Re: F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

2019-06-21 Thread Robert Moskowitz
x120e memory is different than the x130e so no shortcut there. On 6/21/19 2:40 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: On 6/21/19 1:36 PM, stan via users wrote: On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:54:52 -0400 Robert Moskowitz wrote: I am very concerned that the Lenovo x131e is bricked. Any recommendations on

Re: F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

2019-06-21 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 6/21/19 1:36 PM, stan via users wrote: On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:54:52 -0400 Robert Moskowitz wrote: I am very concerned that the Lenovo x131e is bricked. Any recommendations on what I can do with this system?  I will check on memory, but otherwise, HELP.  Please? First recommendation

Re: F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

2019-06-21 Thread stan via users
On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 11:54:52 -0400 Robert Moskowitz wrote: > I am very concerned that the Lenovo x131e is bricked. > Any recommendations on what I can do with this system?  I will check > on memory, but otherwise, HELP.  Please? First recommendation is relax. The system won'

Re: F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

2019-06-21 Thread Robert Moskowitz
I am very concerned that the Lenovo x131e is bricked. I put in the Win10 HD.  It starts to boot and the windows logo starts spinning and the system promptly shuts down. It may be memory, and I will have to see if I have any matching memory here (see if it uses the same as my x120e which I

Re: F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

2019-06-20 Thread Andrey Ponomarenko
Looks like internal hardware problem. Unplug the power adapter and battery and then try to remove and install again the drive, memory and other removable parts. 21.06.2019, 04:18, "Robert Moskowitz" : > This is really bad.  It won't get past the Lenovo logo screen with the > USB CD/DVD drive att

Re: F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

2019-06-20 Thread Robert Moskowitz
This is really bad.  It won't get past the Lenovo logo screen with the USB CD/DVD drive attached.  It shuts down immediately.  No listening to F12.  Even without the drive, I can't get it to respond to any keystroke before shutting down. Either the boot info is totally hosed from the install (

Re: F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

2019-06-20 Thread Igor Bezrodnik
Do you know what is your gpu unit? Best is if you download liveDVD and try. You like xfce --> https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/30/Spins/x86_64/iso/Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-30-1.2.iso or torrent https://torrent.fedoraproject.org/torrents/Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-30.torre

F30 install problem on Lenovo x131e

2019-06-20 Thread Robert Moskowitz
I have a refurbished x131e.  I pulled the 320G HD and installed an empty 500GB SSD.  From a USB SD I started the x64 NetInstall. In the install process, I set my location (Detroit), changed the host name, left the drive setup as default.  Then I selected a bunch of software.  I selected the Xf

lenovo x131e

2013-05-08 Thread Gergely Buday
Hi there, does anybody have experience installing Fedora/CentOS on Lenovo x131e? Is it doable? Any problems? http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/tech-specs/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x131e-amd/ - Gergely -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription