Comment 91 for bug 1958019

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In , darnellkeithj (darnellkeithj-linux-kernel-bugs) wrote :

(In reply to Jim33 from comment #77)
> (In reply to Jaroslav Kysela from comment #43)
>
> > Contact Lenovo, if you can, for help (BIOS - Linux support). They are
> > supporting more the non-gaming hardware in Linux (ThinkPad/ThinkStation
> > series).
>
> I don't think there is much help to expect from Lenovo. I contacted support
> and after a detailed email explaining the issue on my dual boot Win/Linux
> system I got this:
>
> "Thank you for your E-Mail. I will gladly help you.
> Our devices are all tested to work with only windows, and no other OS.
> If you have any other questions, I will gladly answer them."
>
> Good that he will "gladly help me"... ;-)
>
> I have a Legion 7i running Ubuntu 20.04 default kernel.
> If I would have knew this issue before I would have probably bought another
> laptop.

There needs to be a push by the linux community and possible litigation to force companies to provide documentation