Comment 185 for bug 1734147

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" <email address hidden> a écrit :

> Same problem on my Lenovo G50-70 doesn't save anymore BIOS settings
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147
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> Title:
> Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
>
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in linux source package in Xenial:
> Invalid
> Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial:
> Fix Committed
> Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial:
> Fix Committed
> Status in linux source package in Artful:
> Fix Released
> Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Artful:
> Invalid
> Status in linux-oem source package in Artful:
> Invalid
> Status in linux package in openSUSE:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> SRU Justification
>
> Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with
> 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the
> kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines.
>
> Fix: Disable this driver.
>
> Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware.
>
> Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing
> anything which requires this driver.
>
> ---
>
> Hi all,
>
> Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users
> reported a corrupted BIOS.
>
> It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after
> rebooting, the system starts with the old settings.
>
> Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore
> since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do
> not have a CDROM.
>
> Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue.
>
> Thank you!!
>
> #### UPDATE (01/12/2017) ####
>
> LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to
> this list):
>
> Lenovo B40-70
> Lenovo B50-70
> Lenovo B50-80
> Lenovo Flex-3
> Lenovo Flex-10
> Lenovo G40-30
> Lenovo G50-70
> Lenovo G50-80
> Lenovo S20-30
> Lenovo U31-70
> Lenovo Y50-70
> Lenovo Y70-70
> Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0)
> Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332
> Lenovo Z50-70
> Lenovo Z51-70
> Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY
>
> The bug also affects:
> Acer Aspire E5-771G
> Acer TravelMate B113
> Toshiba Satellite S55T-B5233
> Dell Insperion (with Insyde Software BIOS)
>
> ---
>
> Temporary workaround:
> https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t
> -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885
>
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>
> result from apport-collect 1734147:
>
> ---
>
> Architecture: amd64
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64
> (20171018)
> MachineType: LENOVO 20378
> ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic
> root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash
> vt.handoff=7
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A
> linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A
> linux-firmware 1.169
> Tags: artful wayland-session
> Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64
> dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015
> dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
> dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03)
> dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70
> dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
> dmi.board.version: 00000000Not Defined
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
> dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70
> dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:
> pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:rvr00000000NotDefined:
> cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoY50-70:
> dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD
> dmi.product.name: 20378
> dmi.product.version: Lenovo Y50-70
> dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
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