Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by DanBC on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @04:22AM
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https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Yoga-900-13ISK...
> Thank you for confirming it is still not possible to install Linux on Yoga 900-13ISK2 systems.
> This issue has been escalated to the Development team. I am unable to offer a timeframe for fix at this stage in the investigation. With previous cases, BIOS fixes have been delivered anywhere from several weeks to several months.
> I will post again when I have more information on the investigation.
Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by voltagex_ on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @03:28AM
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Yes, but has anyone verified that? The person posting it even said they've booted a Linux installer - if it was "locked" at firmware level you wouldn't even be able to do that.
Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by tremon on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @04:56AM
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What needs to be verified, and by whom? Right now we have one assertion, from a person claiming to be a Lenovo representative (an "expert" even), on a Lenovo-hosted forum.
It is not up to the rest of the world to divine meaning from Lenovo's PR policy. If they are happy to allow nitwits to make public statements like that, they should be fully prepared to handle the fallout.
Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by houseofzeus on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @12:13PM
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The screenshot that particular quote comes from appears to be from a Best Buy review section not a Lenovo hosted site, so it's unclear whether the Lenovo Product Expert is even a Lenovo employee or just the Best Buy droid assigned to answering Qs for Lenovo products.
Now, of course the rep might be mistaken. We need official clarification from someone higher up. But we won't get that until we go off on one and this goes viral.