Lenovo Blocks Not-Windows From a Laptop

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Lenovo Blocks Not-Windows From a Laptop

22 September 2016, 11:52 AM

Microsoft back up to their old tricks:

Microsoft Entering Agreements with Laptop Makers to Block Linux

https://www.techpowerup.com/226069/microsoft-entering-agreements-with-laptop-makers-to-block-linux

Digital freedom activists are up in arms over a discovery by Lenovo Yoga 900S and Yoga 710S users that you simply can't replace the pre-installed Windows 10 Signature Edition operating system with one of your choice, such as Linux. Redditor BaronHK tried installing Linux on their notebooks and could...
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22 September 2016, 11:57 AM

Most articles are already updated. Don't just read and paste second-hand info but read the original news right from the source.

Lenovo defaults to RAID instead of AHCI mode, resulting in different PCI IDs. Intel has no support for this particular (hardware) RAID mode in Linux. Blame Intel for their lack of support or Lenovo for disputable defaults (or tweaking the RAID controller stuff w/o providing driver support), if you really have the urgent need to blame anybody.

Last edited by juno; 22 September 2016, 12:03 PM.
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