Good day guys,
I have a HP 14-r012la Notebook PC with the same BIOS problem..
It has installed Xubuntu 17.10 (x64) and I can't change any
configuration in the BIOS nor boot any USB drive.
I have tried installing ukuu kernel software and tested some kernels to
see if they can solve the problem: 4.14.8, 4.14.9, 4.14.10, but none of
these has worked.
My HP laptop only let me boot with two option by default:
1. Boot From EFI File (posible solution here.. look below!)
2. Notebook Hard Drive (where is installed Xubuntu 17.10)
Posible solution? I don't know if I have a chance to format my laptop
because I have created a booteable USB with LinuxMint 18.3 (x64) on it
and I chose first option ('Boot From EFI File'), then hitting enter
through a gray/blue screen it let me choose between either 'grubx64.efi'
or 'bootx64.efi' files. I tried booting with either these two files and
it booted LinuxMint live.. But I'm not sure if I can format my laptop
doing it this way, I don't want to break my laptop anymore, at least it
can boot to Xubuntu 17.10...
In the other hand, HP laptops has a built-in software called 'HP PC
Hardware Diagnostic UEFI' that you can boot hitting the F2 key ('System
Diagnostics') when you turn on your machine. This application allows you
to flash the BIOS, but sadly it seems that the version of this software
of my laptop it's too old and doesn't allow to make any changes to the
firmware of the BIOS..
I share you some pictures below of what I'm talking:
F2 to UEFI app:
https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/technical/thread/5b859040/34c2/attachment/file%20%283%29.jpg
Into UEFI app: https://support.hp.com/doc-images/534/c04997168.jpg , but
this is a newer version which has the 'Firmware Management' option that
let you flash your BIOS with a file via a USB or even your local Hard
Disk Drive.
I share this link of HP Support website where they explain how to flash
your BIOS with a USB, scroll down until you see the section called
'Updating the BIOS when Windows does not start (Windows 10, 8, 7)'
(don't mind about 'Windows' word).
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00042629
I share this because some of you may have an HP laptop with this problem
and probably there is a chance you can flash your laptop BIOS via UEFI
app built-in in your laptop.
I hope my comment can help some of you guys. If anyone is interested in
share possible solution just ask me. Thanks in advance!
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147
Title:
Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
Status in Linux:
Unknown
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial:
Fix Released
Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial:
Fix Released
Status in linux source package in Artful:
Fix Released
Bug description:
Description: An update to linux kernel on Ubuntu 17.10 that enabled
the intel-spi-* drivers made Insyde BIOS unusable. Main issues were
Settings being not stored, USB Boot impossible and EFI entries read-
only.
Fix: The issue was fixed in Kernel Version 4.13.0-21. But previous
affected machines still suffered from a broken BIOS.
Repair: Boot Linux and Install Kernel Version 4.14.9. Reboot into
Linux and BIOS should be restored to a working state.
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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.
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Affected Machines:
Lenovo B40-70
Lenovo B50-70
Lenovo B50-80
Lenovo Flex-3
Lenovo Flex-10
Lenovo G40-30
Lenovo G50-30
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
Acer Aspire E5-771G
Acer Aspire ES1-111M-C1LE (not fixed by 4.14.9 and 4.14.10)
Acer TravelMate B113
Toshiba Satellite S55T-B5233
Toshiba Satellite L50-B-1R7
Toshiba Satellite S50-B-13G
Dell Inspiron 15-3531 (not fixed by 4.14.9)
Mediacom Smartbook 14 Ultra M-SB14UC
Acer Aspire E3-111-C0UM
HP 14-r012la
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Original Description:
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!!
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