[Nottingham] stuck in reboot loop

[Godfrey Nix]

So, finally found the almost unreadable sticker that gives model number and
other details Ideapad 1-11igl05. Navigated my way to Lenovo support and
looked there for information. Result is that Linux has not been tested and
is not supported on that particular model!!
Ho, hum, pay to have it restored to original OS, then flog it.
THanks for all your help.
Godfrey

On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 10:45 PM Godfrey Nix <godfreynix49 at gmail.com> wrote:

> How do I swap out the drive? There is no rotating disk, it is all
> solidstate memory as far as I can tell, and I dont want to dismantle a
> brand new computer. Maybe I take it to a shop and pay 60 squid to have the
> original win*** reinstalled, then flog the machine to someone who wants it.
> Godfrey
>
> On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 8:10 PM Reggae Maker via Nottingham <
> nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> If that's the drive that came with it I would swap out the drive..
>> On 5 Jan 2023, 18:13 +0000, Godfrey Nix via Nottingham <
>> nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>, wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Still no progress, computer is stuck in "Reset System" loop. I have tried
>> both Ubuntu 22 and Linux MInt. Basically I am not familiar with the 'new'
>> UEFI startup system. and things like disable RST, change storage access to
>> AHCI mean nothing to me. I did change setting from UEFI to legacy, but that
>> did not solve problem. Just not sure what to do now. So much for my
>> Christmas prezzie.
>> Godfrey
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 2, 2023 at 11:04 AM Vadim Mankevich <vadim at mankevich.co.uk
>> <https://mailto:vadim@mankevich.co.uk>> wrote:
>>
>> Could be one of those Lenovo machines that use raid with one drive. In
>> BIOS try to find something like storage/drive access method and change it
>> to AHCI. You most probably will need to reinstall after that.
>> If no such option is available try to find an option to disable RST.If
>> that doesn’t work, the issue could be distro specific.—VM
>> Make 1984 fiction again.
>>
>> ---- On Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:58:03 +0000 Godfrey Nix via Nottingham<
>> nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> <https://mailto:nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk>> wrote ----
>>
>> Hi Vadim,Yes, I have, but it did not fix problem. Have tried minimal
>> install, checked UEFI settings, but no success as yet. Not sure what is
>> causing it. Loads ok if booted from memory USB stick, but not sure how to
>> access the main memory /dev/sda (do we still call it disk drive when it is
>> solid state and not a rotating disk?)Godfrey
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 1, 2023 at 10:04 AM Vadim Mankevich via Nottingham <
>> nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> <https://mailto:nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk>> wrote:
>>
>> Godfrey,
>> Have you tried disabling secure boot?
>> —VM
>> Make 1984 fiction again.
>>
>> ---- On Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:19:34 +0000 Godfrey Nix via Nottingham<
>> nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk
>> <https://mailto:nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk>> wrote ----
>>
>> Hi there, long time since I posted anything to the group, but looking for
>> help. Given a new laptop, Lenovo Ideapad 1. Tried it out by booting from
>> USB stick with Ubuntu 22 and looks great so I installed it - wiping out
>> previous OS. Now when I start it up all I get is 'reboot system' or some
>> such message flash on screen and then it goes blank and reboots - over and
>> over until I power it off.I have tried looking for help online, but none
>> of the four suggestions I have tried so far have worked.
>> Any suggestions as to what to try next?
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