Fedora on Lenovo Yoga Book?

[Jeandet Alexis]

Hi,

Does anyone tried to install Fedora the Lenovo Yoga Book? If yes does
it works well? I wonder if the keyboard/touchpad is well supported.

Best regards,
Alexis.

[Billy Davis]

I just installed CentOS 7.3 on a Lenovo Twist Ultra Laptop. Works fine 
for the most part but:

* Keyboard/touchpad do NOT work 'out of the box'. Small mod to grub file 
fixed keyboard and 'mouse' part of touchpad (ie, mouse moves around on 
screenn and touchpad click works) but touchpad buttons do NOT work.

* Wired network works fine, wireless does NOT. Fix is supposedly 
available on line, but haven't tried it yet.

Runs great once you get it up.

Good luck,
Billy

On 2/7/2017 2:31 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  Hi,
>
>  Does anyone tried to install Fedora the Lenovo Yoga Book? If yes does
>  it works well? I wonder if the keyboard/touchpad is well supported.
>
>  Best regards,
>  Alexis.
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[Jeandet Alexis]

Thank you for your answer, my fear is mainly their halo keyboard.
Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 15:39 -0500, Billy Davis a écrit :
>  I just installed CentOS 7.3 on a Lenovo Twist Ultra Laptop. Works
>  fine 
>  for the most part but:
>  
>  * Keyboard/touchpad do NOT work 'out of the box'. Small mod to grub
>  file 
>  fixed keyboard and 'mouse' part of touchpad (ie, mouse moves around
>  on 
>  screenn and touchpad click works) but touchpad buttons do NOT work.
>  
>  * Wired network works fine, wireless does NOT. Fix is supposedly 
>  available on line, but haven't tried it yet.
>  
>  Runs great once you get it up.
>  
>  Good luck,
>  Billy
>  
>  On 2/7/2017 2:31 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  > Hi,
>  > 
>  > Does anyone tried to install Fedora the Lenovo Yoga Book? If yes
>  > does
>  > it works well? I wonder if the keyboard/touchpad is well supported.
>  > 
>  > Best regards,
>  > Alexis.
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[Rick Stevens]

On 02/07/2017 12:59 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  Thank you for your answer, my fear is mainly their halo keyboard.
If you already have the device, try booting a LiveCD and try to run it.
Won't cost you anything except the use of a thumbdrive or blank CD and
your time. You'll need the CD anyway if you find it works and you decide
to install.

I have read that others have installed Ubuntu onto Yogas and beyond
some teething problems with the on-screen keyboards, gestures and
mouse clicks (somewhat similar to what Alexis says below), it seems to
work.

>  Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 15:39 -0500, Billy Davis a écrit :
> > I just installed CentOS 7.3 on a Lenovo Twist Ultra Laptop. Works fine 
> > for the most part but:
> >
> > * Keyboard/touchpad do NOT work 'out of the box'. Small mod to grub file 
> > fixed keyboard and 'mouse' part of touchpad (ie, mouse moves around on 
> > screenn and touchpad click works) but touchpad buttons do NOT work.
> >
> > * Wired network works fine, wireless does NOT. Fix is supposedly 
> > available on line, but haven't tried it yet.
> >
> > Runs great once you get it up.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Billy
> >
> > On 2/7/2017 2:31 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Does anyone tried to install Fedora the Lenovo Yoga Book? If yes does
> >> it works well? I wonder if the keyboard/touchpad is well supported.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> Alexis.
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[Jeandet Alexis]

Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 13:16 -0800, Rick Stevens a écrit :
>  On 02/07/2017 12:59 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  > Thank you for your answer, my fear is mainly their halo keyboard.
>  
>  If you already have the device, try booting a LiveCD and try to run
>  it. 
Not yet.
>  Won't cost you anything except the use of a thumbdrive or blank
> CD
>  and
>  your time. You'll need the CD anyway if you find it works and you
>  decide
>  to install. 
Yep that's the plan, but before burning 500€ I would be happy to
be
sure it won't be like Bay-Trail Atoms and their 32bit UEFI or something
like this.
>  
>  I have read that others have installed Ubuntu onto Yogas and beyond
>  some teething problems with the on-screen keyboards, gestures and
>  mouse clicks (somewhat similar to what Alexis says below), it seems
>  to
>  work. 
The problem with this device is that without keyboard you are really
stuck.
>  
>  > Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 15:39 -0500, Billy Davis a écrit :
>  > > I just installed CentOS 7.3 on a Lenovo Twist Ultra Laptop. Works
>  > > fine 
>  > > for the most part but:
>  > > 
>  > > * Keyboard/touchpad do NOT work 'out of the box'. Small mod to
>  > > grub file 
>  > > fixed keyboard and 'mouse' part of touchpad (ie, mouse moves
>  > > around on 
>  > > screenn and touchpad click works) but touchpad buttons do NOT
>  > > work.
>  > > 
>  > > * Wired network works fine, wireless does NOT. Fix is supposedly 
>  > > available on line, but haven't tried it yet.
>  > > 
>  > > Runs great once you get it up.
>  > > 
>  > > Good luck,
>  > > Billy
>  > > 
>  > > On 2/7/2017 2:31 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  > > > Hi,
>  > > > 
>  > > > Does anyone tried to install Fedora the Lenovo Yoga Book? If
>  > > > yes does
>  > > > it works well? I wonder if the keyboard/touchpad is well
>  > > > supported.
>  > > > 
>  > > > Best regards,
>  > > > Alexis.
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>  > > > <mailto:[e-mail]>
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>  > > > 
>  > > > 
>  > > 
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[Rick Stevens]

On 02/07/2017 01:44 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 13:16 -0800, Rick Stevens a écrit :
> > On 02/07/2017 12:59 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
> >> Thank you for your answer, my fear is mainly their halo keyboard.
> >
> > If you already have the device, try booting a LiveCD and try to run it.
>  Not yet. 
Ah. Yeah, that makes all of it a bit more dicey. And I hadn't realized
it was Android. I was looking at the laptops, not the "book".

> > Won't cost you anything except the use of a thumbdrive or
> blank CD and
> > your time. You'll need the CD anyway if you find it works and you decide
> > to install.
>  Yep that's the plan, but before burning 500€ I would be happy to be sure
>  it won't be like Bay-Trail Atoms and their 32bit UEFI or something like
>  this. 
Uhm, dunno about that. I'd suspect it's a 64-bit UEFI BIOS, but Lenovo
often has their own ideas about what's needed. The machine comes with
Android Marshmallow (6) and I'm not sure what requirements that has
as far as UEFI is concerned.

> > I have read that others have installed Ubuntu onto Yogas and
> beyond
> > some teething problems with the on-screen keyboards, gestures and
> > mouse clicks (somewhat similar to what Alexis says below), it seems to
> > work.
>  The problem with this device is that without keyboard you are really stuck. 
I guess there's a possibility of using a USB keyboard if you have
issues. That being said, if this is going to be your primary machine and
you're on a budget, you may not want to be the David on this. If you
can afford it and have the time, I'm sure the community would LOVE to
have someone sort this out. I'd be interested (oh, gawd, just what I
need...another bloody computer!)

> >> Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 15:39 -0500, Billy Davis a écrit
> :
> >>> I just installed CentOS 7.3 on a Lenovo Twist Ultra Laptop. Works fine 
> >>> for the most part but:
> >>>
> >>> * Keyboard/touchpad do NOT work 'out of the box'. Small mod to grub
> >>> file 
> >>> fixed keyboard and 'mouse' part of touchpad (ie, mouse moves around
> on 
> >>> screenn and touchpad click works) but touchpad buttons do NOT work.
> >>>
> >>> * Wired network works fine, wireless does NOT. Fix is supposedly 
> >>> available on line, but haven't tried it yet.
> >>>
> >>> Runs great once you get it up.
> >>>
> >>> Good luck,
> >>> Billy
> >>>
> >>> On 2/7/2017 2:31 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone tried to install Fedora the Lenovo Yoga Book? If yes does
> >>>> it works well? I wonder if the keyboard/touchpad is well supported.
> >>>>
> >>>> Best regards,
> >>>> Alexis.
> >>>> _______________________________________________
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> >>>>
> >>>>
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[Jeandet Alexis]

HI,
I bought one today, I took the Android version.(Much cheaper, 100€ l
ess)Few observations first:	-No regular size USB, it's micro USB
(OTG or HOST capable)	-No regular BIOS/EFI menu just android
boot menuFor now I need to investigate, I have no experience with
Android on x86 and changing OS on such devices.Any hints here are
welcome.
Alexis.Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 14:08 -0800, Rick Stevens a écrit :
>  On 02/07/2017 01:44 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  > Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 13:16 -0800, Rick Stevens a écrit :
>  > > On 02/07/2017 12:59 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  > > > Thank you for your answer, my fear is mainly their halo
>  > > > keyboard.
>  > > 
>  > > If you already have the device, try booting a LiveCD and try to
>  > > run it.
>  > 
>  > Not yet.
>  
>  Ah. Yeah, that makes all of it a bit more dicey. And I hadn't
>  realized
>  it was Android. I was looking at the laptops, not the "book".
>  
>  > > Won't cost you anything except the use of a thumbdrive or blank
>  > > CD and
>  > > your time. You'll need the CD anyway if you find it works and you
>  > > decide
>  > > to install.
>  > 
>  > Yep that's the plan, but before burning 500€ I would be happy to be
>  > sure
>  > it won't be like Bay-Trail Atoms and their 32bit UEFI or something
>  > like
>  > this.
>  
>  Uhm, dunno about that. I'd suspect it's a 64-bit UEFI BIOS, but
>  Lenovo
>  often has their own ideas about what's needed. The machine comes with
>  Android Marshmallow (6) and I'm not sure what requirements that has
>  as far as UEFI is concerned.
>  
>  > > I have read that others have installed Ubuntu onto Yogas and
>  > > beyond
>  > > some teething problems with the on-screen keyboards, gestures and
>  > > mouse clicks (somewhat similar to what Alexis says below), it
>  > > seems to
>  > > work.
>  > 
>  > The problem with this device is that without keyboard you are
>  > really stuck.
>  
>  I guess there's a possibility of using a USB keyboard if you have
>  issues. That being said, if this is going to be your primary machine
>  and
>  you're on a budget, you may not want to be the David on this. If you
>  can afford it and have the time, I'm sure the community would LOVE to
>  have someone sort this out. I'd be interested (oh, gawd, just what I
>  need...another bloody computer!)
>  
>  > > > Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 15:39 -0500, Billy Davis a écrit :
>  > > > > I just installed CentOS 7.3 on a Lenovo Twist Ultra Laptop.
>  > > > > Works fine 
>  > > > > for the most part but:
>  > > > > 
>  > > > > * Keyboard/touchpad do NOT work 'out of the box'. Small mod
>  > > > > to grub
>  > > > > file 
>  > > > > fixed keyboard and 'mouse' part of touchpad (ie, mouse moves
>  > > > > around on 
>  > > > > screenn and touchpad click works) but touchpad buttons do NOT
>  > > > > work.
>  > > > > 
>  > > > > * Wired network works fine, wireless does NOT. Fix is
>  > > > > supposedly 
>  > > > > available on line, but haven't tried it yet.
>  > > > > 
>  > > > > Runs great once you get it up.
>  > > > > 
>  > > > > Good luck,
>  > > > > Billy
>  > > > > 
>  > > > > On 2/7/2017 2:31 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  > > > > > Hi,
>  > > > > > 
>  > > > > > Does anyone tried to install Fedora the Lenovo Yoga Book?
>  > > > > > If yes does
>  > > > > > it works well? I wonder if the keyboard/touchpad is well
>  > > > > > supported.
>  > > > > > 
>  > > > > > Best regards,
>  > > > > > Alexis.
>  > > > > > _______________________________________________
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>  > > > > > <mailto:[e-mail]>
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>  > > > > > 
>  > > > > > 
>  > > > > 
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[Jeandet Alexis]

Hi, 
The Yoga Book is flashed with kernel flinger as boot loader. For now I
don't really understand if I'm supposed to be able to access to a
BIOS/EFI menu or if the only firmware is kernel flinger.Does anyone has
some experience with x86 android tablets? Can I configure kernel
flinger to load GRUB, or directly another kernel? It seems most of the
tasks might be done with ADB.I'm quite lost I thought that an x86
device might always have an EFI/BIOS with at least few boot options. I
turns out that it's easier to boot linux on a Chinese no-name Allwinner
tablet :).
The good points are that the device is cool, even with Android. It has
a good finish and being able to write on real paper is really nice. I
really want to see Fedora on it!
Best regards,Alexis.Le mercredi 08 février 2017 à 21:23 +0100, Jeandet
Alexis a écrit :
>  HI,
>  
>  I bought one today, I took the Android version.(Much cheaper, 100€
>  less)
>  Few observations first:
>  	-No regular size USB, it's micro USB (OTG or HOST capable)
>  	-No regular BIOS/EFI menu just android boot menu
>  For now I need to investigate, I have no experience with Android on
>  x86 and changing OS on such devices.
>  Any hints here are welcome.
>  
>  Alexis.
>  Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 14:08 -0800, Rick Stevens a écrit :
>  > On 02/07/2017 01:44 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  > > Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 13:16 -0800, Rick Stevens a écrit :
>  > > > On 02/07/2017 12:59 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  > > > > Thank you for your answer, my fear is mainly their halo
>  > > > > keyboard.
>  > > > 
>  > > > If you already have the device, try booting a LiveCD and try to
>  > > > run it.
>  > > 
>  > > Not yet.
>  > 
>  > Ah. Yeah, that makes all of it a bit more dicey. And I hadn't
>  > realized
>  > it was Android. I was looking at the laptops, not the "book".
>  > 
>  > > > Won't cost you anything except the use of a thumbdrive or blank
>  > > > CD and
>  > > > your time. You'll need the CD anyway if you find it works and
>  > > > you decide
>  > > > to install.
>  > > 
>  > > Yep that's the plan, but before burning 500€ I would be happy to
>  > > be sure
>  > > it won't be like Bay-Trail Atoms and their 32bit UEFI or
>  > > something like
>  > > this.
>  > 
>  > Uhm, dunno about that. I'd suspect it's a 64-bit UEFI BIOS, but
>  > Lenovo
>  > often has their own ideas about what's needed. The machine comes
>  > with
>  > Android Marshmallow (6) and I'm not sure what requirements that has
>  > as far as UEFI is concerned.
>  > 
>  > > > I have read that others have installed Ubuntu onto Yogas and
>  > > > beyond
>  > > > some teething problems with the on-screen keyboards, gestures
>  > > > and
>  > > > mouse clicks (somewhat similar to what Alexis says below), it
>  > > > seems to
>  > > > work.
>  > > 
>  > > The problem with this device is that without keyboard you are
>  > > really stuck.
>  > 
>  > I guess there's a possibility of using a USB keyboard if you have
>  > issues. That being said, if this is going to be your primary
>  > machine and
>  > you're on a budget, you may not want to be the David on this. If
>  > you
>  > can afford it and have the time, I'm sure the community would LOVE
>  > to
>  > have someone sort this out. I'd be interested (oh, gawd, just what
>  > I
>  > need...another bloody computer!)
>  > 
>  > > > > Le mardi 07 février 2017 à 15:39 -0500, Billy Davis a écrit :
>  > > > > > I just installed CentOS 7.3 on a Lenovo Twist Ultra Laptop.
>  > > > > > Works fine 
>  > > > > > for the most part but:
>  > > > > > 
>  > > > > > * Keyboard/touchpad do NOT work 'out of the box'. Small
> mod
>  > > > > > to grub
>  > > > > > file 
>  > > > > > fixed keyboard and 'mouse' part of touchpad (ie, mouse
>  > > > > > moves around on 
>  > > > > > screenn and touchpad click works) but touchpad buttons do
>  > > > > > NOT work.
>  > > > > > 
>  > > > > > * Wired network works fine, wireless does NOT. Fix is
>  > > > > > supposedly 
>  > > > > > available on line, but haven't tried it yet.
>  > > > > > 
>  > > > > > Runs great once you get it up.
>  > > > > > 
>  > > > > > Good luck,
>  > > > > > Billy
>  > > > > > 
>  > > > > > On 2/7/2017 2:31 PM, Jeandet Alexis wrote:
>  > > > > > > Hi,
>  > > > > > > 
>  > > > > > > Does anyone tried to install Fedora the Lenovo Yoga Book?
>  > > > > > > If yes does
>  > > > > > > it works well? I wonder if the keyboard/touchpad is well
>  > > > > > > supported.
>  > > > > > > 
>  > > > > > > Best regards,
>  > > > > > > Alexis.
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