Chris V

Hi there, finally got to troubleshooting Ubuntu again today. So the Laptop is a Lenovo Legion 15ARH05 82B5009NGE. I couldnt find the exact release date of this line of the Lenovo Legion AMD Series, but I guess it was released about 1,2 years ago / announced 1,5 yrs ago respectively. This makes sense, since the rumoured/paper released 1660Ti and RTX 2060 variants of the AMD Line were supposed to be available mid 2020 (and werent, when I bought my model in the summer). - It has a 15,6“ 144Hz 1080p display (not the slightly cheaper 120Hz one, which might be the „standard“ for drivers and hence the reason why I cant adjust brightness?) - Ryzen 4800H - GTX 1650 Ti - 16 GB DDR4 Ram - 1/2 TB NVME (Windows) - 1 TB NVME in the secondary slot that the laptop offers (partitioned into 1/4 TB for Linux Ubuntu to be separate and 3/4 TB to be shared between Win10 and Ubuntu) The result of the command ‘uname -a‘ was the following: ‘Linux Chris-Laptop 5.8.0.-44-generic #50~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Feb 10 21:07:30 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux‘ ————— This was helpful, I found alot of threads with people having similar issues from ~10 months ago and onwards. In the 3rd quarter of 2020 people had problems getting a stable experience at all, with Ubuntu being the most stable option. https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxhardware/comments/hjgmfa/how_to_get_linux_to_work_on_a_lenovo_legion_5/ The trackpad not working has already been discussed in the above linked thread. i found this synaptics driver from May 2020, so its probably not an updated version: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/xf86-input-synaptics/ I didnt find anything display-brightness- wise. If you could tell me how drivers are being updated by Ubuntu / the Ubuntu user, I have no problem being patient for a while, until updates are shipping. I mean the whole OS was free for me after all, so I dont wanna seem ungrateful Ill check the nvidia drivers tonight. Graphics drivers are (if I recall correctly) the only ones, that were shown in the Ubuntu menu under „additional drivers - tab“. thanks for your time and help, chris!

Hi, I‘ll hopefully be able to get to it today. Dual boot has worked since Sauron has helped me, so I had to rely on Win10 for work these last few days. Ill get back to you asap. Will do, I‘ve already checked out the drivers in the Ubuntu menu and seen various (like 6) drivers that seemed like graphics drivers. I’ve already wondered how the integrated vs dedicated graphics will play out in Ubuntu, but I guess it just uses the BIOS setting? I‘ll get back to you with all the details asap as stated above. The laptop is fairly new, Lenovo Legion 15 AMD version, 4800h + 1650 ti. I think it was released like 1-1,5yrs ago but I‘ll provide all the necessary info asap. Thank you so much for your help guys! It is much appreciated, honestly! greetings, chris

sorry mb ! Sauron u da real MVP, its running now. Although I'm having trouble again ^^ Trackpad isnt being recognized and screen brightness cant be changed haha, but at first glance Ubuntu looks cool for sure! anyways, thank you so much for dealing with me here, I shouldve thought about SecureBoot myself. Ubuntu isnt as Plug&Play as I expected, but the issues mentioned above are concerns of another day.

No such option in the Lenovo Legion 15" BIOS. Boot Mode is UEFI, USB Boot is enabled, as well as AMD Secure Boot - if that could have anything to do with it.

Alright I'll check that out too. I did follow a guide on how to install Ubuntu, which is why i wiped the secondary drive for it (nothing important was on it), disabled Win10 Fast Boot (though only within Windows) and made sure to not do Win Updates after the install. That being, because the guide mentioned that updating or installing Win10 after the Linux Distro would "fk with" the Linux booting process. Im just confused since boot.sdi sounds like an unpacked like "image file" - I clearly have no clue, but it just seems like its unfinished business, despite the Installation being successful.

Hey there Sauron, thanks for your reply. I chose the normal (not minimal) Installation, logged into the network, made an account etc., no error messages my problem is that i dont know what the basic commands are / linux data names and types. I just wanted sth that was gonna be more private, less of shoving updates down my throat, and no freezing while im just doing basic MS office work. The new Macbooks look great but apparently theres a swapping issue - I'll have to research that a little more, before pulling the trigger. Thanks for the help! (ill check out GParted :)) Greetings, Chris

Hi there! Win10 has driven me nuts lately, so I thought I'd just try out Ubuntu for once and give Linux a chance. I chose Ubuntu, since I thought it'd probably have the most broad hardware compatibility. I have an extra 1TB NVME drive in my Lenovo Legion Laptop. I installed Ubuntu onto that drive from a USB Stick, went through the installation etc. When I start my Laptop I'm greeted by the Grub command console, instead of booting into the OS. I googled this issue and so I tried to investigate what drives and partitions this console detects and where the data is located, that I'm apparently supposed to set as its root location, followed by letting GRUB bootloader know, where "vmlinuz" is. The command "ls" showed: (proc) (hd0) and (hd0,gpt`1-4´) - hd0, as well as gtp 2 and 4 had "no file system detected" - gpt3 is my windows ssd - so the drive that came preinstalled with my Legion Laptop. That leaves (hd0,gpt1) as the drive where Ubuntu was installed to. According to linuxhint.com I should find the boot directory and identify vmlinuz and initrd, which are the required files to boot correclty. However, I cannot find a boot directory as seen in the instruction, which I could then search by typing "ls (respective drive name)/boot". Instead, I find boot.sdi and to that I couldnt find any solutions online. I hope yall can help me :) I just want to retrieve the NVME drive, which is now formatted for Linux and isnt detectable, hence not reformattable under Windows 10. *rant inc* I thought Linux in general allowed for a more "soft learning process", but I guess I just drew the unlucky card again, just as with my Windows 10, that keeps freezing or has MS Word randomly crashing on a 4800h, 16 gb Ram machine since like 94 different NVidia Drivers/Windows Update Versions/BIOS Versions - no matter how you configure / update / reset the machine or whatever. People are hatin' on Windows Vista, but that was - and I dont mean this sarcastically - a true joy for me to use in comparison to the endless amount of BSODs etc., I've had on 2 different Lenovo Win10 Laptops, be that an Ultrabook/Gaming machine, as well as on my self-built Skylake 6600k Gtx 1070 machine. I'm savvy enough to get by, but I dont want to troubleshoot first anymore, just so I can work . *glances at Macbook* *rant over* Anyways, I hope you can help me retrieve my 1TB drive that I unsuccessfully installed Ubuntu on, which is now of course formatted in a way that doesnt allow for it to be detected in Windows 10. So now I cant just reformat it -.- Little frustrated lately, so I hope you can forgive me for this rant :D Thank you so much for your time and greetings, Chris!

personally as a 144hz 1440p user, id recommend you to go 1080p 144hz and be happy about having 2 screens. that also comes with benefits for work. and still make sure you got dual channel 16gb ram (other than that a 2600 / 1060 6gb should be aight, right?)

Get a b450 board, Ryzen 5 3600. That should make around 300 $. leaves ya with 150 bucks for either - perfect ram for that system (B-die) - good 32gb ram + maybe a good cpu cooler - 16 gigs of ram and noctua cooler i run the 3600 myself with 32gb ram on a b450 board. i produce music / photo and video edit / work and game on this machine. its amazing for the money! edit: (google B-die finder, if youre willing to put in the work - that could get ya even better performance)

hmm.. ill save up then and make it a summer decision, since I cant seem to make up my mind right now. thanks for your help ! Ryzen 7 4800H / 3000 series nvidia sounds amazing to me

Generally, do you guys by chance know when 3000 series from nvidia is coming out / generally expected to make it to the laptop market? edit: just if you know by chance, if not, I shall obviously google this myself. thanks so much for your time and input so far! ?

that sounds like the best solution to me too. I have found some options by now, namely: - lenovo S740 yoga; 15 inch, octacore H series Intel processor, 16gb ram, gtx 1650 performance wise this'd be enough for anything I do and its 2in1 as well. However, there is no high refresh rate option available, and I'm unsure regading - cpu throttling - ryzen being more powerful in multitasking (which is great for DAW and Adobe suite I guess), but less power efficient. not sure which trade-off to take here - it doesnt offer a high refresh rate option the blade 15 on the other hand lets me choose between a 1660 ti / 2060, each with a high refresh rate screen. But it doesnt offer touch on 1080p; id have to go for 2070 to get the 4k touch option kinda weird situation right now, I think ill just sleep a couple of nights over all this. it is quite a bunch of money considered to being spent both great options, and for some people that might be perfect. I have tried the iPad lifestyle and Im just annoyed at having to move files back and forth, not finding notes cuz i dont remember which device I wrote it on. iOS just doesnt cut it. with larger files (photoshop or premiere mobile) its a hassle to get them off / to the iPad. idk. I just want 1 device to do it all, and if i have to make a sacrifice ill probably ditch the touchscreen / pen / 2in1 option. although its quite saddening to see, that its 2020 and laptop manufacturers dont offer a high refresh rate 1080p touch option for what i consider high end devices with the craziest of prices, one should consider spending on a laptop

That is a good point, especially since its always more bang for buck when investing into desktop hardware. Its also easier replacable and all - I totally get that. I guess me personally, I dont really need a laptop thats that powerful, in the sense that I cant deliver work or sth that I have a deadline for. On the other hand its just the same old laptop I got now, except for a brighter, high refresh rate screen and a gpu, that doesnt make the occasional premiere and counter strike session unbearable. What I could do without - most probably - is the pen / touch function. What do you think of an external monitor solution, that would not only provide my laptop, but also the desktop with that kinda function.

guess that doesnt exist -.- what I can do is get like a razer blade 15 with a 4k touch screen, but I dont think that that resolution is useful on a laptop. tricky situation. I mean I get that apple doesnt sell a laptop like that, since they also want you to buy their iPad Pro, which is an amazing product imo. But the other companies, I dont really get it. slightly bulkier than an ultrabook with a 144hz, bright 2in1 1440p display would be amazing. Basically a lenovo x1 yoga with a dedicated gpu and higher refresh rate.

hey, ty for the answer! this is exactly what I want performance wise. just with 2in1 functionality and in 15 inch