Which network card you have? Chipset? On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Jonathan Ben Avraham <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012, Baruch Siach wrote: > > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:50:28 +0200 >> From: Baruch Siach <[email protected]> >> >> To: Jonathan Ben Avraham <[email protected]> >> Cc: ILUG <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: Re: [YBA] Lenovo z580 BIOS setup horror story >> >> Hi Yonatan, >> >> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 06:40:53AM +0200, Jonathan Ben Avraham wrote: >> >>> I was not able to get any version of Debian to install on this >>> laptop, >>> >> >> Not even (kernel v3.2 based) Debian Wheezy (testing)? >> > > > Hi Baruch, > The Wheezy netinstall CD from this last August did not identify the Z580 > network card. > > - yba > > > > >> so I ended up installing Mint, using a 240GB SSD instead of >>> the original HD. It boots in less than ten seconds. >>> >> >> What kernel version does your Mint installation uses? >> >> baruch >> >> On Tue, 28 Aug 2012, sara fink wrote: >>> >>> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:58:33 +0300 >>>> From: sara fink <[email protected]> >>>> To: Jonathan Ben Avraham <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: Diego Iastrubni <[email protected]>, [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [YBA] Lenovo z580 BIOS setup horror story >>>> >>>> About CPM, I didn't have so good experience with them. I have a fujitsu >>>> siemens. when it was in warranty, it was several times at CPM. One time >>>> they were supposed to replace the screen and they didn't, even although in >>>> the report they >>>> claimed they changed it. I complained about to the service abroad. >>>> >>>> I hope that they will take care of your laptop. Next time, I strongly >>>> suggest to make a list of hardware + serial numbers. Lenovo doesn't have >>>> other service except CPM? It's quite surprising. Asus has service at IBM >>>> labs. at least >>>> this is the agreement between bug (who imports asus) and ibm. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:24 AM, Jonathan Ben Avraham <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> Hi Diego, et, al. >>>> I called the local Lenovo service. The contact info on >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.lenovo.com/contact/**xe/en/index_il.html<http://www.lenovo.com/contact/xe/en/index_il.html> >>>> >>>> Indicates that +972-3-531-3900 is the telephone number for Lenovo >>>> warranty and repair service. However, at that number there is only a voice >>>> recording that the telephone number was changed to *6557 or 03-914-2800. >>>> >>>> So I called 03-914-2800 and received *another* number: >>>> 1-809-258990. At that number a recorded female voice speaking Hebrew with a >>>> very heavy French accent instructed me which button to press. I pressed "1" >>>> and spoke with >>>> Ahmed in heavily Arabic accented Hebrew who patiently listened to >>>> my complaint and wrote down the details and asked me to wait a minute while >>>> he called someone. After a minute Ahmed returned and asked me to verify his >>>> summary of my complaint. He then gave me a service ticket number >>>> and asked me to send the laptop to "CBM" at Menachem Begin 37, Tel Aviv. >>>> After some searching and thinking I realized that this "CPM", >>>> http://www.cpm-israel.com/. Most importantly, Ahmed gave me the >>>> telephone number of CPM, 03-718-3700, which I could not otherwise find any >>>> listing for, especially not on their web site. >>>> >>>> I called CPM, who told us to deliver the laptop to Fedex at Givat >>>> Shaul in Jerusalem. We sent the laptop to Fedex at Givat Shaul in Jerusalem >>>> and they refused to accept it. We called CPM to tell them that Fedex told >>>> us that >>>> they have not been working with CPM for the past six months. CPM >>>> called Fedex and then asked us to send the laptop back to Fedex Givat >>>> Shaul. Fedex accepted the laptop late Sunday and is now in the process of >>>> transporting >>>> it to Tel Aviv. >>>> >>>> I will update you as soon as we receive confirmation from CPM that >>>> the laptop arrived. >>>> >>>> I visited Machsanei Hashmal and explained the problem to them, >>>> emphasized that I had no complaint against them and that for Windows users >>>> the model would probably be just fine but warned them not to sell the Z580 >>>> to anyone >>>> who looks nerdy. >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> - yba >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, 27 Aug 2012, Diego Iastrubni wrote: >>>> >>>> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:18:22 +0300 >>>> From: Diego Iastrubni <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [YBA] Lenovo z580 BISO setup horror story >>>> >>>> On יום ראשון, 19 באוגוסט 2012 22:37:24 Jonathan Ben Avraham >>>> wrote: >>>> Dear Colleagues, >>>> I recently purchased a Lenovo Z580 Ideapad from >>>> Macsanei Hashmal. >>>> >>>> I replaced the 750GB HD with a 240GB SSD and installed >>>> Squeeze. The >>>> installation succeeded but I was unable to log out - >>>> had to hold power >>>> button to force off. >>>> >>>> Same story with Wheezy. >>>> >>>> Installed Ubuntu 12.04. Seemed to work fine but I am >>>> too old to deal wuth >>>> Unity, so I installed Mint Xfce. >>>> >>>> After installing Mint I am not able to get into the >>>> BIOS setup menu no >>>> matter what I press, either the main power key or the >>>> "recovery" key, >>>> whether F2 or F12, I always get to a limited boot menu >>>> that is not >>>> editable. >>>> >>>> If I connect an ethernet cable, it tries to PXE, then >>>> TFTP boot until I >>>> press escape - not so secure. >>>> >>>> Can't find the CMOS battery if there is one and can't >>>> find service >>>> documentation that would tell me where it is. >>>> >>>> Re-installed the original 750GB HD and booted into >>>> Windows 7 Home Edition. >>>> Downloaded new BIOS from support.lenovo.com but it >>>> wont install. >>>> >>>> >>>> ... and? Is it working now? What have you done? >>>> >>>> I assume this list is full os Lenovo users, and a FAIL is >>>> very important to hear. >>>> >>> >> >> >> > -- > EE 77 7F 30 4A 64 2E C5 83 5F E7 49 A6 82 29 BA ~. .~ Tk Open > Systems > =}----------------------------**--------------------ooO--U--** > Ooo------------{= > - [email protected] - tel: +972.2.679.5364, http://www.tkos.co.il - > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > >
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