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Re: installing on Lenovo Ideapad 3



Hello,

I use an older IdeaPad myself, so maybe I can help a little bit.

On 2022-03-29 19:11 UTC+0200, Paul Scott wrote:
>>> I have disabled Trusted Platform Module and Secure Boot.

Should not be needed. I actually used TPM for aw hile for a virtualized
Windows and Debian supports Secure Boot. Personally I have choosen UEFI
without secure boot, to avoid problems with unsigned kernel modules.

> I did forget to mention that the USB stick was ignored.

>> Try holding F12 while booting.
> 
> Thank you!  I hadn't seen documentation for the F12 boot menu.

Your IdeaPad should have a button or a punch hole too to access options.
Please see the documentation.

> Unfortunately now the install doesn't detect an Ethernet card and gives 
> me a long list of driver choices and I will have to figure out which one 
> this laptop needs.

Maybe a binary module is missing? Did you try an "unofficial" image with
non-free components?

Regards,
Christian

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