Lenovo Ideapad 710S-13IKB
1. Hardware
See:
https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/lenovo-ideapad-710s-13isk
1.1. Upgrade Bios for Linux
General info:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Yoga-Series-Notebooks/Yoga-900-and-Ideapad-710S-Linux-Only-BIOS/ta-p/3466850
Updated BIOS for Ideapad 710S-13IKB
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/DS119359
After running the exe to upgrade BIOS, I got this message:
"ERROR 182 - BIOS image is equal or older than ROM"
1.2. Access BIOS
You can access the BIOS of a Lenovo Ideapad computer by means of pressing F2 ( Fn + F2 ) just after pressing the start button on your keyboard.
1.3. BIOS Setup
- Security
- Intel Platform Trust Technology > Disabled
- Boot
- Boot mode > Legacy Support
- Boot Priority > UEFI First
- USB Boot > Enabled
- PXE Boot on LAN > Disabled
- Boot Priority Order
- ubuntu
- USB HDD: xxx
- Windows Boot Manager
- NVMe: INTEL SSDxxxxxxxx
- Linux-Firmware-Updater
1.4. Update 2023 for Windows 11 - TPM 2.0 required
It seems that Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 enabled in the BIOS. Otherwise, you can't use upgrade windows 10 to 11
However, the Intel chip in this computer Lenovo Ideapad 710S-13IKB doesn't seem to be supported for Windows 11 anyways.
In this custom BIOS that this laptop "Lenovo Ideapad 710S-13IKB" has, you seem to be able to enable a TPM2-equivalent setup in the BIOS, under:
Current Lenovo BIOS > Security > Intel Platform Trust Technology > Change from Disabled to Enabled.
https://www.intel.es/content/www/es/es/support/articles/000007452/intel-nuc.html
1.5. Allow Virtualization (VTx)
You can enable to run virtualized computers inside your laptop by means of enabling the required option in your BIOS (see how to access your BIOS in an earlier section in this page).
Go to BIOS ( Fn + F2 ) and enable Configuration > Intel Virtual Technology (which was disabled by default)
In other computers/brands/bios, the naming changes to something like Hardware Virtualization, VTx, etc.
2. WSL2
You might install Windows Subsystem For Linux 2 (WSL2) which is the one that enables running Linux GUI apps on Windows OS.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install
Some people reported that were able to install WSL2 on Windows 10:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/how-to-install-wsl2-on-windows-10
And it works! 
Windows key + R > wsl.exe --install
Desktop Environment
(derived from https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/linux-desktop-windows-subsystem/ )
With Ubuntu 20.04 there seem to be LXDE, KDE, xfce4 and Gnome available as Desktop environments.
After installation you need to export a few variables probably, running these commands in a linux terminal window:
export DISPLAY=:0 export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1
3. DualBoot (via AHCI drive mode)
Inspired by this post, which confirmed that dual booting on these lenovo ideapad machines is possible with some config changes:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Yoga-Series-Notebooks/Yoga-900-and-Ideapad-710S-Linux-Only-BIOS/tac-p/3473813/highlight/true#M345
See changes needed to the Windows:
http://triplescomputers.com/blog/uncategorized/solution-switch-windows-10-from-raidide-to-ahci-operation/
SOLUTION: Switch Windows 10 from RAID/IDE to AHCI operation
Posted on June 16, 2016
PSA: You should not be attempting these fixes unless you’re a professional! And it goes without saying, you will ALWAYS need your local admin password, recovery media, and backups of your data before fooling around with low-level storage driver configuration — or really anything else for that matter. See the comments section below for examples of a couple of people who ran into mishaps after encountering other underlying issues or forgetting their admin password before starting the process. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK!
It’s not uncommon to find a system on which RAID drivers have been installed and something like the Intel Rapid Storage Technology package is handling storage devices, but where an SSD might require AHCI operation for more optimal performance or configurability. In these cases, there is in fact a way to switch operation from either IDE or RAID to AHCI within Windows 10 without having to reinstall. Here’s how.
- Right-click the Windows Start Menu. Choose Command Prompt (Admin).
- If you don’t see Command Prompt listed, it’s because you have already been updated to a later version of Windows. If so, use this method instead to get to the Command Prompt:
- Click the Start Button and type cmd
- Right-click the result and select Run as administrator
- If you don’t see Command Prompt listed, it’s because you have already been updated to a later version of Windows. If so, use this method instead to get to the Command Prompt:
- Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal
- If this command does not work for you, try bcdedit /set safeboot minimal
- Restart the computer and enter BIOS Setup (the key to press varies between systems).
- Change the SATA Operation mode to AHCI from either IDE or RAID (again, the language varies).
- Save changes and exit Setup and Windows will automatically boot to Safe Mode.
- Right-click the Windows Start Menu once more. Choose Command Prompt (Admin).
- Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot
- If you had to try the alternate command above, you will likely need to do so here also: bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot
- Reboot once more and Windows will automatically start with AHCI drivers enabled.
That’s all there is to it! Special thanks to Toobad here for outlining this procedure.
Update 8/2/17: Thanks also to Aalaap Ghag for clarification of instructions for those who have already updated to the Creators Update. Thanks also to those who wrote in about removing {current} to make this work for some users.
4. Ubuntu LTS
See 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 ... pages.
4.1. Keyboard Backlight
Manage keyboard backlight with Fn + Space bar:
4.2. Screen Resolution
IT's so powerfull, that max screen resolution (default value set by kde) makes things too small for me (I'm getting old-ish ;-), and in normal condition, I'd rather prefer to have it at:
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1440 x 810 px
5. Links
FLOSS rocks
Seed: