Lenovo ThinkBook16 G7 QOY

[axu-trex]

Hi jg!

I bought the Snapdragon laptop mentioned in the title this January after having read a lot of good stuff about Snapdragon X Elite. Turns out it's Snapdragon X Plus (x1p42100) instead, and I was misled by the reseller, but I've noticed you've been furiously working on support for this laptop here too.

I'd like to test drive your work. Have you made .deb packages of the kernel and the required .dtb available somewhere? (I did try to look through your googledrive folders mentioned elsewhere, but couldn't find this.)

And as a followup question: Is it possible to install these into your modified desktop images while chrooted on an x86 machine? Without qemu?

[axu-trex]

Update, I tried your 6.14-rc1 kernel packages and swallowed my pride with qemu and got my laptop to boot. It even started X11, but then after a while of showing a rotating circle it rebooted and the UEFI wanted to "repair the system."

[jglathe]

Hi @axu-trex, yeah that is a nice budget laptop with loads of RAM and nice peripherals. I have mine up with Ubuntu, didn't publish the image yet. Let me update that one with the latest kernel and dtb, will be worth it. I recommend booting either from type-a SSD enclosure (fastest), stick, or SD-card. SD-card is odd, you can't use the fast UHS-II ones. Haven't tested UHS-I yet.
But step by step. On the googledrive the newer kernels since 6.13-4 or so do have the ThinkBook dtb and x1p42100 patches to make it work. newest is 6.14-rc1-1 and works well on it.

Re installing on x86 box in chrooted mount: yes that should be possible, but there are easier tasks. I would recommend to wait until I publish the bootable image. Today.

[axu-trex]

Having used the laptop for a while now, I'm growing frustrated with the touchpad. It's so big that it's difficult to use the keyboard in an ergonomic posture without accidentally touching the touchpad.

I also haven't figured out how to generate a middle mouse button click, have you? Do you know if there are any tools on Linux to configure this touchpad?

I've never disliked any touchpad before.

[jglathe]

The first reboot is intentional, btw. You need to be fast with F12

[jglathe]

Hi @axu-trex , the image is ready for download and test. You can find it here. It should work ootb, including local keyboard and touchpad. Depends on the actual SKU. There is no gpu support yet, its still software-rendered. WiFi, BT work. Card reader works, but not with UHS-II. type-c ports and type-a ports work. DP Altmode on type-c works, with 2 lanes. HDMI not yet, Sound/speakers not yet. Sound via USB / BT works fine.
Post-installation, you need to repair snap, though, like described here.

[axu-trex]

Thanks, writing it to a USB stick right now.

[axu-trex]

(this stick is so slow)

[axu-trex]

My SKU is LENOVO_MT_21NH_BU_idea_FM_ThinkBook according to lshw.

[axu-trex]

I've got the new image installed now and snap repaired. I've gotten one weird hang so far, and on the next boot it didn't seem to find the SSD which it found on the first boot.

About the hang:
I had been trying to add a different wifi network and that UI broke first.
Then I tried to open a terminal to see what was going on, but nothing happened.
In the end Caps Lock on the (built-in) keyboard worked, but trackpad didn't move the pointer and Ctrl+Alt+F# didn't change virtual terminal. And I couldn't figure out what else to do but power cycle...
This was all before repairing snap, as these steps would have been needed for that.

[jglathe]

A slow USB stick is no fun with this. My recommendation would be to try with an SSD enclosure as boot device. For reasons (adsp firmware booting and VBUS woes) I recommend using a USB-A port... directly, not behind a hub. I have a UGreen SSD Enclosure with RTL9210 chip, they are good (as in no crippling bugs) and support type-c and type-a cables.
Next step would be to install (copy over) to the SSD while not killing Windows, didn't do it on the Thinkbook yet, but its on the other boxes. An installer ISO would be nice, but... quite the grind for this little bit. I'll open bug tickets on Ubuntu Concept X1E, and I will upstream the dt to the kernel.

[axu-trex]

I've had several enclosures and SATA adapters over the years, and they've all broken down just by sitting unused on a shelf. Computer no longer recognizes that anything is connected when I try to plug them in. 🙁

I'll give UGreen a go, if I can find them in some shop around here tho.

[jglathe]

Otherwise, seen only minor issues on the Thinkbook so far. It changes magically with fast I/O available.

[axu-trex]

What hurdles do we still have to jump over before it can boot off of the built-in SSD?

How about the built-in camera and audio subsystem?

[jglathe]

Run it on the nvme: just some courage, and maybe a recovery stick if it goes south (you can order the image from Lenovo support online, need to register). Make sure you have a backup of all your data on this laptop.

• 1TB drive: shrink Windows root partition to half (that's what I do normally). Gives you ~500GB space for Linux.
• have the linux boot image itself available either as a second stick or on the stick itself (needs to be 32GB at least for that, needs to be decompressed as .img)
• boot from the stick
• install dosfstools mtools
• run gparted, add the root partition for your new system, give a distinct label (NOT the same as on the stick), format it the way you prefer (ext4 is default and works well, I have one box with btrfs, works too. Mount scripts and fstab differ, though. I paid attention that the usual filesystems are built-in in the kernel).
• mount the new partition directly (assuming it is /dev/nvme0n1p5, ESP is /dev/nvme0n1p1)
  sudo mount /dev/nvme0n1p5 /mnt/
• mount the linux boot image (simply with the disks tool, your path should be /media/axu-trex/root2410
• rsync the whole freaking rootfs over to the new partition
  sudo rsync -avE /media/axu-trex/root2410/ /mnt/
• mount the nvme ESP to /mnt/boot/efi/
sudo mount /dev/nvme0n1p1 /mnt/boot/efi/
• do some mount magic to be able to install grub in a chrooted environment
  for i in /dev /dev/pts /proc /sys /run; do sudo mount -B $i /mnt/$i; done
• chroot into this new system
  sudo chroot /mnt/

We're in the new system now and need to modify /etc/fstab accordingly, and install grub.

• nano /etc/fstab
  Edit it. Should look like this afterwards.
  
• install grub
  grub-install
  This should proceed with no errors. Efivars are available and writable.
• update the grub loader
  update-grub
  That's it. Need to cleanly exit and reboot.

exit
for i in /mnt/run /mnt/sys /mnt/proc /mnt/dev/pts /mnt/dev; do sudo umount -l $i; done
sudo umount /dev/nvme0n1p1
sudo umount /dev/nvme0n1p5

Camera, sound, fingerprint sensor - not even looked at yet, tinkering to get it working on HP Omnibook X14, on the list

[axu-trex]

After some banging of the head, I've now got Debian/sid installed and booting from the laptop internal SSD.

[axu-trex]

The Debian grub.d scripts don't handle devicetrees. I'm thinking of submitting a bug report to get them included, but I'd like some input from you:

• Where do those changes in your images originate from?
• Should I submit the bug to Debian or directly to upstream?
• Or if upstream already has them, get Debian to update from upstream?

[jglathe]

Actually, this is quite the topic. Ubuntu carries the patch, but its also incomplete (booting on other drives has it missing). Grub didn't include them yet. Is your fix for the other disks?

[axu-trex]

No I wouldn't have been submitting a patch, just a bug... 😇

I found these two while looking around:

• https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2020-12/msg00131.html
• I need to setup devicetree for GRUB armbian/build#5024

I would be basically saying "hi Debian, copy this patch from Ubuntu!"

[axu-trex]

The devicetrees are needed mostly only on arm64, right? Or do a lot of armel and armhf platforms need it too? My raspberries running Debian don't need it, but that may be a special case, what do I know...

While looking around, I also found some cases where it was needed on an obscure x86 platform as well...

I suppose before grub-upstream will accept a patch, they want it to be perfect and to cover all corner cases?

You mentioned that os-prober sourced grub menu entries are missing the devicetree setting in Ubuntu. Yes, I ran into that while setting up Debian on the SSD... But I fear that might be a tough one: correct me if I'm wrong, but you can also have the device tree staticly compiled into the kernel in some operating systems, can't you? And that's not really possible to detect.

Might be easier, at least in the case of Linux, if each OS had a grub.cfg clip for themselves in some standard location that the os-prober looks at... On second thought, that's a serious security issue.

[axu-trex]

I tried the kernel 6.14.0-17-jg-2 on the ThinkBook and couldn't get it to work. The screen just stayed black forever, after it switched console, so I couldn't even see if it panicked or what. Not sure if it was even meant to work tho.

[jglathe]

Ouch. Well, no it was not supposed to, not very surprising it didn't. From 6.14-rc3 on there are patches for the retimers (Parade PS8830), and one property is that it really goes south when the chip is not there but assumed to be, ending in a blank screen and probably sort of crashed, as it was on my HP Omnibook X 14, and on the Devkit (or so), but not yet on the Thinkbook. The latest that should work is 6.14-rc3-0.

[axu-trex]

I was traveling when you released it, and I tried it at an airport, but once I got home I got sick and forgot about it. Anyway, it works!

I'm still getting a bunch of kernel thread crashes(?) every boot. I don't know if they're related to Snapdragon or something else, but here are some of the kernel logs in case they help you:

2025-03-06T16:52:16.131746+02:00 localhost kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131746+02:00 localhost kernel: Unmap of a partial large IOPTE is not allowed
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131746+02:00 localhost kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 551 at drivers/iommu/io-pgtable-arm.c:677 __arm_lpae_unmap+0x4ac/0x758
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131747+02:00 localhost kernel: Modules linked in: aes_ce_blk aes_ce_cipher polyval_ce polyval_generic ghash_ce sm4_ce_gcm sm4_ce_ccm hci_uart snd_soc_wcd938x sm4_ce snd_soc_wcd938x_sdw btqca sm4_ce_cipher iris snd_soc_wcd_mbhc sm4 btbcm sm3_ce btintel soundwire_qcom snd_soc_x1e80100 v4l2_mem2mem snd_soc_wcd_classh snd_soc_qcom_sdw sm3 btrtl sha3_ce regmap_sdw videobuf2_dma_contig snd_soc_lpass_va_macro ath12k(+) snd_soc_qcom_common slimbus snd_soc_lpass_rx_macro snd_soc_lpass_tx_macro snd_soc_lpass_wsa_macro videobuf2_memops mac80211 sha2_ce soundwire_bus snd_soc_hdmi_codec snd_soc_lpass_macro_common videobuf2_v4l2 sha256_arm64 snd_soc_core sha1_ce videobuf2_common pm8941_pwrkey cfg80211 qcom_spmi_temp_alarm bluetooth videodev ac97_bus industrialio snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_compress mc libarc4 qcrypto qcom_edac pci_pwrctrl_pwrseq authenc mhi snd_pcm pci_pwrctrl_core libdes snd_timer snd soundcore arm_smccc_trng joydev input_leds sch_fq_codel efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_multitouch hid_generic nvme nvme_core
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131757+02:00 localhost kernel:  nvme_auth leds_qcom_lpg qcom_q6v5_pas qcom_pbs qcom_pil_info i2c_hid_of qcom_pon led_class_multicolor qcom_q6v5 i2c_hid rtc_pm8xxx nvmem_qcom_spmi_sdam reboot_mode msm sdhci_msm qcom_sysmon hid phy_nxp_ptn3222 qcom_common qcom_ice ocmem sdhci_pltfm qcom_glink_smem ucsi_glink gpu_sched pinctrl_sm8550_lpass_lpi qcom_spmi_pmic sdhci pwrseq_qcom_wcn qcom_geni_serial gpio_sbu_mux i2c_qcom_geni pwrseq_core phy_qcom_edp dispcc_x1e80100 qcom_stats drm_exec videocc_sm8550 cqhci gpucc_x1p42100 pinctrl_lpass_lpi lpasscc_sc8280xp mdt_loader tcsrcc_x1e80100 qcom_cpucp_mbox icc_bwmon typec_ucsi qcom_battmgr socinfo pwm_bl fixed gpio_keys uio_pdrv_genirq uio qrtr
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131757+02:00 localhost kernel: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 551 Comm: v4l_id Not tainted 6.14.0-17-jg-3-qcom-x1e #3
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131758+02:00 localhost kernel: Hardware name: LENOVO 21NH/LNVNB161216, BIOS PWCN14WW 08/ 1/2024
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131758+02:00 localhost kernel: pstate: 61400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131760+02:00 localhost kernel: pc : __arm_lpae_unmap+0x4ac/0x758
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131761+02:00 localhost kernel: lr : __arm_lpae_unmap+0x4ac/0x758
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131761+02:00 localhost kernel: sp : ffff80008357b4c0
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131766+02:00 localhost kernel: x29: ffff80008357b4c0 x28: ffff2dc28786e7f0 x27: ffffd955f7bcc1a0
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131767+02:00 localhost kernel: x26: 00000000dfc00000 x25: ffff80008357b7a8 x24: 0000000000000009
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131767+02:00 localhost kernel: x23: 00000000dfc00000 x22: 0000000000001000 x21: 000000088a800f45
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131769+02:00 localhost kernel: x20: 0000000000000000 x19: ffffd955f8de7417 x18: ffff800081e6d0d8
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131770+02:00 localhost kernel: x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131771+02:00 localhost kernel: x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 6465776f6c6c6120 x12: 746f6e2073692045
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131771+02:00 localhost kernel: x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131771+02:00 localhost kernel: x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131772+02:00 localhost kernel: x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131774+02:00 localhost kernel: x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131774+02:00 localhost kernel: Call trace:
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131775+02:00 localhost kernel:  __arm_lpae_unmap+0x4ac/0x758 (P)
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131775+02:00 localhost kernel:  __arm_lpae_unmap+0x1b4/0x758
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131776+02:00 localhost kernel:  __arm_lpae_unmap+0x1b4/0x758
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131776+02:00 localhost kernel:  arm_lpae_unmap_pages+0xe0/0x150
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131776+02:00 localhost kernel:  arm_smmu_unmap_pages+0x54/0x180
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131778+02:00 localhost kernel:  __iommu_unmap+0x108/0x298
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131779+02:00 localhost kernel:  iommu_unmap_fast+0x1c/0x48
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131779+02:00 localhost kernel:  __iommu_dma_unmap+0xc0/0x1a8
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131780+02:00 localhost kernel:  iommu_dma_free+0x38/0x80
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131780+02:00 localhost kernel:  dma_free_attrs+0x218/0x238
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131780+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_hfi_queues_deinit+0x7c/0xd0 [iris]
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131782+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_core_init+0xa8/0x160 [iris]
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131783+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_open+0x48/0x360 [iris]
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131784+02:00 localhost kernel:  v4l2_open+0xd4/0x180 [videodev]
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131784+02:00 localhost kernel:  chrdev_open+0xbc/0x240
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131784+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_dentry_open+0x160/0x660
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131785+02:00 localhost kernel:  vfs_open+0x38/0x120
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131785+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_open+0x1e4/0x378
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131787+02:00 localhost kernel:  path_openat+0x14c/0x2a0
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131788+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_filp_open+0xb4/0x198
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131788+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_sys_openat2+0xec/0x130
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131788+02:00 localhost kernel:  __arm64_sys_openat+0x70/0xe8
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131789+02:00 localhost kernel:  invoke_syscall+0x70/0x120
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131789+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x114/0x140
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131791+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_el0_svc+0x28/0x60
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131791+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0_svc+0x40/0x1a0
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131792+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0t_64_sync_handler+0x134/0x160
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131792+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0t_64_sync+0x1b8/0x1c0
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131792+02:00 localhost kernel: ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131792+02:00 localhost kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131794+02:00 localhost kernel: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 551 at drivers/iommu/dma-iommu.c:841 __iommu_dma_unmap+0x17c/0x1a8
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131818+02:00 localhost kernel: Modules linked in: aes_ce_blk aes_ce_cipher polyval_ce polyval_generic ghash_ce sm4_ce_gcm sm4_ce_ccm hci_uart snd_soc_wcd938x sm4_ce snd_soc_wcd938x_sdw btqca sm4_ce_cipher iris snd_soc_wcd_mbhc sm4 btbcm sm3_ce btintel soundwire_qcom snd_soc_x1e80100 v4l2_mem2mem snd_soc_wcd_classh snd_soc_qcom_sdw sm3 btrtl sha3_ce regmap_sdw videobuf2_dma_contig snd_soc_lpass_va_macro ath12k(+) snd_soc_qcom_common slimbus snd_soc_lpass_rx_macro snd_soc_lpass_tx_macro snd_soc_lpass_wsa_macro videobuf2_memops mac80211 sha2_ce soundwire_bus snd_soc_hdmi_codec snd_soc_lpass_macro_common videobuf2_v4l2 sha256_arm64 snd_soc_core sha1_ce videobuf2_common pm8941_pwrkey cfg80211 qcom_spmi_temp_alarm bluetooth videodev ac97_bus industrialio snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_compress mc libarc4 qcrypto qcom_edac pci_pwrctrl_pwrseq authenc mhi snd_pcm pci_pwrctrl_core libdes snd_timer snd soundcore arm_smccc_trng joydev input_leds sch_fq_codel efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_multitouch hid_generic nvme nvme_core
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131819+02:00 localhost kernel:  nvme_auth leds_qcom_lpg qcom_q6v5_pas qcom_pbs qcom_pil_info i2c_hid_of qcom_pon led_class_multicolor qcom_q6v5 i2c_hid rtc_pm8xxx nvmem_qcom_spmi_sdam reboot_mode msm sdhci_msm qcom_sysmon hid phy_nxp_ptn3222 qcom_common qcom_ice ocmem sdhci_pltfm qcom_glink_smem ucsi_glink gpu_sched pinctrl_sm8550_lpass_lpi qcom_spmi_pmic sdhci pwrseq_qcom_wcn qcom_geni_serial gpio_sbu_mux i2c_qcom_geni pwrseq_core phy_qcom_edp dispcc_x1e80100 qcom_stats drm_exec videocc_sm8550 cqhci gpucc_x1p42100 pinctrl_lpass_lpi lpasscc_sc8280xp mdt_loader tcsrcc_x1e80100 qcom_cpucp_mbox icc_bwmon typec_ucsi qcom_battmgr socinfo pwm_bl fixed gpio_keys uio_pdrv_genirq uio qrtr
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131819+02:00 localhost kernel: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 551 Comm: v4l_id Tainted: G        W          6.14.0-17-jg-3-qcom-x1e #3
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131821+02:00 localhost kernel: Tainted: [W]=WARN
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131822+02:00 localhost kernel: Hardware name: LENOVO 21NH/LNVNB161216, BIOS PWCN14WW 08/ 1/2024
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131823+02:00 localhost kernel: pstate: 81400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131823+02:00 localhost kernel: pc : __iommu_dma_unmap+0x17c/0x1a8
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131823+02:00 localhost kernel: lr : __iommu_dma_unmap+0xc0/0x1a8
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131823+02:00 localhost kernel: sp : ffff80008357b7a0
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131825+02:00 localhost kernel: x29: ffff80008357b7e0 x28: ffff2dc286734700 x27: 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131826+02:00 localhost kernel: x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff80008357b7c0 x24: ffff2dc28c39d200
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131827+02:00 localhost kernel: x23: ffff2dc285251460 x22: 00000000dfc00000 x21: ffff80008357b7a8
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131827+02:00 localhost kernel: x20: 00000000dfc00000 x19: 0000000000001000 x18: ffff800081e6d0a0
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131827+02:00 localhost kernel: x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131828+02:00 localhost kernel: x14: 0000000000000001 x13: 6465776f6c6c6120 x12: 746f6e2073692045
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131828+02:00 localhost kernel: x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131830+02:00 localhost kernel: x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131831+02:00 localhost kernel: x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131831+02:00 localhost kernel: x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131832+02:00 localhost kernel: Call trace:
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131832+02:00 localhost kernel:  __iommu_dma_unmap+0x17c/0x1a8 (P)
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131832+02:00 localhost kernel:  iommu_dma_free+0x38/0x80
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131834+02:00 localhost kernel:  dma_free_attrs+0x218/0x238
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131835+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_hfi_queues_deinit+0x7c/0xd0 [iris]
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131836+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_core_init+0xa8/0x160 [iris]
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131836+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_open+0x48/0x360 [iris]
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131837+02:00 localhost kernel:  v4l2_open+0xd4/0x180 [videodev]
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131837+02:00 localhost kernel:  chrdev_open+0xbc/0x240
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131837+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_dentry_open+0x160/0x660
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131839+02:00 localhost kernel:  vfs_open+0x38/0x120
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131840+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_open+0x1e4/0x378
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131840+02:00 localhost kernel:  path_openat+0x14c/0x2a0
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131841+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_filp_open+0xb4/0x198
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131841+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_sys_openat2+0xec/0x130
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131841+02:00 localhost kernel:  __arm64_sys_openat+0x70/0xe8
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131843+02:00 localhost kernel:  invoke_syscall+0x70/0x120
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131844+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x114/0x140
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131878+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_el0_svc+0x28/0x60
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131880+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0_svc+0x40/0x1a0
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131880+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0t_64_sync_handler+0x134/0x160
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131881+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0t_64_sync+0x1b8/0x1c0
2025-03-06T16:52:16.131884+02:00 localhost kernel: ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

2025-03-06T16:52:26.265023+02:00 localhost kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265031+02:00 localhost kernel: WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 1026 at drivers/iommu/dma-iommu.c:841 __iommu_dma_unmap+0x17c/0x1a8
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265031+02:00 localhost kernel: Modules linked in: aes_ce_ccm michael_mic rfcomm algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg 8021q mrp garp stp llc bnep qrtr_mhi binfmt_misc nls_iso8859_1 aes_ce_blk aes_ce_cipher polyval_ce polyval_generic ghash_ce sm4_ce_gcm sm4_ce_ccm hci_uart snd_soc_wcd938x sm4_ce snd_soc_wcd938x_sdw btqca sm4_ce_cipher iris snd_soc_wcd_mbhc sm4 btbcm sm3_ce btintel soundwire_qcom snd_soc_x1e80100 v4l2_mem2mem snd_soc_wcd_classh snd_soc_qcom_sdw sm3 btrtl sha3_ce regmap_sdw videobuf2_dma_contig snd_soc_lpass_va_macro ath12k snd_soc_qcom_common slimbus snd_soc_lpass_rx_macro snd_soc_lpass_tx_macro snd_soc_lpass_wsa_macro videobuf2_memops mac80211 sha2_ce soundwire_bus snd_soc_hdmi_codec snd_soc_lpass_macro_common videobuf2_v4l2 sha256_arm64 snd_soc_core sha1_ce videobuf2_common pm8941_pwrkey cfg80211 qcom_spmi_temp_alarm bluetooth videodev ac97_bus industrialio snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_compress mc libarc4 qcrypto qcom_edac pci_pwrctrl_pwrseq authenc mhi snd_pcm pci_pwrctrl_core libdes snd_timer snd soundcore arm_smccc_trng joydev
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265039+02:00 localhost kernel:  input_leds sch_fq_codel efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_multitouch hid_generic nvme nvme_core nvme_auth leds_qcom_lpg qcom_q6v5_pas qcom_pbs qcom_pil_info i2c_hid_of qcom_pon led_class_multicolor qcom_q6v5 i2c_hid rtc_pm8xxx nvmem_qcom_spmi_sdam reboot_mode msm sdhci_msm qcom_sysmon hid phy_nxp_ptn3222 qcom_common qcom_ice ocmem sdhci_pltfm qcom_glink_smem ucsi_glink gpu_sched pinctrl_sm8550_lpass_lpi qcom_spmi_pmic sdhci pwrseq_qcom_wcn qcom_geni_serial gpio_sbu_mux i2c_qcom_geni pwrseq_core phy_qcom_edp dispcc_x1e80100 qcom_stats drm_exec videocc_sm8550 cqhci gpucc_x1p42100 pinctrl_lpass_lpi lpasscc_sc8280xp mdt_loader tcsrcc_x1e80100 qcom_cpucp_mbox icc_bwmon typec_ucsi qcom_battmgr socinfo pwm_bl fixed gpio_keys uio_pdrv_genirq uio qrtr
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265040+02:00 localhost kernel: CPU: 5 UID: 1000 PID: 1026 Comm: gst-plugin-scan Tainted: G        W          6.14.0-17-jg-3-qcom-x1e #3
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265041+02:00 localhost kernel: Tainted: [W]=WARN
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265041+02:00 localhost kernel: Hardware name: LENOVO 21NH/LNVNB161216, BIOS PWCN14WW 08/ 1/2024
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265041+02:00 localhost kernel: pstate: 81400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265042+02:00 localhost kernel: pc : __iommu_dma_unmap+0x17c/0x1a8
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265042+02:00 localhost kernel: lr : __iommu_dma_unmap+0xc0/0x1a8
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265043+02:00 localhost kernel: sp : ffff800083c2b630
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265043+02:00 localhost kernel: x29: ffff800083c2b670 x28: ffff2dc2896cc700 x27: 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265044+02:00 localhost kernel: x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff800083c2b650 x24: ffff2dc28c39d200
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265044+02:00 localhost kernel: x23: ffff2dc285251460 x22: 00000000df800000 x21: ffff800083c2b638
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265045+02:00 localhost kernel: x20: 00000000df800000 x19: 0000000000001000 x18: ffff80008282d0a0
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265045+02:00 localhost kernel: x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265045+02:00 localhost kernel: x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265046+02:00 localhost kernel: x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265046+02:00 localhost kernel: x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265047+02:00 localhost kernel: x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265047+02:00 localhost kernel: x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265047+02:00 localhost kernel: Call trace:
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265047+02:00 localhost kernel:  __iommu_dma_unmap+0x17c/0x1a8 (P)
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265048+02:00 localhost kernel:  iommu_dma_free+0x38/0x80
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265048+02:00 localhost kernel:  dma_free_attrs+0x218/0x238
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265049+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_hfi_queues_deinit+0x7c/0xd0 [iris]
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265049+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_core_init+0xa8/0x160 [iris]
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265049+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_open+0x48/0x360 [iris]
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265050+02:00 localhost kernel:  v4l2_open+0xd4/0x180 [videodev]
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265050+02:00 localhost kernel:  chrdev_open+0xbc/0x240
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265051+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_dentry_open+0x160/0x660
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265051+02:00 localhost kernel:  vfs_open+0x38/0x120
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265051+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_open+0x1e4/0x378
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265052+02:00 localhost kernel:  path_openat+0x14c/0x2a0
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265052+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_filp_open+0xb4/0x198
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265052+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_sys_openat2+0xec/0x130
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265053+02:00 localhost kernel:  __arm64_sys_openat+0x70/0xe8
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265053+02:00 localhost kernel:  invoke_syscall+0x70/0x120
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265053+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x114/0x140
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265053+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_el0_svc+0x28/0x60
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265054+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0_svc+0x40/0x1a0
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265054+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0t_64_sync_handler+0x134/0x160
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265054+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0t_64_sync+0x1b8/0x1c0
2025-03-06T16:52:26.265055+02:00 localhost kernel: ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
2025-03-06T16:52:26.287773+02:00 localhost kernel: qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: core init failed
2025-03-11T17:14:14.748474+02:00 localhost kernel: qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: dev_pm_opp_set_rate: failed to find OPP for freq 1443000000 (-34)
2025-03-11T17:14:14.748489+02:00 localhost kernel: qcom-iris aa00000.video-codec: power on failed
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756363+02:00 localhost kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756378+02:00 localhost kernel: WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 2065 at drivers/iommu/dma-iommu.c:841 __iommu_dma_unmap+0x17c/0x1a8
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756379+02:00 localhost kernel: Modules linked in: aes_ce_ccm michael_mic rfcomm algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg 8021q mrp garp stp llc bnep qrtr_mhi binfmt_misc nls_iso8859_1 aes_ce_blk aes_ce_cipher polyval_ce polyval_generic ghash_ce sm4_ce_gcm sm4_ce_ccm hci_uart snd_soc_wcd938x sm4_ce snd_soc_wcd938x_sdw btqca sm4_ce_cipher iris snd_soc_wcd_mbhc sm4 btbcm sm3_ce btintel soundwire_qcom snd_soc_x1e80100 v4l2_mem2mem snd_soc_wcd_classh snd_soc_qcom_sdw sm3 btrtl sha3_ce regmap_sdw videobuf2_dma_contig snd_soc_lpass_va_macro ath12k snd_soc_qcom_common slimbus snd_soc_lpass_rx_macro snd_soc_lpass_tx_macro snd_soc_lpass_wsa_macro videobuf2_memops mac80211 sha2_ce soundwire_bus snd_soc_hdmi_codec snd_soc_lpass_macro_common videobuf2_v4l2 sha256_arm64 snd_soc_core sha1_ce videobuf2_common pm8941_pwrkey cfg80211 qcom_spmi_temp_alarm bluetooth videodev ac97_bus industrialio snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_compress mc libarc4 qcrypto qcom_edac pci_pwrctrl_pwrseq authenc mhi snd_pcm pci_pwrctrl_core libdes snd_timer snd soundcore arm_smccc_trng joydev
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756384+02:00 localhost kernel:  input_leds sch_fq_codel efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_multitouch hid_generic nvme nvme_core nvme_auth leds_qcom_lpg qcom_q6v5_pas qcom_pbs qcom_pil_info i2c_hid_of qcom_pon led_class_multicolor qcom_q6v5 i2c_hid rtc_pm8xxx nvmem_qcom_spmi_sdam reboot_mode msm sdhci_msm qcom_sysmon hid phy_nxp_ptn3222 qcom_common qcom_ice ocmem sdhci_pltfm qcom_glink_smem ucsi_glink gpu_sched pinctrl_sm8550_lpass_lpi qcom_spmi_pmic sdhci pwrseq_qcom_wcn qcom_geni_serial gpio_sbu_mux i2c_qcom_geni pwrseq_core phy_qcom_edp dispcc_x1e80100 qcom_stats drm_exec videocc_sm8550 cqhci gpucc_x1p42100 pinctrl_lpass_lpi lpasscc_sc8280xp mdt_loader tcsrcc_x1e80100 qcom_cpucp_mbox icc_bwmon typec_ucsi qcom_battmgr socinfo pwm_bl fixed gpio_keys uio_pdrv_genirq uio qrtr
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756384+02:00 localhost kernel: CPU: 6 UID: 1000 PID: 2065 Comm: VideoCapture Tainted: G        W          6.14.0-17-jg-3-qcom-x1e #3
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756386+02:00 localhost kernel: Tainted: [W]=WARN
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756386+02:00 localhost kernel: Hardware name: LENOVO 21NH/LNVNB161216, BIOS PWCN14WW 08/ 1/2024
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756387+02:00 localhost kernel: pstate: 81400005 (Nzcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO +DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756387+02:00 localhost kernel: pc : __iommu_dma_unmap+0x17c/0x1a8
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756388+02:00 localhost kernel: lr : __iommu_dma_unmap+0xc0/0x1a8
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756388+02:00 localhost kernel: sp : ffff80008be8b850
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756388+02:00 localhost kernel: x29: ffff80008be8b890 x28: ffff2dc2895c0000 x27: 0000000000000000
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756389+02:00 localhost kernel: x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff80008be8b870 x24: ffff2dc28c39d200
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756389+02:00 localhost kernel: x23: ffff2dc285251460 x22: 00000000df400000 x21: ffff80008be8b858
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756390+02:00 localhost kernel: x20: 00000000df400000 x19: 0000000000001000 x18: ffff800085d8d0a0
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756390+02:00 localhost kernel: x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756390+02:00 localhost kernel: x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756391+02:00 localhost kernel: x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756391+02:00 localhost kernel: x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756391+02:00 localhost kernel: x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756392+02:00 localhost kernel: x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 0000000000000000
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756392+02:00 localhost kernel: Call trace:
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756392+02:00 localhost kernel:  __iommu_dma_unmap+0x17c/0x1a8 (P)
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756393+02:00 localhost kernel:  iommu_dma_free+0x38/0x80
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756393+02:00 localhost kernel:  dma_free_attrs+0x218/0x238
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756393+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_hfi_queues_deinit+0x7c/0xd0 [iris]
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756394+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_core_init+0xa8/0x160 [iris]
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756394+02:00 localhost kernel:  iris_open+0x48/0x360 [iris]
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756394+02:00 localhost kernel:  v4l2_open+0xd4/0x180 [videodev]
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756395+02:00 localhost kernel:  chrdev_open+0xbc/0x240
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756395+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_dentry_open+0x160/0x660
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756395+02:00 localhost kernel:  vfs_open+0x38/0x120
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756397+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_open+0x1e4/0x378
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756398+02:00 localhost kernel:  path_openat+0x14c/0x2a0
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756398+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_filp_open+0xb4/0x198
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756398+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_sys_openat2+0xec/0x130
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756398+02:00 localhost kernel:  __arm64_sys_openat+0x70/0xe8
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756399+02:00 localhost kernel:  invoke_syscall+0x70/0x120
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756399+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x4c/0x140
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756400+02:00 localhost kernel:  do_el0_svc+0x28/0x60
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756421+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0_svc+0x40/0x1a0
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756422+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0t_64_sync_handler+0x134/0x160
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756422+02:00 localhost kernel:  el0t_64_sync+0x1b8/0x1c0
2025-03-11T17:14:15.756422+02:00 localhost kernel: ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

These are all from the same boot-up, but ntp adjusted the clock in the middle of the log...

[jglathe]

Well those splats are Iris based. Which is a pain, as it comes from failing to load the firmware vpu30_p4.bin. To avoid this we need to point to the "right" irmware, although this might (and surely will) kill video playback in firefox. So... I disabled it by creating an empty file:

sudo mkdir -p /lib/firmware/updates/qcom/vpu
sudo touch /lib/firmware/updates/qcom/vpu/vpu30_p4.bin

The newer Ubuntu Concept X1E based kernels have iris disabled AFAIK.

[jglathe]

There is a new build, 6.14.0-17-jg-3. The repository branch is jg/ubuntu-concept-6.14 but it is not tagged yet, expecting further changes. I am using this corrected dtb, looking good so far.

[alejandroqh]

I ran a tests again on the ThinkBook 16 G7 QOY variant 21NH with the with the Unencrypted Windows Partition Here are the findings out of the box:

Tested Laptop: ThinkBook 16 G7 QOY (Variant: 21NH)
Tested Kernel: 6.14-rc1-1-qcom-x1e
Tested Build: Ubuntu_Desktop_24.10_ThinkBook16_6.14rc (by [@jglathe])

Test Results
✅ Boot Process: Successfully boots from USB.
✅ Installation: Completed successfully.
✅ Video Output: Working.
⚠️ Shell: No hardware acceleration (software rendering only).
✅ Wi-Fi: Networks detected and connected successfully.
✅ Battery Indicator: Working.
✅ Bluetooth: Working.
❌ Sound: Not working.
❌ Camera: Not working.
❌ Fingerprint Reader: Not working.

Thanks for all the work if a testing is needed, I’m happy to help!

[jglathe]

Hi, congrats! Results looking good / as expected. You could try a newer kernel if you want. I'm running 6.14.0-25-jg-0 currently. Works nice, unless you need to change the WLAN network (will crash it). The software rendering is due to missing GPU support, nothing published yet.

[axu-trex]

Hmm ... what's the deal with RTC? Recently my laptop always boots up with a date a week or two in the past, and I think it's the date when I switched from one kernel version to another. So I'm thinking maybe there's some bug with RTC in the more recent versions of the kernel?

Searching for "rtc" from the beginning of my kern.log: (where kernel version is 6.14.0-5-qcom-x1e)

2025-02-27T14:11:11.942004+00:00 localhost kernel: rtc-pm8xxx c42d000.spmi:pmic@0:rtc@6100: registered as rtc0
2025-02-27T14:11:11.942004+00:00 localhost kernel: hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
2025-02-27T14:11:11.942005+00:00 localhost kernel: rtc-pm8xxx c42d000.spmi:pmic@0:rtc@6100: setting system clock to 2025-02-27T14:10:49 UTC (1740665449)

And from the end of the log: (where kernel version is 6.14.0-17-jg-3-qcom-x1e)

2025-03-06T16:52:12.730539+02:00 localhost kernel: rtc-pm8xxx c42d000.spmi:pmic@0:rtc@6100: probe with driver rtc-pm8xxx failed with error -1

[jglathe]

There was a bug in my tree, yes. Fixed with 6.14-rc6 and 6.14.0-25-jg-0.

[axu-trex]

I understand that this laptop has the Adreno GPU, and that Linux kernel already supports Adreno. So what's missing?

Is the Adreno on this laptop a different variant than the two(?) chips that already have Linux support?

Or do we just need to find the right device tree entries for the GPU on this laptop to get the driver (and presumably also HDMI) working?

[jglathe]

Hmm a bit more complicated. At least Qualcomm is aware of this. That said its really a matter of correct node description on the SoC. My attempts ended with correct identification of the chip and trying to power it up. Probably it is mainly that. The adreno drivers are for many GPU generations now and sort of generic. There is a catalog record for a new variant, which I filled in by guessing. X1-45 and X1-85 are functionally the same (?), only different sizes. I guess we will have to wait.

[axu-trex]

Hi, smee again.

Can you give me pointers with tracking battery status? Upower seems to identify the battery, but can't get any real numbers for it.

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/line_power_qcom_battmgr_ac
  native-path:          qcom-battmgr-ac
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Tue Apr  1 01:43:19 2025 (17223 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  line-power
    warning-level:       none
    online:              no
    icon-name:          'ac-adapter-symbolic'

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_qcom_battmgr_bat
  native-path:          qcom-battmgr-bat
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Tue Apr  1 06:30:19 2025 (3 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  battery
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               unknown
    warning-level:       none
    energy:              0 Wh
    energy-empty:        0 Wh
    energy-full:         0 Wh
    energy-full-design:  0 Wh
    energy-rate:         0 W
    charge-cycles:       N/A
    percentage:          0%
    icon-name:          'battery-missing-symbolic'

BTW, I'm testing 6.14.0-31-jg-1. Haven't noticed any new issues.

[kopernix-with-an-x]

Hi, i'm kopernikustheog from UBUNTU thread. i did decrypted windows partition and used USB type-a I also checked this^ discussion and haven't found any type of problem that would be similar to the one i'm facing

[kopernix-with-an-x]

Ok, i'll try that tomorrow it's 11 pm in here. Thx again

[kopernix-with-an-x]

it didn't work, I'm starting to think it's because of the processor in the laptop. i'll try other images from the link you gave me

[jglathe]

Do you have some more debug info? I have the same laptop, so lets assume the thing can work. Can you try a different USB stick, perchance? The other type-a connector? No other peripherals connected (except for maybe a mouse)? I've seen some odd things there.
Also, I assume the secure boot is off?

[kopernix-with-an-x]

[kopernix-with-an-x]

Sorry for not giving more specific informations, i'm new into linux

[jglathe]

okay, that's something. The root device is not accessible for any reason. Looks like adding it fails, it shows a stack trace at the upper end of the log. But when you're on the initramfs, could you show the output of lsblk -f? Or if that fails, the output of mount? This could help in debugging this. The uuid in the error message is the root filesystem, so it has an issue finding this.

When looking at /etc/fstab (to make sure there is nothing strange there) I found some odd whitespaces in it, maybe this is part of the issue. For this to resolve I need to update the image... which I will do later in the day. I'll notify you here when the new image is up.

[jglathe]

you could try mount /dev/sda2 /, too. Anyway, I'll do the updated image and test it here.
Did you update the windows that's on it? And is secure boot off?

[jglathe]

Says it's not found

no /dev/sda? Interesting

[kopernix-with-an-x]

Can't find /dev/sda2 in /etc/fstab

[jglathe]

cat /etc/fstab then

[kopernix-with-an-x]

Nothing, it gives out nothing

[jglathe]

huh. Then let's wait for the updated image. Thank you for remote-debugging.

[kopernix-with-an-x]

and also. is there a way I can do a dual boot so I don't have to keep the usb in all the time?

[jglathe]

You can give a tested-by, but I'd need your email for that (or you add it yourself on the Linux kernel mailing list when I upstream). Would be nice since I don't have the ELAN06FA touchpad. Could you please also append the dmesg output? sudo dmesg > dmesg.txt and append it here

[jglathe]

Dual boot on local nvme is something for another day. I would recommend that you do a real image backup of your Windows installation before we try that. MiniTool ShadowMaker works nicely on Windows, although the GUI is... odd. But it works.

[kopernix-with-an-x]

can I message you one of my emails on private somehow?

[jglathe]

Have a look at my profile, there's an email and a matrix account.

[axu-trex]

Did I understand correctly that you've pushed the ThinkBook support into the official Linux 6.14 repo?

[jglathe]

Like, upstream? No, actually not. But I have started upstreaming stuff again. From what I see not all patches for the Purwa SoC (X1, X1P42100) that you would need are in upstream yet. I will upstream the ThinkBook 16 stuff now. For audioreach-topology and alsa-ucm-conf this has already happened.

On my Todo list:

• HDMI port
• working Brightness control (current state switches off the panel, witch at least is something - not too far off)
• sound over Display Port
• better working sdxc reader

[axu-trex]

I would really appreciate the HDMI port support, which reminds me: I had an occasion to test USB-C displays last week, but they didn't work. There was nothing in kern.log either. I was under the impression that this was supposed to work?

Also, what about built in audio devices? I'm running 6.15.0-rc1-jg-0-qcom-x1e now, and I'm seeing no audio devices.

[axu-trex]

The above mentioned kernel is not detecting USB port disconnections reliably. I tested a USB hub with a built in ethernet port, and after having connected it to both USB-A ports and disconnecting, lsusb still reports:

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bda:5411 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5411 Hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:5411 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5411 Hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 0bda:0411 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Hub
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 2357:0601 TP-Link UE300 10/100/1000 LAN (ethernet mode) [Realtek RTL8153]
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

And ifconfig still thinks the ethernet port exists as well.

[jglathe]

Well. DP Altmode is still sort of a lottery, although my impression was that it works better with every release. Just a few days ago, tested with an SSK Dongle, and it works well. I'm getting 4k@60 on 2 lanes (!!) which is impressive. For the dongle I had a chat with @zeph1ro on launchpad.
Audio is another matter, you need audioreach-topology and alsa-ucm-conf, for both theree are patches already merged. I have also made a short wiki which can be easily transposed for ThinkBook 16.
I just uploaded 6.15.0-rc2-jg-0, if you want to test it out. I had very little USB issues, aside from Plucky borking the lsusb tool.