This is a document describing how to install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on ThinkPad T470s.
- CPU: Intel Core i7-7600U (2.80GHz, 4MB cache)
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 620
- Display: 14” WQHD (2560 X 1440) IPS Non-Touch Anti-Glare
- Memory: 24GB DDR4 2133 MHz (8GB Onboard + 16GB)
- SSD: PCIe-NVMe 256G OPAL 2.0
- Wireless: Intel Dual Band Wireless AC (2x2) 8265 Bluetooth 4.1
- Fingerprint Reader
- No Smartcard Reader
Canonical says the pre-installed version of Ubuntu 16.04 works on T470s.
I recommend using Ubuntu 16.04.3 or later to avoid most of the following issues.
If you try using 16.04.1 or earlier, you should use the following command to install the HWE kernel after installation (see this document for more details):
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-16.04 xserver-xorg-hwe-16.04下記の問題が起きる可能性があるので、基本的には公式の 16.04.3 を使ったほうがよい。Ubuntu Japanese Team が提供する日本語 Remix リリースは無印の 16.04 であることに注意。特にイーサネットが使えない問題が面倒だが、このページを参考に4.4 より新しいバージョンのカーネルを USB メモリなどで用意しておくことでも対処できる。
Ubuntu 16.04 with Linux kernel 4.4 can't recognize wifi and ethernet device on T470s. We can manually install a more recent kernel (such as 4.8) after installation (via USB drive) to solve the issue.
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-4.8*.deb linux-image-4.8*.debThe Linux kernel earlier than 4.11 can't handle power saving of NVMe devices properly. Andy Lutomirski's patch to solve the issue is mereged in 4.10.0-14.16 in Ubuntu and available in the latest HWE Stack for 16.04.
- Lenovo ThinkPad T470s - ArchWiki
- NVME Power Saving Patch - ArchWiki
- Bug #1664602 “Using an NVMe drive causes huge power drain” : Bugs : linux package : Ubuntu
It is also resolved in the latest HWE kernel.
thinkfan can mitigate the problem.
Install third-party software for graphics and Wi-Fi hardware, Flash, MP3 and other media
Summary: The following message displayed at startup is unavoidable if you want to use third-party driver, such as NVIDIA graphics driver and VirtualBox driver, and NOT a major issue in most cases.
Booting in insecure mode
Encrypt the new Ubuntu installation for security
Summary: Configure the kernel parameter to change from splash to nosplash when starting the kernel.
TODO
touch $HOME/.xprofile
chmod +x $HOME/.xprofileExample:
#!/bin/sh
xrandr --newmode "1440x900_60.00" 106.50 1440 1528 1672 1904 900 903 909 934 -hsync +vsync
xrandr --addmode VGA1 1440x900_60.00
xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1440x900_60.00If ThinkPad doesn't recognize your mouse and keyboard connected to the dock when reconnect the Thunderbolt 3 cable, changing Security Level of the Thunderbolt 3 setting to No Security would help.
- Thunderbolt 3 Dock with T470s Bios options
- X1 Carbon Thunderbolt 3 Dock Not Recognizing USB Devices (mouse, keyboard etc..)
- How to configure the Thunderbolt 3 Security Level in BIOS Setup for Microsoft Windows operating system - ThinkPad
Unplug USB-C cable before suspending ThinkPad is recommended because it, unfortunatelly, sometimes crash in resuming.
4.10 kernel doesn't support ethernet on the dock. You must use 4.13 instead.
Very useful - thank you for the write-up. I ended up going with a T470p instead. Thunderbolt isn't really important to me, but having an Nvidia card is (even though it's only a 940MX). I also decided to go for the more powerful H-series CPU (with 4 cores, and 4 virtual cores), rather than the U-series (with 2 cores, and 2 virtual cores). I installed Kubuntu 17.10, and it runs flawlessly (well, almost flawlessly - sometimes shutting down takes about 2 minutes, not sure what's causing the delay, and it only happens intermittently).