

My BIOS settings were as follows:īooting from the USB with the default options I proceeded to first setup my network (wired and wireless). Remember, all content on the USB will be wiped! Installation settingsįor the install, I did not hook up a monitor to the ThinkPad P1. Where /dev/sdX is the path to a USB disk. Sudo dd if=/path/to/Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-30-1.2.isoimage.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=8M status=progress oflag=direct Using my existing Fedora installation, I created a Live USB of Fedora 30 workstation: Another benefit (depending on your point of view!) is you can check out the newer installer options which somewhere down the line will end up in enterprise distributions like RHEL. Everything important is backed up after all, right? And modern tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Git and shell scripts can bring the your system back to a known state.
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In my case, I tend to prefer a clean install to get rid of any cruft that may have built up since the last release.

Reference: Reddit thread: New BIOS to fix bricks and thermal issues for X1/P1 series from Lenovo. This seems to be dependent on the version of BIOS being used. Note: in late 2018, there were reports that changing between discrete and hybrid graphics or changing the Thunderbolt settings caused issues. Embedded Controller Version N2EHT25W (1.10).1 TB NVME drive SAMSUNG MZVLB1T0HALR-000L7.1 x 32 GB SODIMM, DDR4, Speed: 2667 MT/s, Manufacturer: Samsung, Part Number: M471A4G43MB1-CTD.Update 1/May/2020: you might also be interested in Fedora 32 on a ThinkPad P1 (Fedora 32 works very well without the Nvidia drivers, plus I’ve added some tips on cooling)įollowing on from the successful RHEL8 on a ThinkPad P1 and Fedora 29 on a ThinkPad P1 installations I thought I would do a quick post on installing Fedora 30 on the ThinkPad P1.īefore we begin, a couple of Fedora 30 resources which may be useful:Īs a reminder, here are the specifications of my ThinkPad P1:
