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Lenovo Update
If someone with a Lenovo laptop has this problem (see FCM#128 news), one possible, and very direct, fix would be to boot directly from an ISO image on the hard drive. All that is needed is a working GRUB.
https://www.howtogeek.com/196933/how-to-boot-linux-iso-images-directly-from-your-hard-drive/
Also, my own piece in FCM#121: “Install Ubuntu with no external media”.
The tactic would be to boot from another version, e.g. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or Linux mint, then install it over 17.10. You would just need to be careful to specify the “toram” parameter in the linux kernel stanza for GRUB.
Hope it can help someone out,
Alan Ward
Emmabuntus Update
Many thanks for your Emmabuntus DE review in FCM#128, and sorry that you had to face problems with the Wifi connection on your old computer.
As a matter of fact, another person reported a similar issue around the same time, with 3 different Wifi USB sticks, and we were able to fix the problem by using the workaround described here : https://askubuntu.com/questions/902992/ubuntu-gnome-17-04-wi-fi-not-working-mac-address-keeps-changing/905019#905019
We plan obviously to include this fix in the next release of Emmabuntus DE.
Thanks again for your support and our best wishes for this new year.
Yves for the Emmabuntus Collective