Is it safe for Lenovo laptops to install the Ubuntu 17.10 now

[Bao Kai]

Not sure that is relevant as it was only certain machines that were
affected.
According to this comment on the bug [1] the latest images contain the
fix to stop it happening.  It seems the on-going issues are to do with
those who already have the problem and are trying to recover from it.
Make sure you download the latest image.
[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/
1734147/comments/538
Colin



Thanks.  But in this link
https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/1710

It is still saying the following. So some official confirmation will be
appreciated.
I would like try to try 17.10, while I do not want to face the really
disturbing consequence.

Best,
Kai

Known issues

As is to be expected, with any release, there are some significant known
bugs that users may run into with this release of Ubuntu 17.10. The ones we
know about at this point (and some of the workarounds), are documented here
so you don't need to spend time reporting these bugs again:

Incompatibility with BIOS in certain Lenovo, Acer systems

A bug in the Linux 4.13 kernel shipped in Ubuntu 17.10 can leave users
unable to update any of their BIOS settings, including their system’s boot
order, after booting this version of Ubuntu.

A kernel with a fix for this issue will be available in zesty-updates
shortly, but, the Ubuntu 17.10 installer images still contain the kernel
with this bug. Users with affected systems should not upgrade to Ubuntu
17.10 *or boot an Ubuntu 17.10 installer image* until this issue as
resolved. Doing so may result in your computer requiring professional
servicing in order to restore BIOS functionality.

A full list of known affected models can be found in 1734147
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147>.

If you have already installed Ubuntu 17.10 on an affected system, you may
not immediately notice this problem because Ubuntu will continue to boot
from disk. To verify whether your system has been affected by this bug,
create a USB stick with the Ubuntu 16.04 desktop image and try to boot it.
If you are able to boot it, your system has most likely not been impacted
by this bug.
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