Install LANovo

lanovo installs LANovo on the display over USB and connects it to your Wi‑Fi.

Get lanovo

Download lanovo for your computer from the Releases page. It’s a single file with LANovo inside it.

macOS

cd ~/Downloads
mv lanovo_darwin_arm64 lanovo
chmod +x lanovo

On an Intel Mac, the file is lanovo_darwin_x86_64. If macOS says it can’t check the file for malware, right-click it in Finder, choose Open, then run it again from the terminal.

Linux

cd ~/Downloads
mv lanovo_linux_x86_64 lanovo
chmod +x lanovo

On ARM, such as a Raspberry Pi, the file is lanovo_linux_arm64.

Windows

In PowerShell:

cd ~\Downloads
Rename-Item lanovo_windows_x86_64.exe lanovo.exe

On an ARM PC, the file is lanovo_windows_arm64.exe. Use .\lanovo.exe wherever this guide says ./lanovo.

Install

Plug the display in over USB and run:

./lanovo install

What it does, in order:

1. Turns off dm-verity, if it’s on, and reboots.
2. Asks for a name for the display.
3. Sets SELinux to permissive on the boot command line, and reboots.
4. Installs lanovod and its service, and reboots.
5. Joins Wi‑Fi: pick a network and type its passphrase, unless you gave --ssid and --password.
6. Starts lanovod and shows a code to add the display to Home Assistant.

The display reboots up to three times. Leave the cable in until lanovo finishes.

Renaming the display later makes Home Assistant see it as a new device, so pick a name you’ll keep.

More than one display

./lanovo install --name "Bedroom Display" --ssid MyWiFi --password 'your-password' --yes --reboot

Options

Option	What it does
--name "Kitchen Display"	Name the display without being asked
--ssid MyWiFi --password …	Join this network without scanning
--wps	Join by pressing your router’s WPS button
--yes	Don’t ask before installing
--reboot, --no-reboot	Reboot at the end without asking, or finish without rebooting
--generate-key	Make the encryption key here, to paste into Home Assistant, instead of letting Home Assistant set it
--serial HUA0XXXXX	Pick a display when more than one is plugged in

Changing Wi‑Fi later

./lanovo wifi --force

--force lists the networks even when the display is already connected; without it, a connected display just reports where it is. Once the new network connects, the display forgets every other network; if it does not connect, the display goes back to the one it was on.

Next: add it to Home Assistant.