Getting into the bios isn't the problem. It's selecting a device to boot from which is. ----- Original Message ----- From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 17:21:14 -0400 Subject: Re: No F Key Boot Menu > The delete key can get you into bios on some systems too. > > On Mon, 5 Aug 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 15:59:41 > > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: No F Key Boot Menu > > > > Often the escape key can be used to bring up a boot menu. That being > > said, there's usually an option in bios to set more than 1 boot drive, > > such that if the 1st 1 doesn't contain bootable media, it'll move onto > > the 2nd 1, etc. > > > > On 8/5/19, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > My bios: > > > Board: EVGA INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD 131-HE-E995 1.0 > > > UEFI: American Megatrends Inc. 2.08 06/28/2019 > > > does not seem to have a function whereby you can select a device to boot > > > from using one of the function keys. Instead, one must physically go into > > > the bios and change boot order, if, for example, you wish to boot from a > > > flash drive to install an OS. And if that flash drive is subsequently > > > removed, the system will not boot, until you go into the bios and change the > > > boot order, again. > > > My question: is this normal bios behavior these days, or is something wrong > > > in my particular implementation. I turned off the secure boot function in > > > there. Would turning that on fix this? What else might I look for in the > > > bios to either (a) allow for falling back on different devices should one be > > > removed or (b) to allow the function key boot menu found in previous bios > > > implementations. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list