I think I found the answer: ? Fast Boot On/Off Enabling fast boot will make the initial post/boot slightly faster by bypassing the boot device check and using last boot HDD. Default: On So now I just need some eyeballs to help me get in there and turn that off. ----- Original Message ----- From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 20:28:41 -0500 Subject: Re: No F Key Boot Menu > Yes, on my HP Envy, if I hit the F2 key at startup, I can select from a > list of boot devices. I do this when I'm installing a new OS from my USB > stick. > > > On 8/5/19 4:27 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > 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 > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > Chaltain at Gmail > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >
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