I ended up memorizing the key presses to set boot order in the bios in the absence of a boot menu. Sigh. So many left arrows, so many down arros, etc. ----- Original Message ----- From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 12:08:49 +0100 Subject: Re: No F Key Boot Menu > So I'll leap in here. I've been trying to get my Dell Inspiron to boot from a Linux stick. No boot menu anywhere, all the articles say oh, you have to do this and this and that, but......will this actually work? On 06/08/2019 02:28, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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