From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx04.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.14]) by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id x75LSJq8011806 for ; Mon, 5 Aug 2019 17:28:19 -0400 Received: by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) id 5C47B5DE5B; Mon, 5 Aug 2019 21:28:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx13.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.42]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 56E8F5DD64 for ; Mon, 5 Aug 2019 21:28:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-pl1-f176.google.com (mail-pl1-f176.google.com [209.85.214.176]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 28098300189C for ; Mon, 5 Aug 2019 21:28:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-pl1-f176.google.com with SMTP id 4so29950881pld.10 for ; Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:28:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=message-id:from:to:subject:date:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to:references; bh=AqawBcP0tiQ/RARwv//q8oxJ9pH+NLjMvBV4I5aQSz0=; b=RyjrW3D083Ch8khDIE6Jed45INW9rQ3kpiWZjpEmP85uvmpUiE/2dRgxX04YAh8lKs mU68r3IGpkWqiq1nAHHzcMJTrK04aSqRxyO/tYJzZ2sF0ZODF5RcL9djBNhNUgGvpr6b ZPrS9SExRGr7oVgDST3D0zWuzszWqhBOpBtgU3BHYZyDK4H318kk2mlX4uMRCNp4u71l pBMUGPzu6b9cFMFfhe6lT3c+gXGuwFzomgEyfP384FOLzBOsdPsujV2qTLo9CK88y6zm IOxypEPUhaUYTRx5qoQ2fLUZNqzO5vZb3cAA+VoRXLur5HtPPimRiKno/JhGlKDiBGl/ I9wQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:message-id:from:to:subject:date:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to:references; bh=AqawBcP0tiQ/RARwv//q8oxJ9pH+NLjMvBV4I5aQSz0=; b=LVgPFFoXnghltqRS+d6Pq5c+F5jDQno8IZPKmbs2zxVYCHOcFtPw5MVrWhRyBXY2F2 +MbHNY+x9d56jlXcP+dZ+0AKFSuMm+XlVcyf5Lnvl6FFkovrRLiZQYh3Q5hYaYZhPiH8 l2jvZlGvQA8dEqtq+JXD9VwSulqDgIKs4OB4FA3OKiqwMNVk3vafX58iPa/J9cpuL9aZ Jk1oao9HO0Nc17kWr4vzZhBbnjRVfPIqyw4kmYupqFHtN0kTE5gEzyLDosH23pq81DL5 lZf7Mjt0kjdEKODkUxzf69r3arkkvVI+dpw0NzURpugGfz+lJ36xrXOEWYopp4GJwhjI H78A== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXmrTAUt3poFpfctFCH+40jxY5gXxL3rD3sOqKyYMbTttJLkJS1 8DDZTfGthhab6UpySVqsXkKI6Jma X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxkWsgyPiynjlC+mD6vvJtsMGd/GnTabVnShYFnI+8RiUn/CA/Vepa4z59TxlIt+JTFSm7xuQ== X-Received: by 2002:a17:902:e58b:: with SMTP id cl11mr142446197plb.24.1565040495199; Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:28:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [0.0.0.0] ([67.230.224.68]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 135sm92854183pfb.137.2019.08.05.14.28.14 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:28:14 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20190805.212710.331.4@[0.0.0.0]> To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: No F Key Boot Menu Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:27:10 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain In-Reply-To: References: <20190805.195033.561.2@0.0.0.0> X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.42]); Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:28:16 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: inspected by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.42]); Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:28:16 +0000 (UTC) for IP:'209.85.214.176' DOMAIN:'mail-pl1-f176.google.com' HELO:'mail-pl1-f176.google.com' FROM:'captinlogic@gmail.com' RCPT:'' X-RedHat-Spam-Score: -0.099 (DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS) 209.85.214.176 mail-pl1-f176.google.com 209.85.214.176 mail-pl1-f176.google.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.110.42 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.14 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com id x75LSJq8011806 X-loop: blinux-list@redhat.com From: Linux for blind general discussion X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:28:19 -0000 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 To: Linux for blind general discussion 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 > > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > > 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 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@redhat.com > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >