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([2a04:b2c2:1811:3a00:8a:278b:e1c0:217]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 91sm186854059wrp.3.2019.08.07.04.08.50 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 07 Aug 2019 04:08:50 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Original-From: Jace Kattalakis Subject: Re: No F Key Boot Menu To: blinux-list@redhat.com References: <20190805.195033.561.2@0.0.0.0> <20190805.212710.331.4@[0.0.0.0]> <20190806.012851.270.6@[0.0.0.0]> Message-ID: <6d9c88f5-439c-0859-c5b5-2da72c16e7d7@GMAIL.COM> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 12:08:49 +0100 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.8.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20190806.012851.270.6@[0.0.0.0]> Content-Language: en-US X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.40]); Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:08:54 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: inspected by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.40]); Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:08:54 +0000 (UTC) for IP:'209.85.128.43' DOMAIN:'mail-wm1-f43.google.com' HELO:'mail-wm1-f43.google.com' FROM:'khalfang1366@gmail.com' RCPT:'' X-RedHat-Spam-Score: 0.152 (DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS) 209.85.128.43 mail-wm1-f43.google.com 209.85.128.43 mail-wm1-f43.google.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.110.40 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.11.23 X-loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.12 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: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:08:57 -0000 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 > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > 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 >>> 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 >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Blinux-list mailing list >>> Blinux-list@redhat.com >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> -- >> Christopher (CJ) >> Chaltain at Gmail >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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