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[74.194.137.49]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id i63sm30004074oih.18.2019.08.05.18.28.42 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Mon, 05 Aug 2019 18:28:42 -0700 (PDT) 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]> Message-ID: Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2019 20:28:41 -0500 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: <20190805.212710.331.4@[0.0.0.0]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Language: en-US X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.49]); Tue, 06 Aug 2019 01:28:44 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: inspected by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.49]); Tue, 06 Aug 2019 01:28:44 +0000 (UTC) for IP:'209.85.210.43' DOMAIN:'mail-ot1-f43.google.com' HELO:'mail-ot1-f43.google.com' FROM:'chaltain@gmail.com' RCPT:'' X-RedHat-Spam-Score: -0.1 (DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS) 209.85.210.43 mail-ot1-f43.google.com 209.85.210.43 mail-ot1-f43.google.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.110.49 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.11.23 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: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 01:28:47 -0000 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