From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com (out2.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.26]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9D4210ACB for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:03:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from compute2.internal (compute2.internal [10.202.2.42]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 124C02F76C4 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:03:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute2.internal (MEProxy); Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:03:22 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: 49ikAvlkpvq/AP2RScDk3iMw0PUf2q6puK7/jWNaOYEW 1237489401 Received: from cq.ftml.net (24-105-233-162.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.233.162]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CBF1128092 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:03:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from chuckh by cq.ftml.net with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LkNWT-0005tr-13 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:03:21 -0400 Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:03:21 -0400 From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: booting from CD, shortcuts anyone? Message-ID: <20090319190321.GA21829@cq.ftml.net> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:03:30 -0000 Hi, I'm hoping somebody might know some real cool tricks for booting a laptop from a CD when the BIOS is not set properly. I have a screenless laptop from GW-Micro with Windows installed on it, and want to replace the OS with Linux. It's not convenient to get sighted help here to reset the BIOS to allow the CD to take access over the HD, and I bet I am not the first blind guy to have to face this problem. I don't know the Windows version, and don't know which keys might interrupt the boot sequence. Any magic tricks someone might share would be greatly appreciated. Otherwise I guess I'll just have to wait for the cavalry. Thanks, Chuck -- The Moon is Waning Crescent (40% of Full) My web site: www.hallenbeck.ftml.net See also: www.wedit2.ml1.net -------- Please help keep the world clean: others may wish to use it.