No F Key Boot Menu

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Getting into the bios isn't the problem. It's selecting a device to boot from which is.

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From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
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 at redhat.com>
> > To: blinux-list at 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 <blinux-list at redhat.com> 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.
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