No F Key Boot Menu

[Linux for blind general discussion]

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 <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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