No F Key Boot Menu

[Linux for blind general discussion]

If you use braille, I think it'll be a good idea to backup that memory.

On Wed, 7 Aug 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 14:57:26
> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: No F Key Boot Menu
>
> I ended up memorizing the key presses to set boot order in the bios in the absence of a boot menu. Sigh. So many left arrows, so many down arros, etc.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 12:08:49 +0100
> Subject: Re: No F Key Boot Menu
>
> > 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 <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> > To: blinux-list at 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 <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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