Help booting live disk

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Depending on the date of the bios on a machine booting from usb sticks is
possible on the newer hardware and not supported on the older hardware.
I've never heard of a flash bios update adding this support but it may be
possible.  My amd machine has an outdated bios on it but even with that it
boots from usb sticks.  The older computer I had built in 2008 was too old
for usb stick booting to work.


On Thu, 2 Dec 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Rob, you're either going to have to go into bios to change some
> settings in order to boot from a USB stick (for which you'll need
> sighted assistance), or, sometimes, if you're lucky, you can press a
> key like escape as the machine is starting to go into a boot menu
> (that doesn't speak) from which you can select your desired boot
> drive. You'll need to consult your computer's manual to see if in fact
> that facility exists. That too is problematic, because sometimes you
> get it right and others you don't. This is not standardized at all, so
> you'll really need to consult your computer's manual on how to
> accomplish this.
>
> On 12/2/21, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I was so excited to receive my new Laptop.
> > But I can?t get it to boot from USB, or from the external USB DVD drive.
> > It always boot to Windows.
> > Is there anything I can do, or do I need sighted help?
> > Here are the specs.
> > Gateway 14.1" Ultra Slim Notebook,
> > FHD, Intel Core i5-1135G7, Quad Core,
> > 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Tuned by THX Audio,
> >  Fingerprint Scanner, 1.0MP Webcam, HDMI, Cortana, Windows 10 Home
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rob
> >
> >
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