Help booting live disk

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Thu Dec 2 23:19:43 UTC 2021


He says it's a new machine.

On 12/2/21, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 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  My amd machine has an outdated bios on it but even with that it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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