Re: [orca-list] Getting to the boot menu to install Linux

[Matt Dizak <matt dizak gmail com>]

Nothing for the initial install, as I always need help from a sighted
person for that.

However, for doing a re-install and if running Linux you can modify
the boot sequence quite easily via terminal.  This has helped me quite
a bit during re-installs to ensure it boots from USB.  Here's an
article  I wrote about it a while back:

    https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-view-and-change-boot-sequence-in-linux-terminal/

Matt



On 8/29/21, Jordan Verner <jordan caturria ca> wrote:
> No solution is going to be universal. When you say Linux hardware
> manufacturers, I'm assuming you are referring to System76, or somebody
> in that arena. System76 in particular has absolutely fantastic support,
> and they were able to talk me through this process over the phone.
>
> If your manufacturer doesn't have decent in-house support, perhaps
> somebody at the store can walk you through this before you leave with
> your computer.
>
> I've also used the Be My Eyes app many times to solve these sorts of
> situations at all hours of the day.
>
>
> On 2021-08-29 4:20 p.m., Michael Weaver via orca-list wrote:
> > Has anyone who is Totally Blind found a practical way of getting to the
> > boot menu of a computer to boot any distribution of Linux live without
> > having a Sighted person around?
> > I come across this problem when I buy a  computer and try to install
> > Linux. It seems to be a problem even when purchasing a computer from Linux
> > hardware suppliers and so far I have only gone down that route once. It is
> > not an issue specific to Linux as I think to even do a Windows install
> > from scratch you can’t even boot from Windows media without having to
> > change it to boot from a USB or DVD.
> > I ironically know that F2 brings up the menu because I have had Sighted
> > assistance to hand.
> > This is before I can load Orca.
> > I actually do have a sighted partner but she is not always with me as we
> > currently need a place adapted for the both of us and she doesn’t use
> > computers yet.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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