Re: [orca-list] Dualbooting Linux and Windows



efibootmgr is a command that is run from the terminal.  The command line switch of greatest importance to this topic is "--bootorder", which is followed by a comma-separated list of the boot devices, in the order in which you want to try them.  You'll also need to know the numbers your system has assigned to the bootable devices.  To get this, type

"sudo efibootmgr", with no command line switches.  You may want to redirect the output to a pager or a text file, for easier reading.



HTH,



Dave  H.




On 4/19/22 17:00, Guy Schlosser via orca-list wrote:
Rob, is that a command that can be run from terminal? Is it accessible doing it that way? Thank you for the 
tip.

Guy


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On Apr 19, 2022, at 11:31 AM, Rob Hudson via orca-list <orca-list gnome org> wrote:

You can also set boot order on UEFI with efibootmgr. No née for the f12 dance.

----- Original Message -----
From: Guy Schlosser via orca-list <orca-list gnome org>
To: Devin Prater <r d t prater gmail com>
Cc: orca-list <orca-list gnome org>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:01:21 -0400
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Dualbooting Linux and Windows

Hey Devin,

You are absolutely correct. Do a booting is much easier on UEFI systems. I do it, and switching between 
operating systems is very easy. My motherboard actually has a boot option for the Linux partition. Therefore, 
it is very easy once the system starts up, to press F 12 and down arrow once if I want windows. Since most 
motherboards don’t have this though, you would simply have to count the number of times you have to press  
the down-arrow key to go between Linux and windows. In most cases, the bottom option gets you into your bios, 
so getting yourself there an up arrowing once usually does the trick. If you have any further questions, feel 
free to ask.

Guy


JAWS Certified, 2021, https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification

On Apr 19, 2022, at 6:37 AM, Devin Prater via orca-list <orca-list gnome org> wrote:
?
Hi all. I have no idea why I keep doing this to myself, but my SSD (NVME) has enough space to where I think I 
could easily dualboot Windows and Linux. It's not running BIOS, it either has EFI or UEFI, and from what I've 
read, dualbooting is far easier on that. So, does anyone dualboot here? If so, how easy is it to switch 
between the operating systems? I'm planning on starting with Debian, since its accessibility stuff is just, 
already preconfigured. Maybe the stability of Debian will mean a lot less crashes than Fedora 35.
Devin Prater
r d t prater gmail com


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