Re: [orca-list] Dualbooting Linux and Windows

[Dave Hunt <ka1cey gmail com>]

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