Re: Changing Boot Order
On Friday 25 March 2016 23:31:34 Doug wrote:
> On 03/25/2016 07:16 PM, Alan McConnell wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 06:04:12PM -0400, songbird wrote:
> >> i just tried this to make sure it worked as described
> >> and it worked so i'm not sure what you didn't do correctly.
> >>
> >> when your grub boot screen flashes there will be a list
> >> of entries to select. the default if you haven't changed
> >> anything is 0. i.e. the first item on that list.
> >
> > OK, I must apologize. Massive confusion here.
> > You are telling me which of the several kernels
> > I have that I can boot. But when I wrote "Boot Order"
> > I was referring to being able to boot first from
> > the flash drive, then from the DVD drive, and
> > then, if there isn't a bootable flash drive inserted,
> > then the BIOS will check if there is a bootable DVD
> > inserted . . . Only if there is no bootable USB thumb
> > drive inserted, or a bootable DVD, will the OS move
> > on to boot one of the kernels you have.
> >
> > I have a DVD, containing the first DVD of the Debian
> > jessie, and a USB stick, which I believe contains the
> > rest of jessie , and I wish to install jessie using
> > these purchases. But I can't if I can't get anything
> > to boot except the old wheezy kernels that have been
> > on my system for ever.
> >
> > Sorry for the confusion.
> >
> > Alan
>
> Perhaps I am not understanding the problem, but boot order for _devices_
> (not kernels or operating systems) is controlled by
> the computer BIOS. When you turn on the computer, there is usually some
> sort of message that says what key to press to
> access the BIOS setup routines. If there is not, the usual suspects are
> Del, or F2, or perhaps Esc. If you have the manual
> for your machine (or the MOBO in it) it should tell you. Some computers
> are a bit fussy about exactly _when_ you press
> the key, so if it doesn't seem to work, try again.
And however much the keyboard you have lights up, try another keyboard or two
or there, preferably of different types, if at all possible including a PS2
one.
Lisi
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