Re: Changing Boot Order
On Sat, 26 Mar 2016 12:11:22 -0400
Alan McConnell <alan@his.com> wrote:
> I am taking up a lot of message time here. But my question is a
> very simple one: can one, after booting, and as root, change the
> BIOS so that the machine will boot from a DVD if one is present,
> or from a USB thumb device, if one is plugged in?
If your system uses UEFI and has EFI boot manager entries for CD/DVD
and USB, then you can manipulate the order with efibootmgr. Use
'efibootmgr -n' to change the boot order for the next boot only. I'm not
sure how to create a new entry for a device like a USB stick, though.
Petter
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