Feature #8804: Search for a database of boot order shortcuts

Feature #8804

Search for a database of boot order shortcuts

Added by sajolida 2015-01-27 10:45:53 . Updated 2016-01-03 13:45:22 .

Status:

Resolved

Priority:

Normal

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Category:

Installation

Target version:

Start date:

2015-01-27

Due date:

% Done:

Feature Branch:

Type of work:

Research

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Starter:

Affected tool:

Installation Assistant

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Description

In the current documentation we advertise to configure the BIOS if plugging the USB key is not enough to boot from it. We should instead advertise first the possible keyboard shortcut to choose the boot medium (for example F12 on Thinkpad).

If we could find a database of such keys, we could advertise possible option depending on the brand of the computer.

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#1 Updated by matsa 2015-01-27 14:50:26

That’s a nice idea. Here is what I found after a few researches:
http://blog.tera.vn/other/boot-option-key-access
https://craftedflash.com/info/how-boot-computer-from-usb-flash-drive#BootMenuKeys
https://neosmart.net/wiki/boot-usb-drive/#Shortcut_keys

#2 Updated by sajolida 2015-01-27 21:33:08

Nice! The first two ones seem to be duplicates but that looks quite useful.

#3 Updated by sajolida 2015-02-21 19:42:45

Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved
Assignee deleted (~~sajolida~~)

Also:

http://www.desertcrystal.com.au/bootkeys

Let’s close that ticket and see how far we can go with that.

#4 Updated by sajolida 2015-02-21 19:46:15

Parent task changed from ~~Feature #8580~~ to ~~Feature #8933~~

#5 Updated by sajolida 2015-05-19 19:23:32

Affected tool set to Installation Assistant

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