On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 09:08 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: > On 06/05/12 23:16, Tony Pursell wrote: > > All the computers I use now have an option to show a boot menu. > > Usually something like Esc or F12. Sometimes this shown as an option > > when the computer is starting up, sometimes not. My desktop tells me > > it is Esc, my two EEEPCs don't tell me, but it is still Esc. So I > > don't need to go into the BIOS to change the boot sequence. Maybe > > your chap can find a boot menu option and you can avoid any mention of > > the BIOS. > > This particular guy says it is an older computer. I have no information > from him about hardware. The thing is, Windows folk who don't know > anything about bios settings or boot menus haven't a clue how to find > out - most Dell computers kindly show the options briefly on the boot > flash screen, but a lot deliberately don't do. It would be far easier > if mobo manufacturers adopted some sort of standard. > > Regards, Barry. > > -- > Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. > http://ubuntuadverts.org/ > >
My experience working with teachers and running parents evening as part of our Tuxedu project is that this is the main stumbling block to getting people too use any Linux system - ordinary users want their system to run - they don't want to have to think about Bios or boot menu's. As a group working on our project we looked for ways to tackle this as it's a major problem- (we are running Tuxedu on USB's)- but one we have to overcome if the project is to be successful in the long term. At the moment we are compiling a database so we can create an android app to help people - they can put in their make and model of pc/laptop and it will tell them how to get into the boot menu - we feel this will be useful not only to our project but also the wider community - If you want to help go to http://www.tuxedu.org/tell-us-how-you-get-your-pc-into-usb-boot-mode/ Sarah
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