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BIOS setup not there anymore

morgan2476
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Registered: ‎13-08-2007

BIOS setup not there anymore

I have just installed a Linux distro bit I need to install a newer version of it.  However the PC keeps booting strait on to linux, ie, by pressing f2 or del it will not let me access the setup.  My MB is an Asrock.  Any ideas?
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HairyMcbiker
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Registered: ‎16-02-2009

Re: BIOS setup not there anymore

Strange, do you have it set to suspend or hibernate?
You could edit your /boot/grub/grub.cfg and change the timeout.
morgan2476
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Re: BIOS setup not there anymore

How does one do that?  It is the PCLinus KDE distro that I have.
HairyMcbiker
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Re: BIOS setup not there anymore

open a terminal
get root
<text editor> /boot/grub/grub.cfg
e.g. for me
sudo pluma /boot/grub/grub.cfg
or install super-boot-manager and choose the grub setup.
I think if you press a key at startup then grub will display a menu, but been a long time since I used grub.
PeeGee
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Re: BIOS setup not there anymore

Quote from: morgan2476
My MB is an Asrock.

Don't have happy memories of asrock MBs, but it may have been a bad batch (of 60!).
Have you tried repeatedly tapping del/f2 (or is it ESC?) from power-on - I have had to do that on a number of occasions as the "window" time depended on the processor speed Shocked Sometimes it took 3 or 4 restarts to hit the window Roll_eyes Alternatively, does the BIOS accept F12 to enter the boot device selection?
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ejs
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Re: BIOS setup not there anymore

If you're choosing reboot, try shutting down and powering off instead.
morgan2476
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Re: BIOS setup not there anymore

Problem Solved. I reset the bios.