I'd like to talk about the secret third option, escape.
this post was submitted on 21 May 2025
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On my system, I can just run
$ sudo systemctl reboot --firmware-setup
And it'll take the system to the BIOS.
From the systemctl(1) man page:
--firmware-setup
When used with the reboot, poweroff, or halt
command, indicate to the system's firmware to
reboot into the firmware setup interface for the
next boot. Note that this functionality is not
available on all systems.
Added in version 220.
--boot-loader-menu=timeout
When used with the reboot, poweroff, or halt
command, indicate to the system's boot loader to
show the boot loader menu on the following boot.
Takes a time value as parameter โ indicating the
menu timeout. Pass zero in order to disable the
menu timeout. Note that not all boot loaders
support this functionality.
Added in version 242.But that requires me to boot into an os first. I do use it but if it's off then it feels redundant.
Is there anything systemd can't do?!
Me pressing Del like Im Rowan Atkinson at the 2012 Olympics
I've been buying Gigabyte and pressing "DEL" since 1998.
It's insane that there is no accepted UX standard for this.
The keys should be standard and work if just held down.
I dont know enough about electronics to say for certain but I think Holding down the key doesn't work from a technical standpoint. If you press it down before the relevant stage of the boot process is running there might not actually run any code to even detect the key press. And holding down a key doesn't continuously send new keypresses. Only "key down" and "key released".
But 100% agree on the standardised key. And it should be something that ia on every keyboard and not behind an alternative funktion! No alt/shift/fn. Just make it enter or something!
If you press it down before the relevant stage of the boot process is running there might not actually run any code to even detect the key press.
I think I have seen it work on several machines, but stopped doing it because often it does not
Keyboards don't run like that. The keyboard itself does not know when a key is pressed. They poll the keys and send a message when they find one that is depressed
nah this is how ps2 works
PS2 is hardly used in consumer products these days.
aren't most internal laptop keyboards ps2?
yep, on ps2 keyboards this is the case
Actually, holding down the key does work!
work if just held down
They do!
On some machines.
With sequel "The Escape or F12โ coming to theaters Fall 2025.
I have one that uses f8.
Would have been nice if they could have standardized this like 30 years ago. Or at least just label the key.
On unfamiliar machines, I just faceroll over the function keys hoping to hit the right one..
ALL the keys, not just BIOS. PXE, hardware test, all of it. And a button to pause at the screen listing them all.
Thinkpads use Enter for some reason. My laptop uses Escape.
Mine uses F8 for the boot picker
Plot twist: It was INS the whole time.
Why can't they make a universal freakin' dedicated button to enter UEFI?
Lenovos have those, but it's not very obvious.
Best I can do is Alexa button.
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Me pressing F1, F2, DEL, Enter, ... to be sure.
FU Dell BIOS and your F11 b/s.
You know you can just hold the button down right?
Sometimes it doesn't work though. If you start to hold the enter-the-uefi-setup button too early it might not do anything. And mashing the keys sometimes don't work either.
This shit gives me headaches sometimes. ESPECIALLY WHEN FUCKING WINDOWS STARTS TO BOOT UP.
WHAT
This Trick took better timing and more skill than all the rest of the movies combined.
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