More like keep hitting f2 furiously
More like keep hitting f2 furiously
More like keep hitting f2 furiously
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 — 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.
Might still be useful for when you configured fast booting on your hardware. Stuff like that usually doesn't leave enough time for you to manually hit the hotkey during boot.
Usually I just hold down the esc key when I start my PC. I have an nvme ssd in mine and it boots quick.
Is there anything systemd can't do?!
It can’t make gentoo users like it 😭