Will Mengarini composed on 2024-09-15 16:12 (UTC-0700): > I am trying to install Debian on a new prebuilt, but when I > boot and press <F2>, the screen is garbled. Windows later > figures it out, but by that time it's too late to tell the > BIOS to boot from a USB stick on which I've installed netinst.
> The mobo is a Gigabyte B450M DS3H WIFI (rev 1.5), manual at > <https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450M-DS3H-WIFI-rev-15#kf>. > I can see some letters on the garbled screen, but have not > yet been able to figure out how to get to the boot order. > So, either of 2 things might help me: > (1) The complete key sequence at the BIOS screen (or its <F1> > help screen) to tell the mobo to boot from the USB stick first. > (2) Some way to boot that stick or its > contents directly from inside Windows. F12 should get you the Gigabyte BBS menu. If you have no connected Windows disk, you should either get the USB boot menu, or into BIOS setup. If the GPU is on a discrete card and the motherboard provides an iGPU, take the discrete card out until boot priorities are as you wish. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata
