Thanks for all that, Alan. So, concretely, let's take for instance the >> Compaq machine which I successfully converted from Windows 8 to Ubuntu >> 12.10 using a USB stick. Given that F2 no longer works, and that the >> Windows 8 machinery for getting into UEFI us no longer there, how in fact >> would I get into UEFI on that machine if for some reason I needed to? The >> answer is, install Boot-Repair from repositories: >> https://help.ubuntu.com/**community/Boot-Repair<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair> >> >> I don't understand this whole 'F2 no longer works' thing. Bios was > accessed through a wide array of keys depending on who made the machine. > Del, CTRL+S, F1, F2, CTRL+ESC and the list goes on. Surely UEFI is accessed > in exactly the same manner isn't it? >
I'm geting lost on this "F2 no longer works" as well. Did F2 work when Windows 8 was on it? If it did, what did it show? Anything to do with UEFI/Secure Boot? -- Regards, Andy
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