DISCLAIMER:
I do not know if this is strictly a BIOS question.
I do not know if this is a newbie question.
BACKGROUND:
I own a desktop with a GIGABYTE motherboard and AWARD BIOS. The HDD started with Windows 7. I decided to delete the dedicated Windows 7 OS and replace the OS with LMDE 2012 64-bit xfce.
PROBLEM:
When I press F12 during start up to manually choose the boot order in the BIOS the keyboard and mouse become disabled and I am unable to choose and option. So I end up reseting the computer. So I instead just set the boot order in the menu when I press F9 instead and the computer ends up choosing the CD/DVD option automatically when I install a LIVE Linux DVD. (DVDs are the only mediums I use for Linux distro isos)
QUESTION:
Does anyone on this forum know how to fix the problem I have with the keyboard and mouse when I press F12 on startup?
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Are they wireless mouse & keyboard by chance? I had this issue with Debian. Had to use a wired keyboard and mouse to get through the install.
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No, the mouse and keyboard are wired and usb.
I noticed on the desktop the old input plugs for mouse and keyboard.
Thanks for the response.
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I noticed on the desktop the old input plugs for mouse and keyboard.
Thanks for the response.
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Motherboard model and specs will help..animaguy wrote:...I own a desktop with a GIGABYTE motherboard and AWARD BIOS
Award bios, general -- your query
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=454961
- How are the hard drivers connected, do you have an MBR on the first bootaabe drive/1st partition..
- and the boot order, do you put CD first or do you start with the hard drives (device that will have the OS installed into..)
- Sata or Pata drives ?
- Any devices you don't need, such as a floppy scan on boot ?
--is it an EFI motherboard: that raises the odds of something not working well..
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Is that the menu to choose from drives? You can set that up in the BIOS itself, you know?animaguy wrote:When I press F12 during start up to manually choose the boot order in the BIOS
Or is the boot drive chosen and just can't find your Linux/GRUB?the keyboard and mouse become disabled and I am unable to choose and option. So I end up reseting the computer. So I instead just set the boot order in the menu when I press F9 instead
Try http://www.supergrubdisk.org/super-grub2-disk/
BIOS Boot Question
I found the solution to the problem.
The bios has a setting for the mouse and keyboard under Integrated Peripherals.
To activate enable the mouse and keyboard.
Thanks for the help.
The bios has a setting for the mouse and keyboard under Integrated Peripherals.
To activate enable the mouse and keyboard.
Thanks for the help.