2015-01-01, 23:25
(2015-01-01, 23:15)Steve325 Wrote: Hi everyone, I just purchased a chromebox and opted to do the standalone install. I downloaded ubuntu and was just about to install it. I was at the point where I had to press esc within 5 seconds or it will boot to the hard disk. Well, I was using my wireless keyboard and I guess it didn't pick up on me pressing ESC. Now I'm stuck where it is immediately booting to the hard disk and I can't do anything about it. I've tried to shut it down and restart over and over thinking that I might be able to press ESC faster than it boots up, but apparently not.
What are my options at this point? I'd really love to get this going!
*I am using a USB keyboard now, not the wireless one
from the wiki:
Quote:On the SeaBIOS boot screen, some users may have issues bringing up the boot menu: either the 'Press ESC for boot menu' text never appears, or it appears, but pressing [ESC] doesn't do anything; both result in the box trying (and failing) to boot the internal hard drive.
* If you see the 'Press ESC for boot menu' text but pressing it doesn't work, then the issue is your keyboard, so try using a different one.
* If you don't see the 'Press ESC for boot menu' text, then the issue is with your boot media, so try using a different USB flash drive.
