Re: [Trisquel-users] Installing operating system without bios

[dguthrie]

It sounds like it isn't booting at all. Are you saying you can't access the  
settings? Or does it still boot from the HDD?
BIOS is what initialises the hardware. If it is broken then the computer will  
not boot at all (as you have found). If you absolutely cannot boot at all  
(the BIOS is corrupted or something) then you either send it to the  
manufacturer or see if Coreboot supports your particular model (which is  
better and faster than factory BIOS).
Trisquel doesn't do magic. There's no OS without working BIOS.