Mac Pro - Holding option doesn't display startup manager

I have a late 2008 Mac Pro, Ive been running OSX 10.8.5 and Mavericks (on separate partitions). Now out of nowhere holding down option doesn't bring up my startup manager. I can access both OS's by changing the startup disk in system preferences, but I'd love to get the startup manager fixed.
I have tried reseting the SMC (by unplugging it for like a minute) and resetting the PRAM/ NVRAM by holding down Command + Option + R + P; however resting the PRAM doesn't seem to be working. The startup chime happens once and then after about thirty seconds it boots into the recovery partition.
Thanks in advance!

I had this problem with my 2009 Mac Pro with OS X Yosemite. The problem was fixed for me after removing two of my ram sticks, resetting the PRAM three times in a row (wait to hear chime, then wait for restart, do this three times) and booting up. There are some additional firmware settings that are reset when you remove ram. I replaced the ram, and now my startup disk menu always appears. Googling "how to reset firmware password on mac pro" will give you solutions that also solve the missing startup manager problem. Best of luck to you!

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