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<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-10/6/2012, referencing rEFInd 0.4.6</p>
+11/7/2012, referencing rEFInd 0.4.7</p>
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<li>Rename the configuration file by typing <tt><b>mv refind.conf-sample refind.conf</b></tt>. Consult the <a href="configfile.html">Editing the rEFInd Configuration File</a> page for information on how to adjust your options.</li>
+<p class="sidebar"><b>Weird:</b> I've received one report about a Lenovo computer that works only if rEFInd is installed using the name (<tt>-L</tt> parameter) <tt>Windows Boot Manager</tt> and the existing Windows boot loader, if present, is renamed.</p>
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<a name="efibootmgr">
<li>On a UEFI-based system, type <tt><b>efibootmgr -c -l \\EFI\\refind\\refind_x64.efi -L rEFInd</b></tt> to add rEFInd to your EFI's list of available boot loaders, which it stores in NVRAM. (Adjust the path to the binary as required if you install somewhere else.) You may need to install this program on some systems; it's a standard part of most distributions' repositories.</li>
</a>
<p>When you reboot, rEFInd should come up. With any luck, it will detect your old boot loader as an option, if one was installed before.</p>
+<p>If your computer seems to insist on booting an EFI boot loader called <tt>EFI/Microsoft/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi</tt>, be aware that it might not actually be looking for that filename, but for a boot manager with the EFI description <tt>Microsoft Boot Manager</tt>. Changing the description of the "real" <tt>EFI/Microsoft/BOOT/bootmgfw.efi</tt> using <tt>efibootmgr</tt> and then giving rEFInd that description, even when rEFInd is installed in a more conventional location, may work. I've received a report that at least one Lenovo model has this peculiar affliction.</p>
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<a name="upgrading">
<h2>Upgrading rEFInd</h2>
</a>
<h2>Fixing a Sluggish Macintosh Boot</h2>
</a>
-<p>I've received a few reports of a sluggish boot process (a delay of about 30 seconds before starting rEFInd) on some Macs after installing rEFInd. I've been unable to replicate this problem myself, and its true cause remains mysterious to me. I have found <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12256273&postcount=200">a Web forum post</a> describing a possible fix. Be aware, though, that this procedure involves using the <tt>efibootmgr</tt> utility on Macs, which has been known to damage the firmware on some Macs. Other reports indicate that this problem has been fixed with recent kernels. Thus, I present this information cautiously and with a strong "use at your own risk" warning. If you care to proceed, I recommend you update your Linux kernel to the latest possible and then proceed as follows:</p>
+<p>I've received a few reports of a sluggish boot process (a delay of about 30 seconds before starting rEFInd) on some Macs after installing rEFInd. I've been unable to replicate this problem myself, and its true cause remains mysterious to me. I have found <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=12256273&postcount=200">a Web forum post</a> describing a possible fix. Be aware, though, that this procedure involves using the <tt>efibootmgr</tt> utility on Macs, which has been known to damage the firmware on some Macs. Other reports indicate that this problem has been fixed with 3.3.0 and later kernels. Thus, I present this information cautiously and with a strong "use at your own risk" warning. If you care to proceed, I recommend you update your Linux kernel to the latest possible version and then proceed as follows:</p>
<ol>
<li>Boot into Linux.</li>
-<li>Type <tt class="userinput">efibootmgr</tt> as <tt>root</tt> to obtain a list of your boot loader entries. Each entry is preceded by a boot number, as in <tt>Boot0003</tt> or <tt>Boot0027</tt>.</li>
+<li>Type <tt class="userinput">efibootmgr</tt> as <tt>root</tt> to obtain a list of your boot loader entries. Each entry includes a boot number, as in <tt>Boot0003</tt> or <tt>Boot0027</tt>.</li>
<li>Remove all of the boot loader entries <i>except</i> rEFInd's by using <tt>efibootmgr</tt>'s <tt>-b <tt class="variable">bootnum</tt></tt> option to specify the boot entry and <tt>-B</tt> to delete it. For instance, typing <tt class="userinput">efibootmgr -b 0027 -B</tt> as <tt>root</tt> deletes boot entry <tt>Boot0027</tt>. Issue a separate <tt>efibootmgr</tt> command for each boot entry.</li>