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<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-5/20/2012, referencing rEFInd 0.4.0</p>
+8/12/2012, referencing rEFInd 0.4.5</p>
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bless status with 'bless --info', since this is known to cause disk corruption
on some systems!!
+NOTE: If you want to boot an OS via BIOS emulation (such as Windows or some
+Linux installations), you *MUST* edit the ///EFI/refind/refind.conf
+file's 'scanfor' line to include the 'hdbios' option, and perhaps
+'biosexternal' and 'cd', as well.
+
Installation has completed successfully.</pre>
href="https://sourceforge.net/p/refind/discussion/general/thread/5c7d0195/">this
forum thread</a> for a discussion of the topic.</li>
+<li>If you're replacing rEFIt with rEFInd on a Mac, there's a chance that
+ <tt>install.sh</tt> will warn you about the presence of a file called
+ <tt>/Library/StartupItems/rEFItBlesser</tt> and ask if you want to
+ delete the file. This file is designed to keep rEFIt set as the boot
+ manager by automatically re-blessing it if the default boot manager
+ changes. This is obviously undesirable if you install rEFInd as your
+ primary boot manager, so it's generally best to remove this file. If
+ you prefer to keep your options open, you can answer <tt
+ class="userinput">N</tt> when <tt>install.sh</tt> asks if you want to
+ delete rEFItBlesser, and instead manually copy it elsewhere. If you
+ subsequently decide to go back to using rEFIt as your primary boot
+ manager, you can restore rEFItBlesser to its place.</li>
+
<li>If you're using OS X and an Advanced Format disk, heed the warning that
<tt>install.sh</tt> displays and <i><b>do not</b></i> use <tt>bless
--info</tt> to check your installation status; this combination has
been reported to cause disk corruption on some Macs!</li>
+<li>If you intend to boot BIOS-based OSes, such as most Windows
+ installations and some Linux installations, you <i>must</i> edit the
+ <tt>refind.conf</tt> file, as noted near the end of the installation
+ script's output. (Note that rEFInd can only boot such OSes on Macs at
+ the moment.)</li>
+
</ul>
<p>In any event, you should peruse the script's output to ensure that everything looks OK. <tt>install.sh</tt> displays error messages when it encounters errors, such as if the ESP is mounted read-only or if you run out of disk space. You may need to correct such problems manually and re-run the script. In some cases you may need to fall back on manual installation, which gives you better control over details such as which partition to use for installation.</p>
<ul>
-<li><b><a href="http://tianocore.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=tianocore/edk2;a=blob_plain;f=EdkShellBinPkg/FullShell/X64/Shell_Full.efi;hb=HEAD">shell.efi</a></b>—This
+<li><b><a
+ href="http://tianocore.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=tianocore/edk2;a=blob_plain;f=EdkShellBinPkg/FullShell/X64/Shell_Full.efi;hb=HEAD">shell.efi</a></b>—This
file, placed in the ESP's <tt>efi/tools</tt> directory, adds the
ability to launch a text-mode EFI shell from rEFInd. Note that the
download link is to a 64-bit binary that must be renamed before rEFInd
- will recognize it.</li>
+ will recognize it. Additional shell download links appear on the <a
+ href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#UEFI_Shell_download_links">Arch
+ Linux wiki,</a> and on other sites; try a Web search if the shell you
+ find doesn't work to your satisfaction.</li>
<li><b>gptsync.efi</b>—This program creates a <a
href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/hybrid.html">hybrid MBR</a> from