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Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update: -5/25/2012, referencing rEFInd 0.4.1
+11/6/2012, referencing rEFInd 0.4.7I'm a technical writer and consultant specializing in Linux technologies. This Web page is provided free of charge and with no annoying outside ads; however, I did take time to prepare it, and Web hosting does cost money. If you find this Web page useful, please consider making a small donation to help keep this site up and running. Thanks!
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ WARNING: If you have an Advanced Format disk, *DO NOT* attempt to check the 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. @@ -187,6 +192,12 @@ Installation has completed successfully. --info to check your installation status; this combination has been reported to cause disk corruption on some Macs! +In any event, you should peruse the script's output to ensure that everything looks OK. install.sh 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.
@@ -316,6 +327,12 @@ $ ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi unless you're certain you do not have an Advanced Format hard disk. +When you reboot, your Mac should bring up the rEFInd menu, and should continue to do so thereafter. If you make changes that break this association, you can re-run the bless command (if necessary, restoring the rEFInd files first). This might be necessary after installing system updates from Apple or if you upgrade rEFInd to a newer version.
@@ -434,11 +451,15 @@ $ ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abiI've seen links to other versions of these tools from time to time on the Web, so if you try one of these programs and it crashes or behaves strangely, try performing a Web search; you may turn up something that works better for you than the one to which I've linked.
+ +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 Web forum post describing a possible fix. Be aware, though, that this procedure involves using the efibootmgr 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:
+ +copyright © 2012 by Roderick W. Smith