-0.8.1 (5/??/2014):
+0.8.1 (5/15/2014):
------------------
- Fixed bug that could cause rEFInd to fail to detect boot loaders stored
- Improved centering of legacy boot option descriptions on some systems'
screens.
-- Fixed bug that could cause a BIOS-mode boot to launch an inappropriate
+- Fixed bug that could cause a BIOS-mode boot to boot from an inappropriate
device if that device had an innately high boot priority (as set by the
firmware).
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>\r
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<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:\r
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>\r
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>\r
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<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
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<p>Originally written: 4/19/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
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<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
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<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
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<ul>
<li><b><a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.0/refind-bin-0.8.0.zip/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.1/refind-bin-0.8.1.zip/download">A
binary zip file</a></b>—Download this if you want to install
rEFInd and/or its filesystem drivers on an <i>x</i>86 or <i>x</i>86-64
computer and have no need to test rEFInd first by booting it on an
href="installing.html">Installing rEFInd</a> page. Some users of Arch
Linux have reported problems booting some specific Arch Linux kernels
with rEFInd and some other tools. For them, a <a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.0/refind-bin-gnuefi-0.8.0.zip/download">variant
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.1/refind-bin-gnuefi-0.8.1.zip/download">variant
package</a> exists in which the <i>x</i>86-64 binary was compiled with
GNU-EFI rather than the usual TianoCore EDK2. This change helps some
users with this problem.</li>
<li><b><a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.0/refind-0.8.0-1.x86_64.rpm/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.1/refind-0.8.1-1.x86_64.rpm/download">A
binary RPM file</a></b>—If you use an RPM-based <i>x</i>86-64
Linux system such as Fedora or openSUSE, you can install the binary RPM
package rather than use the binary zip file. (I don't provide an
rEFInd</a> page) as part of the installation process. Distribution
maintainers can examine the <tt>refind.spec</tt> file in the source
package and tweak it to their needs. The <a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.0/refind-0.8.0-1.src.rpm/download">source
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.1/refind-0.8.1-1.src.rpm/download">source
RPM file</a> might or might not build on your system as-is; it relies
on assumptions about the locations of the GNU-EFI development
files.</li>
<li><b><a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.0/refind_0.8.0-1_amd64.deb/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.1/refind_0.8.1-1_amd64.deb/download">A
binary Debian package</a></b>—If you use an <i>x</i>86-64 version
of Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, or another Debian-based distribution, you can
install from this package, which was converted from the binary RPM
<p class="sidebar"><b>Note:</b> At the moment, neither the bootable CD-R image file nor the bootable USB flash drive image file supports booting with Secure Boot active. The x86-64 version of the <a href="http://en.altlinux.org/Rescue">ALT Linux Rescue disc</a> uses a Secure Boot-enabled rEFInd, though, so you may find that useful in some situations.</p>
<li><b><a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.0/refind-cd-0.8.0.zip/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.1/refind-cd-0.8.1.zip/download">A
CD-R image file</a></b>—This download contains the same files as
the binary zip file, but you can burn it to a CD-R to test rEFInd
(and its filesystem drivers) without installing it first. (It boots on
computer.</p>
<li><b><a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.0/refind-flashdrive-0.8.0.zip/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.1/refind-flashdrive-0.8.1.zip/download">A
USB flash drive image file</a></b>—Although you can create
your own rEFInd USB flash drive, you may find it easier to download
this version and copy it to your USB drive with <tt>dd</tt> or some
other low-level disk copying utility.</li>
<li><b><a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.0/refind-src-0.8.0.zip/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.8.1/refind-src-0.8.1.zip/download">A
source code zip file</a></b>—This is useful if you want to compile
the software locally. Note that I use Linux with the <a
href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/tianocore/">TianoCore EFI
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
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<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
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<p>Beginning with version 0.6.2, I've included RPM and Debian package files for rEFInd. If you have a working RPM-based or Debian-based Linux installation that boots in EFI mode, using one of these files is likely to be the easiest way to install rEFInd: You need only download the file and issue an appropriate installation command. In some cases, double-clicking the package in your file manager will install it. If that doesn't work, a command like the following will install the RPM on an RPM-based system:</p>
-<pre class="listing"># <tt class="userinput">rpm -Uvh refind-0.7.8-1.x86_64.rpm</tt></pre>
+<pre class="listing"># <tt class="userinput">rpm -Uvh refind-0.8.1-1.x86_64.rpm</tt></pre>
<p>On a Debian-based system, the equivalent command is:</p>
-<pre class="listing"># <tt class="userinput">dpkg -i refind_0.7.8-1_amd64.deb</tt></pre>
+<pre class="listing"># <tt class="userinput">dpkg -i refind_0.8.1-1_amd64.deb</tt></pre>
<p>Either command produces output similar to that described for <a href="#installsh">using the <tt>install.sh</tt> script,</a> so you can check it for error messages and other signs of trouble. The package file installs rEFInd and registers it with the EFI to be the default boot loader. The script that runs as part of the installation process tries to determine if you're using Secure Boot, and if so it will try to configure rEFInd to launch using shim; however, this won't work correctly on all systems. Ubuntu 12.10 users who are booting with Secure Boot active should be wary, since the resulting installation will probably try to use Ubuntu's version of shim, which won't work correctly with rEFInd.</p>
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 3/19/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
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<p class="subhead">by Roderick W. Smith, <a
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
-<p>Last Web page update: 5/4/2014</p>
+<p>Last Web page update: 5/15/2014</p>
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<ul>
+<li><b>0.8.1 (5/15/2014)</b>—The biggest code change in this version is that rEFInd's UEFI-style BIOS-mode boot code now works when rEFInd is built with GNU-EFI as well as when built with Tianocore. This change won't affect users of my binary builds, which have long been made with Tianocore, but if your distribution builds rEFInd with GNU-EFI, it might interest you. Some user-noticeable bug fixes include a fix to a bug that could cause rEFInd to omit boot loaders on a partition's root directory, a fix to a bug that caused <tt>.VolumeIcon.icns</tt> to take a higher-than-intended precedence on OS X boot volumes, a fix to a bug that could cause a BIOS-mode boot from the wrong device in UEFI mode, and improved centering of BIOS-mode boot descriptions on the screen. Other changes include two new optional bitmap fonts (Ubuntu Mono and Nimbus Mono), omission of messages about scanning of boot loaders when <tt>scan_delay</tt> is set to <tt>1</tt>, a change to the search order for icons (PNG files now override ICNS files), and a conversion of all the icons in the icons directory from ICNS to PNG format. Note that this last change may necessitate changing manual boot stanzas if you refer to icons in the default icon directory, depending on how you upgrade rEFInd.</li>
+
<li><b>0.8.0 (5/4/2014)</b>—The biggest changes with this version relate to BIOS/CSM/legacy support, particularly on UEFI-based PCs. This version can now boot from the second (or later) hard disk on such computers, and is more likely to be able to cope with removable disks. On both Macs and PCs, you can also now use <tt>dont_scan_volumes</tt> to remove a legacy-boot option from the boot list, so long as it has a unique name (as shown in rEFInd's main menu when you highlight the option). This version also introduces the ability to use partition names and partition GUIDs to refer to devices (in <tt>dont_scan_volumes</tt>, displayed in the rEFInd menu, and so on). Note that partition names are stored in GPT data structures. These are different from filesystem names, which are stored in filesystem data structures. rEFInd now limits the length of the firmware identity string shown in the "About" screen, to prevent problems with the string overrunning the space available on an 800x600 display. Finally, I've fixed a memory-allocation bug that caused error message displays on some systems when re-scanning boot loaders. This bug might conceivably have caused some systems to hang when re-scanning, too.</li>
<li><b>0.7.9 (4/20/2014)</b>—This version includes a number of bug fixes: <tt>install.sh</tt> no longer displays error messages if the <tt>dmraid</tt> utility isn't available; the HFS+ driver now reports a correct volume name; filesystem driver bugs that could cause lockups have been fixed; a redundant "utility" in the MOK utility's description has been removed; and an (as-yet untested) attempt to fix a continuous-rescanning problem after ejecting a disc on some computers has been implemented. In addition, rEFInd now removes redundant kernel entries on Ubuntu systems to keep the menu uncluttered and a new <tt>gdisk</tt> option has been added to the <tt>showtools</tt> item. (An EFI version of my <a href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/"><tt>gdisk</tt></a> utility can be built with the help of the <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/uefigptfdisk/?source=directory">UEFI GPT fdisk</a> library.)</li>
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 11/13/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
<p>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!</p>
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 4/19/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/5/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
<p>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!</p>
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
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the <tt>--ownhfs</tt> installation option may also help in some
cases.</li>
+ <li>If you activate BIOS-mode support on UEFI-based PCs, you may find
+ multiple copies of the BIOS-mode loaders added to your firmware's
+ boot manager. Only one copy shows up in rEFInd, though.</li>
+
</ul></li> <!-- Known bugs -->
<li><b>New features I'd like to add:</b>
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-5/4/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.0</p>
+5/15/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.8.1</p>
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/** Helper macro for stringification. */
#define FSW_EFI_STRINGIFY(x) #x
/** Expands to the EFI driver name given the file system type name. */
-#define FSW_EFI_DRIVER_NAME(t) L"rEFInd 0.8.0 " FSW_EFI_STRINGIFY(t) L" File System Driver"
+#define FSW_EFI_DRIVER_NAME(t) L"rEFInd 0.8.1 " FSW_EFI_STRINGIFY(t) L" File System Driver"
// function prototypes
*/
/* Changes copyright (c) 2013 Roderick W. Smith */
-#define VERSION L"0.8.0"
+#define VERSION L"0.8.1"
//
// config
Summary: EFI boot manager software
Name: refind
-Version: 0.8.0
+Version: 0.8.1
Release: 1%{?dist}
Summary: EFI boot manager software
License: GPLv3
# wiping out the just-updated files.
%changelog
+* Thu May 15 2014 R Smith <rodsmith@rodsbooks.com> - 0.8.1
+- Updated spec file for 0.8.0
* Sun May 4 2014 R Smith <rodsmith@rodsbooks.com> - 0.8.0
- Updated spec file for 0.8.0
* Sun Apr 20 2014 R Smith <rodsmith@rodsbooks.com> - 0.7.9
if (AboutMenu.EntryCount == 0) {
AboutMenu.TitleImage = BuiltinIcon(BUILTIN_ICON_FUNC_ABOUT);
- AddMenuInfoLine(&AboutMenu, L"rEFInd Version 0.8.0.7");
+ AddMenuInfoLine(&AboutMenu, L"rEFInd Version 0.8.1");
AddMenuInfoLine(&AboutMenu, L"");
AddMenuInfoLine(&AboutMenu, L"Copyright (c) 2006-2010 Christoph Pfisterer");
AddMenuInfoLine(&AboutMenu, L"Copyright (c) 2012-2014 Roderick W. Smith");