From: srs5694 Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:29:17 +0000 (-0400) Subject: rEFInd version 0.7.9 release. X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/refind/commitdiff_plain/0d4453f9c0401fd1e434e3dab4185627585a9c6b rEFInd version 0.7.9 release. --- diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt index b622b4b..a215802 100644 --- a/NEWS.txt +++ b/NEWS.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -0.7.9 (?/??/2014): +0.7.9 (4/20/2014): ------------------ - Attempt to fix rEFInd perpetually re-scanning after ejecting a disc on diff --git a/docs/refind/bootmode.html b/docs/refind/bootmode.html index 2ea3a3d..fcea3df 100644 --- a/docs/refind/bootmode.html +++ b/docs/refind/bootmode.html @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com

Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update: -3/9/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.7.8

+4/20/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.7.9

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diff --git a/docs/refind/configfile.html b/docs/refind/configfile.html index 95f2cb0..47e1661 100644 --- a/docs/refind/configfile.html +++ b/docs/refind/configfile.html @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com

Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update: -3/9/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.7.8

+4/20/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.7.9

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@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ timeout 20 scan_all_linux_kernels none or 0 - When set, causes rEFInd to add Linux kernels (files with names that begin with vmlinuz or bzImage) to the list of EFI boot loaders, even if they lack .efi filename extensions. The hope is that this will simplify use of rEFInd on distributions that provide kernels with EFI stub loader support but that don't give those kernels names that end in .efi. Of course, the kernels must still be stored on a filesystem that rEFInd can read, and in a directory that it scans. (Drivers and the also_scan_dirs options can help with those issues.) Note that this option can cause unwanted files to be improperly detected and given loader tags, such as older kernels without EFI stub loader support. Versions of rEFInd prior to 0.5.0 left this option commented out in the refind.conf-sample file, but as of version 0.5.0, this option is enabled in the default configuration file. The program default remains to not scan for such kernels, though, so you can delete or uncomment this option to keep them from appearing in your boot menu. Passing any option but 0 causes scans for all kernels to occur; passing a 0 causes these kernels to not be scanned. (This could be useful if you want to override a setting of scan_all_linux_kernels in an included secondary configuration file.) + When set, causes rEFInd to add Linux kernels (files with names that begin with vmlinuz or bzImage) to the list of EFI boot loaders, even if they lack .efi filename extensions. This simplifies use of rEFInd on most Linux distributions, which usually provide kernels with EFI stub loader support but don't give those kernels names that end in .efi. Of course, the kernels must still be stored on a filesystem that rEFInd can read, and in a directory that it scans. (Drivers and the also_scan_dirs options can help with those issues.) As of version 0.5.0, this option is enabled in the default configuration file. The program default remains to not scan for such kernels, though, so you can delete or uncomment this option to keep them from appearing in your boot menu. Passing any option but 0 causes scans for all kernels to occur; passing a 0 causes these kernels to not be scanned. (This could be useful if you want to override a setting of scan_all_linux_kernels in an included secondary configuration file.) max_tags diff --git a/docs/refind/drivers.html b/docs/refind/drivers.html index a188e18..d406ebd 100644 --- a/docs/refind/drivers.html +++ b/docs/refind/drivers.html @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com

Originally written: 4/19/2012; last Web page update: -3/9/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.7.8

+4/20/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.7.9

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@@ -207,36 +207,36 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com

href="https://github.com/falstaff84/rEFInd">modified the rEFIt/rEFInd ext2fs driver so that it could handle ext4fs. I'm including this as a separate driver from the ext2fs driver, although the ext4fs version - can handle ext2fs and ext3fs, too. (I may eventually retire the - original ext2fs driver, but I want to be conservative about this in - case there's an undiscovered problem with the new driver.) This driver - has some limitations. Most notably, for various reasons it maxes out at - 16TiB and won't mount any ext4 filesystem that's larger than this. As - of version 0.6.1, this driver supports the meta_bg feature, - which can also be used on ext2fs and ext3fs. Thus, it can handle some - ext2fs and ext3fs partitions that the ext2fs driver can't handle. You - can learn about your ext2/3/4 filesystem features by typing /boot partition and ext4fs on your root (/) + partition, to have the EFI scan only the former. This driver has some + limitations. Most notably, for various reasons it maxes out at 16TiB + and won't mount any ext4 filesystem that's larger than this. As of + version 0.6.1, this driver supports the meta_bg feature, which + can also be used on ext2fs and ext3fs. Thus, it can handle some ext2fs + and ext3fs partitions that the ext2fs driver can't handle. You can + learn about your ext2/3/4 filesystem features by typing dumpe2fs /dev/sda2 | grep features, changing /dev/sda2 to your filesystem's device.
  • Btrfs—Samuel Liao contributed this driver, which is based on the rEFIt/rEFInd driver framework and algorithms from the GRUB - 2.0 Btrfs driver. As of rEFInd 0.7.0, this driver is new and should be - considered experimental. I've tested this driver with a simple - one-partition filesystem and with a filesystem that spans two physical - devices (although I've made no attempt to ensure that the driver can - actually read files written to both devices). Lamuel Liao has used the - driver with a compressed Btrfs volume. The driver will handle - subvolumes, but you may need to add kernel options if you're booting a - Linux kernel directly from a filesystem that uses subvolumes. For - instance, on a test installation of Ubuntu 14.04 alpha on such a - system, I needed to set also_scan_dirs + @/boot in - refind.conf and add rootflags=subvol=@ to the kernel - options in my refind_linux.conf file. Without the first of - these options, rEFInd could not locate my kernel; and without the - second, the boot failed with a message to the effect that the initial - RAM disk could not find /sbin/init.
    • + 2.0 Btrfs driver. I've tested this driver with a simple one-partition + filesystem and with a filesystem that spans two physical devices + (although I've made no attempt to ensure that the driver can actually + read files written to both devices). Lamuel Liao has used the driver + with a compressed Btrfs volume. The driver will handle subvolumes, but + you may need to add kernel options if you're booting a Linux kernel + directly from a filesystem that uses subvolumes. For instance, on a + test installation of Ubuntu 14.04 alpha on such a system, I needed to + set also_scan_dirs + @/boot in refind.conf and add + rootflags=subvol=@ to the kernel options in my + refind_linux.conf file. Without the first of these options, + rEFInd could not locate my kernel; and without the second, the boot + failed with a message to the effect that the initial RAM disk could not + find /sbin/init.
  • ISO-9660—This driver originated with rEFIt's author, but he never released a final version. Its code was improved by Oracle for diff --git a/docs/refind/features.html b/docs/refind/features.html index 30e3258..fb2fc79 100644 --- a/docs/refind/features.html +++ b/docs/refind/features.html @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com

    Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update: -3/9/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.7.8

    +4/20/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.7.9

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    diff --git a/docs/refind/getting.html b/docs/refind/getting.html index 1741138..a61c288 100644 --- a/docs/refind/getting.html +++ b/docs/refind/getting.html @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com

    Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update: -3/9/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.7.8

    +4/20/2014, referencing rEFInd 0.7.9

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    @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com