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href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-5/15/2012, referencing rEFInd 0.3.5
+6/3/2012, referencing rEFInd 0.4.2
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-- A
+
- A
source code zip file—This is useful if you want to
compile the software locally. Note that I use Linux with the GNU-EFI development
- tools. rEFIt used an Intel/Microsoft toolchain. Backporting rEFInd to
- that toolchain is theoretically possible, but I've not attempted
- it.
+ tools to build the main rEFInd binary, and Linux with the TianoCore
+ development kit for the drivers. rEFIt used an Intel/Microsoft
+ toolchain. Backporting rEFInd to that toolchain is theoretically
+ possible, but I've not attempted it.
- A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.4.2/refind-bin-0.4.2.zip/download">A
binary zip file—Download this if you want to install
- rEFInd on an x86 or x86-64 computer and have no need to
- test rEFInd first by booting it on an optical disc. This zip file
- package includes both x86 (aka IA32) and x86-64 (aka
- x64, AMD64, or EM64T) versions of rEFInd. Which you install
- depends on your architecture, as described on the x86 or x86-64
+ computer and have no need to test rEFInd first by booting it on an
+ optical disc. This zip file package includes both x86 (aka IA32)
+ and x86-64 (aka x64, AMD64, or EM64T) versions of rEFInd.
+ Which you install depends on your architecture, as described on the Installing rEFInd page.
- A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.4.2/refind-cd-0.4.2.zip/download">A
CD-R image file—This download contains the same files as
- the zip file, but you can burn it to a CD-R to test rEFInd without
- installing it first. (It boots on UEFI PCs, but fails on some older
- Macs.) If you like it, you can then copy the files from the CD-R to
- your hard disk. The files are named in such a way that the disc should
- boot on either 64-bit (x86-64) or 32-bit (x86) EFI
- computers. Note that there's a bug that causes rEFInd to complain about
- invalid parameters while scanning various directories. You can safely
- ignore this message, but you'll need to press a key to dismiss it. I've
- included an open source EFI shell program on this disc that's not
- included in the binary zip file, so that you can access an EFI shell
- from a bootable disc even if you don't have an EFI shell available from
- your regular hard disk. This can be an extremely valuable diagnostic
- tool if you know about about using an EFI shell.
+ the 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 UEFI PCs,
+ but fails on some older Macs.) If you like it, you can then copy the
+ files from the CD-R to your hard disk. The files are named in such a
+ way that the disc should boot on either 64-bit (x86-64) or
+ 32-bit (x86) EFI computers. I've included an open source EFI
+ shell program on this disc that's not included in the binary zip file,
+ so that you can access an EFI shell from a bootable disc even if you
+ don't have an EFI shell available from your regular hard disk. This can
+ be an extremely valuable diagnostic tool if you know how to use an EFI
+ shell.
- Source code via
git—If you want to peruse the source code in your Web