-0.7.6 (12/??/2013):
+0.7.6 (12/15/2013):
-------------------
- Added support for multiple "default_selection" targets. These MUST be
unless you hit a key soon after rEFInd starts. Once you hit a key, the
screensaver will be disabled.
-- Modified install.sh and mkrlconf.sh to create a new Linux kernel
- option set: "Boot without EFI storage paranoia," which passes the
- efi_no_storage_paranoia option to the kernel.
-
- Added --ownhfs {target} option to install.sh. This option causes rEFInd
to install to an HFS+ partition in a way that's more consistent with the
way the Mac's native boot loader is installed. Note that you should NOT
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>\r
\r
<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:\r
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>\r
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</p>\r
\r
\r
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<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-12/14/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</p>
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<p>Originally written: 4/19/2012; last Web page update:
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</p>
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<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</p>
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build. Note that some UEFI PCs, such as those with Gigabyte's Hybrid EFI,
lack a usable CSM.</li>
+<li>Improved flexibility in setting the default OS to boot. rEFInd enables specifying the default by any substring in the description. You can also specify multiple defaults, so that if the first isn't available, another will take its place (which is useful when using removable disks). You can also add time specifications to set a default to be used only during certain hours of the day.</li>
+
<li>The ability to fine-tune options passed to EFI boot loaders, via manual configuration.</li>
<li>An option editor to enable you to edit the options passed to an EFI boot loader on a per-boot basis.</li>
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</p>
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<ul>
<li><b><a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.5/refind-bin-0.7.5.zip/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.6/refind-bin-0.7.6.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/0.7.5/refind-bin-gnuefi-0.7.5.zip/download">variant
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.6/refind-bin-gnuefi-0.7.6.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; but using GNU-EFI also means that this version
can't launch BIOS-mode OSes.</li>
<li><b><a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.5/refind-0.7.5-1.x86_64.rpm/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.6/refind-0.7.6-1.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/0.7.5/refind-0.7.5-1.src.rpm/download">source
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.6/refind-0.7.6-1.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/0.7.5/refind_0.7.5-1_amd64.deb/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.6/refind_0.7.6-1_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.</p>
<li><b><a
- href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.5/refind-cd-0.7.5.zip/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.6/refind-cd-0.7.6.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/0.7.5/refind-flashdrive-0.7.5.zip/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.6/refind-flashdrive-0.7.6.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/0.7.5/refind-src-0.7.5.zip/download">A
+ href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.7.6/refind-src-0.7.6.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:
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</p>
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href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</p>
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href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 3/19/2012; last Web page update:
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</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: 11/10/2013</p>
+<p>Last Web page update: 12/15/2013</p>
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<ul>
+<li><b>0.7.6 (12/15/2013)</b>—The biggest changes in this version relate to the <tt>default_selection</tt> setting. You can now provide multiple default selections by listing them <i>within quotes</i> and separated by commas, as in <tt>default_selection "ubuntu,fedora"</tt> which boots <tt>ubuntu</tt> if it's present and <tt>fedora</tt> if <tt>ubuntu</tt> is not present but <tt>fedora</tt> is. This should be helpful with removable disks. You can also include two times, in 24-hour format, following a <tt>default_selection</tt> specification, as in <tt>default_selection Maintenance 1:00 2:00</tt>, which boots <tt>Maintenance</tt> by default between 1:00 and 2:00. If another <tt>default_selection</tt> without a time specification preceded this line, the earlier one will still apply at other times. Another change to the main program is that you can now set <tt>screensaver -1</tt> to have rEFInd come up with its screen blanked. You'll probably want to combine this with a short <tt>timeout</tt> value to have rEFInd boot your default OS quickly unless you press a key first. Finally, I've added a new option to the <tt>install.sh</tt> script: <tt>--ownhfs <i>target_partition</i></tt>. This option is valid only under OS X. It installs rEFInd to an HFS+ volume that does <i><b>not</b></i> currently hold an OS X installation. The installation method differs from the usual rEFInd installation in that the result looks to the firmware more like an OS X installation. This makes rEFInd appear as an option in the firmware's own boot manager and it may help suspend-to-RAM operations.</li>
+
<li><b>0.7.5 (11/10/2013)</b>—This version fixes a few bugs, the most important of which is one that caused some Macs to hang when multiple EFI drivers were present. Another squashed bug caused the screen to clear to the default gray rather than the actual background color when launching OSes in graphics mode. rEFInd no longer shows all exFAT partitions as being bootable on Macs when legacy boot options are enabled; now such partitions only show up as bootable if rEFInd spots a known boot loader installed on them. Finally, I've fixed a bug that caused <tt>install.sh</tt> to fail when installing to the ESP with recent versions of OS X.</li>
<li><b>0.7.4 (8/25/2013)</b>—This version fixes problems in booting VMware's <tt>mboot64.efi</tt> boot loader and when launching boot loaders from some types of Mac drives. These fixes might improve matters for other boot loaders, too. I've also added a space to the end of the <tt>Boot <i>X</i> from <i>Y</i></tt> description, which means you can use <tt><i>Y</i></tt> in the <tt>default_selection</tt> field even if another entry contains the same <tt><i>Y</i></tt> string, but with something added. To do this, you must enclose <tt><i>Y</i></tt> in quotes and add a space to its end, as in <tt>default_selection "Bit "</tt>, which sets the first boot loader on the <tt>Bit</tt> volume as the default, even if you also have a disk called <tt>Bitten</tt>. Finally, this version adds explicit support for the new EFI version of <a href="http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm">Memtest86.</a> See the <a href="installing.html#addons">"Installing Additional Components"</a> section of the <a href="installing.html">Installing rEFInd</a> page for details on this support.</li>
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<p>Originally written: 11/13/2012; last Web page update:
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</p>
<p>I'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!</p>
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 4/19/2012; last Web page update:
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</p>
<p>I'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!</p>
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</p>
<p>I'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!</p>
href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com</a></p>
<p>Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update:
-11/10/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.5</p>
+12/15/2013, referencing rEFInd 0.7.6</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 0.7.5 " FSW_EFI_STRINGIFY(t) L" File System Driver"
+#define FSW_EFI_DRIVER_NAME(t) L"rEFInd 0.7.6 " FSW_EFI_STRINGIFY(t) L" File System Driver"
// function prototypes
*/
/* Changes copyright (c) 2013 Roderick W. Smith */
-#define VERSION L"0.7.5"
+#define VERSION L"0.7.6"
//
// config
DefaultOptions="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX $GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT"
echo "\"Boot with standard options\" \"ro root=$RootFS $DefaultOptions \"" > $RLConfFile
echo "\"Boot to single-user mode\" \"ro root=$RootFS $DefaultOptions single\"" >> $RLConfFile
- echo "\"Boot without EFI storage paranoia\" \"ro root=$RootFS $DefaultOptions efi_no_storage_paranoia\"" >> $RLConfFile
echo "\"Boot with minimal options\" \"ro root=$RootFS\"" >> $RLConfFile
fi
}
DefaultOptions="$GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX $GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT"
echo "\"Boot with standard options\" \"ro root=$RootFS $DefaultOptions \"" > $RLConfFile
echo "\"Boot to single-user mode\" \"ro root=$RootFS $DefaultOptions single\"" >> $RLConfFile
- echo "\"Boot without EFI storage paranoia\" \"ro root=$RootFS $DefaultOptions efi_no_storage_paranoia\"" >> $RLConfFile
echo "\"Boot with minimal options\" \"ro root=$RootFS\"" >> $RLConfFile
else
echo "Existing $RLConfFile found! Not overwriting!"
Summary: EFI boot manager software
Name: refind
-Version: 0.7.5
+Version: 0.7.6
Release: 1%{?dist}
Summary: EFI boot manager software
License: GPLv3
# wiping out the just-updated files.
%changelog
-* Sun Nov 10 2013 R Smith <rodsmith@rodsbooks.com> - 0.7.5
-- Created spec file for 0.7.5 release
+* Sun Dec 15 2013 R Smith <rodsmith@rodsbooks.com> - 0.7.6
+- Created spec file for 0.7.6 release
// Convert TimeString (in "HH:MM" format) to a pure-minute format. Values should be
// in the range from 0 (for 00:00, or midnight) to 1439 (for 23:59; aka LAST_MINUTE).
-// Any value outside that range denotes an error in the specification.
-// static UINTN HandleTime(IN CHAR16 *TimeString) {
-// BOOLEAN Found = FALSE;
-// UINTN ColonPosition = 0, Hour = 0, Minute = 0, TimeLength;
-//
-// Print(L"Entering HandleTime('%s')\n", TimeString);
-// TimeLength = StrLen(TimeString);
-// for (ColonPosition = 0; (ColonPosition < TimeLength) && !Found; ColonPosition++) {
-// Print(L"ColonPosition = %d\n", ColonPosition);
-// if (TimeString[ColonPosition] == ':')
-// Found = TRUE;
-// } // for
-//
-// if ((ColonPosition == 0) || (ColonPosition > StrLen(TimeString)))
-// return (LAST_MINUTE + 1);
-//
-// Hour = Atoi(TimeString);
-// Minute = Atoi(&TimeString[ColonPosition + 1]);
-// Print(L"Hour = %d, Minute = %d\n", Hour, Minute);
-// return (Hour * 60 + Minute);
-// } // BOOLEAN HandleTime()
-
+// Any value outside that range denotes an error in the specification. Note that if
+// the input is a number that includes no colon, this function will return the original
+// number in UINTN form.
static UINTN HandleTime(IN CHAR16 *TimeString) {
UINTN Hour = 0, Minute = 0, TimeLength, i = 0;
- BOOLEAN FoundColon = FALSE;
TimeLength = StrLen(TimeString);
while (i < TimeLength) {
if (TimeString[i] == L':') {
- FoundColon = TRUE;
Hour = Minute;
Minute = 0;
} // if
} // if
i++;
} // while
- return (FoundColon ? Hour * 60 + Minute : LAST_MINUTE + 1);
+ return (Hour * 60 + Minute);
} // BOOLEAN HandleTime()
// Sets the default boot loader IF the current time is within the bounds
{
if (AboutMenu.EntryCount == 0) {
AboutMenu.TitleImage = BuiltinIcon(BUILTIN_ICON_FUNC_ABOUT);
- AddMenuInfoLine(&AboutMenu, L"rEFInd Version 0.7.5.2");
+ AddMenuInfoLine(&AboutMenu, L"rEFInd Version 0.7.6");
AddMenuInfoLine(&AboutMenu, L"");
AddMenuInfoLine(&AboutMenu, L"Copyright (c) 2006-2010 Christoph Pfisterer");
AddMenuInfoLine(&AboutMenu, L"Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Roderick W. Smith");