Questions tagged [refind]
rEFInd is a boot manager for EFI and UEFI-based machines. At boot-time, it allows the user to choose between different operating systems installed on the computer. Use this tag for questions about installing and/or configuring rEFInd to work with Unix-like operating systems.
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Mint installer tries to install GRUB to /dev/sda instead of /dev/sdb
I don't necessarily need it to be GRUB, I just want a bootloader. I've done a lot of troubleshooting already, but here's what I found. The last thing before the installer dies on me, it says:
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rEFInd "showtools" option not behaving properly
I've just installed Arch Linux alongside Windows, using the rEFInd boot manager to choose between them. Everything is working perfectly, except for the tools menu located below the main OS icons.
I ...
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Trouble with rEFInd: kernel waits for resume device
Moving right along with rEFInd, one issue left: When I boot two of the three automatically created choices, the boot hangs for two minutes as the kernel looks for a resume device.
BTW, to add to the ...
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Installing Multiple EFI Partitions Without Disconnecting Installed Drives
Please do not move this question to SuperUser. My question relates to EFI partition manipulation, which is not inherent to Windows.
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I ran into an issue with UEFI and OS Versions, and I ...
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What does legacy mode refer to when dual booting an iMac?
I have a 2008 iMac that has MacOS and Linux Mint installed. When searching for a solution to a problem I have seen it stated that I need to boot in 'legacy' mode. What does this mean? Does it refer to ...
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Trouble loading CyanogenMod using rEFInd manager
So, I'm getting this error when using rEFInd and trying to load Android. Here is a picture of the error as displayed.
The Android entry in /boot/efi/EFI/refind/refind.conf is as follows:
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How to replace rEFInd boot text with a image
I recently dual booted Arch and Windows and I've been playing around with Plymouth to try to make the boot up process more aesthetic and I found a really nice theme but rEFInd's boot up text ruins it ...
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How to remove/hide boot options in rEFInd bootloader screen?
I'm using dual boot Windows 11 and Fyde OS. On my bootloader screen there are 3 other boot options which are not any OS, they are EFI and recovery partition. I want only Windows and Fyde OS boot logo ...
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What does (any) Windows do to EFI partition during an update (in general)?
If someone has any information about Windows update actions, please share.
I'm currently running Pop!_OS 22.04 (and other several temporary distros) and booting to it through rEFInd. So, I heard a lot ...
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Dual Boot older Toshiba Satelite laptop
I have installed PopOS on a number of laptops but this one is just giving me fits.
Current patient:
Toshiba E45t-B4106
Intel Core I5-5200U
8GB Ram, 1TB HDD
Windows 10 now adding Pop_OS 22.04 LTS
I ...
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Trying to boot Debian on external HDD
I’ve installed Debian using a bootable usb 3 times now trying to make this work. The issue is that instead of booting into Debian the computer boots into a grub command line. When I use the command ...
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rEFind_x64.efi is showing inside rEFInd?
Few weeks ago installed my first Linux distro, Mint and managed to set-up rEFInd with it.
Then I decided to switch to Pop_OS. I formatted the partition that I had both Mint and rEFInd on and installed ...
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Cant boot into Refind after installing Arch with Pop OS
I installed Arch on my laptop that was running pop os using Anarchy Installer. I selected sda3 as the /boot sda10 as SWAP and sda11 as root partitions. After rebooting i was booted straight into Pop ...
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How to switch from Grub to rEFInd without breaking everything
Okay so a little backstory:
I've been trying to install Linux as a dual boot (with Windows) since yesterday, here's how it went down :
installed Debian, worked well but I had to boot in nomodeset for ...
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rEFInd Boot Manager not loading (Arch Linux installation)
I'm trying to install rEFInd as my Arch Linux bootloader, but I can't get the boot manager to start.
I'm installing it from an Arch Linux live installation, booted from USB installation media. I've ...
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