How do I set up rEFInd on a Mac?
Table of Contents
- Download rEFInd.
- Disable System Integrity Protection.
- Install rEFInd with the automatic installer. Re-enable System Integrity Protection.
- Install rEFInd with the manual installer. Identify System. Mount Your EFI System Partition. Move the rEFInd files. Remove Unnecessary rEFInd Files. Rename rEFInd Config File.
How do I use rEFIt on Mac?
With rEFIt installed on a separate volume (internal or external) or on a CD, hold down the “Option” key while the Mac starts up. That activates the built-in boot menu, where you’ll see an icon labeled “rEFIt”. Choose it with the arrow keys and hit Return, and the rEFIt menu will be loaded.
How do I set rEFInd as default boot manager?
Using bcdedit to Adjust Your Boot Priority Locate Command Prompt in the Start menu, right-click it, and select Run as Administrator. This action opens a Command Prompt window with administrative privileges. Type bcdedit /set “{bootmgr}” path \EFI\refind\refind_x64. efi to set rEFInd as the default EFI boot program.
How do I start rEFInd?
Note: If you set timeout = -1 in refind. conf, rEFInd will immediately launch the default OS unless you press a key as rEFInd launches….Table 1: rEFInd Keyboard Shortcuts.
| Keystroke | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Enter or spacebar | Launches the currently-selected OS, utility, or built-in feature |
How do you use rEFIt?
To use Refit, you need basically three things:
- Model class to map the JSON data.
- Interface which defines possible REST operations.
- RestService class to generate the implementation of the interface in which you defined the possible REST operations.
How do I make rEFInd my default boot?
First, you can set the default boot option in rEFInd by editing the default_selection item in refind. conf (usually in the /boot/efi/EFI/refind directory in Linux). Set any relevant subset of the text that appears when you highlight the option in the menu to make it the default.
How do I install rEFInd on Linux?
Uncompress the rEFInd zip file that you downloaded from SourceForge. Open Terminal and navigate into the uncompressed rEFInd folder. An automatic installer will install rEFInd into your EFI partition. After you finish installing rEFInd, you should re-enable System Integrity Protection (SIP).
How do I install rEFInd on the macOS root partition?
If you want to place rEFInd on the macOS root partition, you should adjust the pathname appropriately, as in /efi/refind. Alternatively, you can use the Finder to create the directory. Copy the files in the refindsubdirectory of the rEFInd binary package to the like-named directory you’ve just created.
How do I uninstall rEFInd on a Mac?
Uninstalling rEFInd from macOS The easiest way to restore the standard macOS boot loader on a Mac is not to uninstall rEFInd; it’s to bypass it. This can be accomplished with the Startup Disk item in the System Preferences panel: You may need to click the padlock icon in the lower-left corner of the window to begin.
How do I use rEFInd to boot an OS?
You may be able to use rEFInd’s bootable CD or USB flash drive image to use rEFInd to boot an OS that’s been installed but rendered inoperable because of changes to your boot order. You can then use efibootmgr, bless, or some other tool to restore rEFInd as the default boot program. Installing rEFInd Manually Using an EFI Shell