Hi,
so i recently installed endeavourOS on a new machine. I selected encrypted brtfs and systemd-boot in the installation process. Now i want to switch from systemd-boot to rEFInd and i have some general questions since it is not working as expected.
Basically i read various pages and the forum regarding this ([How to install rEFInd?](https://discovery.endeavouros.com/grub-and-refind/how-to-install-refind/2021/03/, The rEFInd Boot Manager - rodsbooks), however the easy method did not seem to work for me out of the box and for the manual setup i lack some understanding of what is going on.
At the current state rEFInd only shows the systemd-boot option which was initially installed. Of course i want to directly boot into the latest achlinux kernel and maybe have another option for the lts-linux kernel, in the future i want to use the brtfs snapshot support by rEFInd and maybe want to try out enabling secure boot - but one step after another.
What i did:
installed refind and refind-brtfs
first i tried:
sudo refind-install
that did not worked - it looked like it run through without errors but i did not end up with my boot options, so i read more inside the manual and tried (for later possibility of secure boot and stating the ESP parition directly)
sudo refind-install --localkeys --encryptkeys --usedefault /dev/nvme0n1p1
that did not help though, afterwards i ran
sudo mkrlconf --force
and
sudo efibootmgr --create --disk /dev/nvme0n1p1 --loader /efi/EFI/refind/refind_x64.efi --label "rEFInd Boot Manager" --unicode
i also tried to add a manual entry inside the global refind.conf which had no effect and i commented out the extra_kernel_version_strings linux-lts,linux line
here is my refind.conf:
#
# refind.conf
# Configuration file for the rEFInd boot menu
#
# Timeout in seconds for the main menu screen. Setting the timeout to 0
# disables automatic booting (i.e., no timeout). Setting it to -1 causes
# an immediate boot to the default OS *UNLESS* a keypress is in the buffer
# when rEFInd launches, in which case that keypress is interpreted as a
# shortcut key. If no matching shortcut is found, rEFInd displays its
# menu with no timeout.
#
timeout 20
# Set the logging level. When set to 0, rEFInd does not log its actions.
# When set to 1 or above, rEFInd creates a file called refind.log in
# its home directory on the ESP and records information about what it's
# doing. Higher values record more information, up to a maximum of 4.
# This token should be left at the default of 0 except when debugging
# problems.
# Default value is 0
#
#log_level 1
# Normally, when the timeout period has passed, rEFInd boots the
# default_selection. If the following option is uncommented, though,
# rEFInd will instead attempt to shut down the computer.
# CAUTION: MANY COMPUTERS WILL INSTEAD HANG OR REBOOT! Macs and more
# recent UEFI-based PCs are most likely to work with this feature.
# Default value is true
#
#shutdown_after_timeout
# Whether to store rEFInd's rEFInd-specific variables in NVRAM (1, true,
# or on) or in files in the "vars" subdirectory of rEFInd's directory on
# disk (0, false, or off). Using NVRAM works well with most computers;
# however, it increases wear on the motherboard's NVRAM, and if the EFI
# is buggy or the NVRAM is old and worn out, it may not work at all.
# Storing variables on disk is a viable alternative in such cases, or
# if you want to minimize wear and tear on the NVRAM; however, it won't
# work if rEFInd is stored on a filesystem that's read-only to the EFI
# (such as an HFS+ volume), and it increases the risk of filesystem
# damage. Note that this option affects ONLY rEFInd's own variables,
# such as the PreviousBoot, HiddenTags, HiddenTools, and HiddenLegacy
# variables. It does NOT affect Secure Boot or other non-rEFInd
# variables.
# Default is true
#
use_nvram false
# Screen saver timeout; the screen blanks after the specified number of
# seconds with no keyboard input. The screen returns after most keypresses
# (unfortunately, not including modifier keys such as Shift, Control, Alt,
# or Option). Setting a value of "-1" causes rEFInd to start up with its
# screen saver active. The default is 0, which disables the screen saver.
#
#screensaver 300
# Hide user interface elements for personal preference or to increase
# security:
# banner - the rEFInd title banner (built-in or loaded via "banner")
# label - boot option text label in the menu
# singleuser - remove the submenu options to boot macOS in single-user
# or verbose modes; affects ONLY macOS
# safemode - remove the submenu option to boot macOS in "safe mode"
# hwtest - the submenu option to run Apple's hardware test
# arrows - scroll arrows on the OS selection tag line
# hints - brief command summary in the menu
# editor - the options editor (+, F2, or Insert on boot options menu)
# badges - device-type badges for boot options
# all - all of the above
# Default is none of these (all elements active)
#
#hideui singleuser
#hideui all
# Set the name of a subdirectory in which icons are stored. Icons must
# have the same names they have in the standard directory. The directory
# name is specified relative to the main rEFInd binary's directory. If
# an icon can't be found in the specified directory, an attempt is made
# to load it from the default directory; thus, you can replace just some
# icons in your own directory and rely on the default for others.
# Icon files may be in any supported format -- ICNS (*.icns), BMP (*.bmp),
# PNG (*.png), or JPEG (*.jpg or *.jpeg); however, rEFInd's BMP and JPEG
# implementations do not support transparency, which is highly desirable
# in icons.
# Default is "icons".
#
#icons_dir myicons
#icons_dir icons/snowy
# Use a custom title banner instead of the rEFInd icon and name. The file
# path is relative to the directory where refind.efi is located. The color
# in the top left corner of the image is used as the background color
# for the menu screens. Currently uncompressed BMP images with color
# depths of 24, 8, 4 or 1 bits are supported, as well as PNG and JPEG
# images. (ICNS images can also be used, but ICNS has limitations that
# make it a poor choice for this purpose.) PNG and JPEG support is
# limited by the underlying libraries; some files, like progressive JPEGs,
# will not work.
#
#banner hostname.bmp
#banner mybanner.jpg
#banner icons/snowy/banner-snowy.png
# Specify how to handle banners that aren't exactly the same as the screen
# size:
# noscale - Crop if too big, show with border if too small
# fillscreen - Fill the screen
# Default is noscale
#
#banner_scale fillscreen
# Icon sizes. All icons are square, so just one value is specified. The
# big icons are used for OS selectors in the first row and the small
# icons are used for tools on the second row. Drive-type badges are 1/4
# the size of the big icons. Legal values are 32 and above. If the icon
# files do not hold icons of the proper size, the icons are scaled to
# the specified size. The default values are 48 and 128 for small and
# big icons, respectively.
#
#small_icon_size 96
#big_icon_size 256
# Custom images for the selection background. There is a big one (144 x 144)
# for the OS icons, and a small one (64 x 64) for the function icons in the
# second row. If only a small image is given, that one is also used for
# the big icons by stretching it in the middle. If only a big one is given,
# the built-in default will be used for the small icons. If an image other
# than the optimal size is specified, it will be scaled in a way that may
# be ugly.
#
# Like the banner option above, these options take a filename of an
# uncompressed BMP, PNG, JPEG, or ICNS image file with a color depth of
# 24, 8, 4, or 1 bits. The PNG or ICNS format is required if you need
# transparency support (to let you "see through" to a full-screen banner).
#
#selection_big selection-big.bmp
#selection_small selection-small.bmp
# Set the font to be used for all textual displays in graphics mode.
# For best results, the font must be a PNG file with alpha channel
# transparency. It must contain ASCII characters 32-126 (space through
# tilde), inclusive, plus a glyph to be displayed in place of characters
# outside of this range, for a total of 96 glyphs. Only monospaced fonts
# are supported. Fonts may be of any size, although large fonts can
# produce display irregularities.
# The default is rEFInd's built-in font, Luxi Mono Regular 12 point.
#
#font myfont.png
# Use text mode only. When enabled, this option forces rEFInd into text mode.
# Passing this option a "0" value causes graphics mode to be used. Pasing
# it no value or any non-0 value causes text mode to be used.
# Default is to use graphics mode.
#
#textonly
# Set the EFI text mode to be used for textual displays. This option
# takes a single digit that refers to a mode number. Mode 0 is normally
# 80x25, 1 is sometimes 80x50, and higher numbers are system-specific
# modes. Mode 1024 is a special code that tells rEFInd to not set the
# text mode; it uses whatever was in use when the program was launched.
# If you specify an invalid mode, rEFInd pauses during boot to inform
# you of valid modes.
# CAUTION: On VirtualBox, and perhaps on some real computers, specifying
# a text mode and uncommenting the "textonly" option while NOT specifying
# a resolution can result in an unusable display in the booted OS.
# Default is 1024 (no change)
#
#textmode 2
# Set the screen's video resolution. Pass this option one of the following:
# * two integer values, corresponding to the X and Y resolutions
# * one integer value, corresponding to a GOP (UEFI) video mode
# * the string "max", which sets the maximum available resolution
# Note that not all resolutions are supported. On UEFI systems, passing
# an incorrect value results in a message being shown on the screen to
# that effect, along with a list of supported modes. On EFI 1.x systems
# (e.g., Macintoshes), setting an incorrect mode silently fails. On both
# types of systems, setting an incorrect resolution results in the default
# resolution being used. A resolution of 1024x768 usually works, but higher
# values often don't.
# Default is "0 0" (use the system default resolution, usually 800x600).
#
#resolution 1024 768
#resolution 1440 900
#resolution 3
#resolution max
# Enable touch screen support. If active, this feature enables use of
# touch screen controls (as on tablets). Note, however, that not all
# tablets' EFIs provide the necessary underlying support, so this
# feature may not work for you. If it does work, you should be able
# to launch an OS or tool by touching it. In a submenu, touching
# anywhere launches the currently-selection item; there is, at present,
# no way to select a specific submenu item. This feature is mutually
# exclusive with the enable_mouse feature. If both are uncommented,
# the one read most recently takes precedence.
#
#enable_touch
# Enable mouse support. If active, this feature enables use of the
# computer's mouse. Note, however, that not all computers' EFIs
# provide the necessary underlying support, so this feature may not
# work for you. If it does work, you should be able to launch an
# OS or tool by clicking it with the mouse pointer. This feature
# is mutually exclusive with the enable_touch feature. If both
# are uncommented, the one read most recently takes precedence.
#
#enable_mouse
# Size of the mouse pointer, in pixels, per side.
# Default is 16
#
#mouse_size 16
# Speed of mouse tracking. Higher numbers equate to faster
# mouse movement. This option requires that enable_mouse be
# uncommented.
# Legal values are between 1 and 32. Default is 4.
#
#mouse_speed 4
# Launch specified OSes in graphics mode. By default, rEFInd switches
# to text mode and displays basic pre-launch information when launching
# all OSes except macOS. Using graphics mode can produce a more seamless
# transition, but displays no information, which can make matters
# difficult if you must debug a problem. Also, on at least one known
# computer, using graphics mode prevents a crash when using the Linux
# kernel's EFI stub loader. You can specify an empty list to boot all
# OSes in text mode.
# Valid options:
# osx - macOS
# linux - A Linux kernel with EFI stub loader
# elilo - The ELILO boot loader
# grub - The GRUB (Legacy or 2) boot loader
# windows - Microsoft Windows
# Default value: osx
#
#use_graphics_for osx,linux
# Which non-bootloader tools to show on the tools line, and in what
# order to display them:
# shell - the EFI shell (requires external program; see rEFInd
# documentation for details)
# memtest - the memtest86 program, in EFI/tools, EFI/memtest86,
# EFI/memtest, EFI/tools/memtest86, or EFI/tools/memtest
# gptsync - the (dangerous) gptsync.efi utility (requires external
# program; see rEFInd documentation for details)
# gdisk - the gdisk partitioning program
# apple_recovery - boots the Apple Recovery HD partition, if present
# windows_recovery - boots an OEM Windows recovery tool, if present
# (see also the windows_recovery_files option)
# mok_tool - makes available the Machine Owner Key (MOK) maintenance
# tool, MokManager.efi, used on Secure Boot systems
# csr_rotate - adjusts Apple System Integrity Protection (SIP)
# policy. Requires "csr_values" to be set.
# install - an option to install rEFInd from the current location
# to another ESP
# bootorder - adjust the EFI's (NOT rEFInd's) boot order
# about - an "about this program" option
# hidden_tags - manage hidden tags
# exit - a tag to exit from rEFInd
# shutdown - shuts down the computer (a bug causes this to reboot
# many UEFI systems)
# reboot - a tag to reboot the computer
# firmware - a tag to reboot the computer into the firmware's
# user interface (ignored on older computers)
# fwupdate - a tag to update the firmware; launches the fwupx64.efi
# (or similar) program
# netboot - launch the ipxe.efi tool for network (PXE) booting
# Default is shell,memtest,gdisk,apple_recovery,windows_recovery,mok_tool,about,hidden_tags,shutdown,reboot,firmware,fwupdate
# To completely disable scanning for all tools, provide a showtools line
# with no options.
#
#showtools shell, bootorder, gdisk, memtest, mok_tool, apple_recovery, windows_recovery, about, hidden_tags, reboot, exit, firmware, fwupdate
# Tool binaries to be excluded from the tools line, even if the
# general class is specified in showtools. This enables trimming an
# overabundance of tools, as when you see multiple mok_tool entries
# after installing multiple Linux distributions.
# Just as with dont_scan_files, you can specify a filename alone, a
# full pathname, or a volume identifier (filesystem label, partition
# name, or partition GUID) and a full pathname.
# Default is an empty list (nothing is excluded)
#
#dont_scan_tools ESP2:/EFI/ubuntu/mmx64.efi,gptsync_x64.efi
# Boot loaders that can launch a Windows restore or emergency system.
# These tend to be OEM-specific.
# Default is LRS_ESP:/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/LrsBootmgr.efi
#
#windows_recovery_files LRS_ESP:/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/LrsBootmgr.efi
# Directories in which to search for EFI drivers. These drivers can
# provide filesystem support, give access to hard disks on plug-in
# controllers, etc. In most cases none are needed, but if you add
# EFI drivers and you want rEFInd to automatically load them, you
# should specify one or more paths here. rEFInd always scans the
# "drivers" and "drivers_{arch}" subdirectories of its own installation
# directory (where "{arch}" is your architecture code); this option
# specifies ADDITIONAL directories to scan.
# Default is to scan no additional directories for EFI drivers
#
#scan_driver_dirs EFI/tools/drivers,drivers
# Which types of boot loaders to search, and in what order to display them:
# internal - internal EFI disk-based boot loaders
# external - external EFI disk-based boot loaders
# optical - EFI optical discs (CD, DVD, etc.)
# netboot - EFI network (PXE) boot options
# hdbios - BIOS disk-based boot loaders
# biosexternal - BIOS external boot loaders (USB, eSATA, etc.)
# cd - BIOS optical-disc boot loaders
# manual - use stanzas later in this configuration file
# firmware - boot EFI programs set in the firmware's NVRAM
# Note that the legacy BIOS options require firmware support, which is
# not present on all computers.
# The netboot option is experimental and relies on the ipxe.efi and
# ipxe_discover.efi program files.
# On UEFI PCs, default is internal,external,optical,manual
# On Macs, default is internal,hdbios,external,biosexternal,optical,cd,manual
#
#scanfor internal,external,optical,manual,firmware
# By default, rEFInd relies on the UEFI firmware to detect BIOS-mode boot
# devices. This sometimes doesn't detect all the available devices, though.
# For these cases, uefi_deep_legacy_scan results in a forced scan and
# modification of NVRAM variables on each boot. Adding "0", "off", or
# "false" resets to the default value. This token has no effect on Macs or
# when no BIOS-mode options are set via scanfor.
# Default is unset (or "uefi_deep_legacy_scan false")
#
#uefi_deep_legacy_scan
# Delay for the specified number of seconds before scanning disks.
# This can help some users who find that some of their disks
# (usually external or optical discs) aren't detected initially,
# but are detected after pressing Esc.
# The default is 0.
#
#scan_delay 5
# When scanning volumes for EFI boot loaders, rEFInd always looks for
# macOS's and Microsoft Windows' boot loaders in their normal locations,
# and scans the root directory and every subdirectory of the /EFI directory
# for additional boot loaders, but it doesn't recurse into these directories.
# The also_scan_dirs token adds more directories to the scan list.
# Directories are specified relative to the volume's root directory. This
# option applies to ALL the volumes that rEFInd scans UNLESS you include
# a volume name and colon before the directory name, as in "myvol:/somedir"
# to scan the somedir directory only on the filesystem named myvol. If a
# specified directory doesn't exist, it's ignored (no error condition
# results). The "+" symbol denotes appending to the list of scanned
# directories rather than overwriting that list.
# The default is to scan the "boot" and "@/boot" directories in addition
# to various hard-coded directories.
#
#also_scan_dirs boot,ESP2:EFI/linux/kernels
#also_scan_dirs boot,@/boot
#also_scan_dirs +,@/kernels
# Partitions (or whole disks, for legacy-mode boots) to omit from scans.
# For EFI-mode scans, you normally specify a volume by its label, which you
# can obtain in an EFI shell by typing "vol", from Linux by typing
# "blkid /dev/{devicename}", or by examining the disk's label in various
# OSes' file browsers. It's also possible to identify a partition by its
# unique GUID (aka its "PARTUUID" in Linux parlance). (Note that this is
# NOT the partition TYPE CODE GUID.) This identifier can be obtained via
# "blkid" in Linux or "diskutil info {partition-id}" in macOS.
# For legacy-mode scans, you can specify any subset of the boot loader
# description shown when you highlight the option in rEFInd.
# The default is "LRS_ESP".
#
#dont_scan_volumes "Recovery HD"
# Directories that should NOT be scanned for boot loaders. By default,
# rEFInd doesn't scan its own directory, the EFI/tools directory, the
# EFI/memtest directory, the EFI/memtest86 directory, or the
# com.apple.recovery.boot directory. Using the dont_scan_dirs option
# enables you to "blacklist" other directories; but be sure to use "+"
# as the first element if you want to continue blacklisting existing
# directories. You might use this token to keep EFI/boot/bootx64.efi out
# of the menu if that's a duplicate of another boot loader or to exclude
# a directory that holds drivers or non-bootloader utilities provided by
# a hardware manufacturer. If a directory is listed both here and in
# also_scan_dirs, dont_scan_dirs takes precedence. Note that this
# blacklist applies to ALL the filesystems that rEFInd scans, not just
# the ESP, unless you precede the directory name by a filesystem name or
# partition unique GUID, as in "myvol:EFI/somedir" to exclude EFI/somedir
# from the scan on the myvol volume but not on other volumes.
#
#dont_scan_dirs ESP:/EFI/boot,EFI/Dell,EFI/memtest86
# Files that should NOT be included as EFI boot loaders (on the
# first line of the display). If you're using a boot loader that
# relies on support programs or drivers that are installed alongside
# the main binary or if you want to "blacklist" certain loaders by
# name rather than location, use this option. Note that this will
# NOT prevent certain binaries from showing up in the second-row
# set of tools. Most notably, various Secure Boot and recovery
# tools are present in this list, but may appear as second-row
# items.
# The file may be specified as a bare name (e.g., "notme.efi"), as
# a complete pathname (e.g., "/EFI/somedir/notme.efi"), or as a
# complete pathname with volume (e.g., "SOMEDISK:/EFI/somedir/notme.efi"
# or 2C17D5ED-850D-4F76-BA31-47A561740082:/EFI/somedir/notme.efi").
# OS tags hidden via the Delete or '-' key in the rEFInd menu are
# added to this list, but stored in NVRAM.
# The default is shim.efi,shim-fedora.efi,shimx64.efi,PreLoader.efi,
# TextMode.efi,ebounce.efi,GraphicsConsole.efi,MokManager.efi,HashTool.efi,
# HashTool-signed.efi,bootmgr.efi,fb{arch}.efi
# (where "{arch}" is the architecture code, like "x64").
# If you want to keep these defaults but add to them, be sure to
# specify "+" as the first item in the new list; if you don't, then
# items from the default list are likely to appear.
#
#dont_scan_files shim.efi,MokManager.efi
# EFI NVRAM Boot#### variables that should NOT be presented as loaders
# when "firmware" is an option to "scanfor". The comma-separated list
# presented here contains strings that are matched against the
# description field -- if a value here is a case-insensitive substring
# of the boot option description, then it will be excluded from the
# boot list. To specify a string that includes a space, enclose it
# in quotes. Specifying "shell" will counteract the automatic
# inclusion of built-in EFI shells.
#
#dont_scan_firmware HARDDISK,shell,"Removable Device"
# Scan for Linux kernels that lack a ".efi" filename extension. This is
# useful for better integration with Linux distributions that provide
# kernels with EFI stub loaders but that don't give those kernels filenames
# that end in ".efi", particularly if the kernels are stored on a
# filesystem that the EFI can read. When set to "1", "true", or "on", this
# option causes all files in scanned directories with names that begin with
# "vmlinuz", "bzImage", or "kernel" to be included as loaders, even if they
# lack ".efi" extensions. Passing this option a "0", "false", or "off" value
# causes kernels without ".efi" extensions to NOT be scanned.
# Default is "true" -- to scan for kernels without ".efi" extensions.
#
#scan_all_linux_kernels false
# Support loaders that have been compressed with gzip.
# On x86 and x86-64 platforms, Linux kernels are self-decompressing.
# On ARM64, Linux kernel files are typically compressed with gzip,
# including the EFI stub loader. This makes them unloadable in rEFInd
# unless rEFInd itself uncompresses them. This option enables rEFInd
# to do this. This feature is unnecessary on x86 and x86-64 systems.
# Default is "false" on x86 and x86-64; "true" on ARM64.
#
#support_gzipped_loaders true
# Combine all Linux kernels in a given directory into a single entry.
# When so set, the kernel with the most recent time stamp will be launched
# by default, and its filename will appear in the entry's description.
# To launch other kernels, the user must press F2 or Insert; alternate
# kernels then appear as options on the sub-menu.
# Default is "true" -- kernels are "folded" into a single menu entry.
#
#fold_linux_kernels false
# Comma-delimited list of strings to treat as if they were numbers for the
# purpose of kernel version number detection. These strings are matched on a
# first-found basis; that is, if you want to treat both "linux-lts" and
# "linux" as version strings, they MUST be specified as "linux-lts,linux",
# since if you specify it the other way, both vmlinuz-linux and
# vmlinuz-linux-lts will return with "linux" as the "version string," which
# is not what you'd want. Also, if the kernel or initrd file includes both a
# specified string and digits, the "version string" includes both. For
# instance, "vmlinuz-linux-4.8" would yield a version string of "linux-4.8".
# This option is intended for Arch and other distributions that don't include
# version numbers in their kernel filenames, but may provide other uniquely
# identifying strings for multiple kernels. If this feature causes problems
# (say, if your kernel filename includes "linux" but the initrd filename
# doesn't), be sure this is set to an empty string
# (extra_kernel_version_strings "") or comment out the option to disable it.
# Default is no extra version strings
#
extra_kernel_version_strings linux-lts,linux
# Write to systemd EFI variables (currently only LoaderDevicePartUUID) when
# launching Linux via an EFI stub loader, ELILO, or GRUB. This variable,
# when present, causes systemd to mount the ESP at /boot or /efi *IF* either
# directory is empty and nothing else is mounted there.
# Default is "false"
#
#write_systemd_vars true
# Symlinked loaders will be processed when this setting is set to true.
# These are ignored by default as they may result in undesirable outcomes.
# This token may, however, be useful on Linux setups that provide symbolic
# links in scanned locations that point to kernels in unscanned locations,
# such as some openSUSE installations.
#
#follow_symlinks true
# Set the maximum number of tags that can be displayed on the screen at
# any time. If more loaders are discovered than this value, rEFInd shows
# a subset in a scrolling list. If this value is set too high for the
# screen to handle, it's reduced to the value that the screen can manage.
# If this value is set to 0 (the default), it's adjusted to the number
# that the screen can handle.
#
#max_tags 0
# Set the default menu selection. The available arguments match the
# keyboard accelerators available within rEFInd. You may select the
# default loader using:
# - A digit between 1 and 9, in which case the Nth loader in the menu
# will be the default.
# - A "+" symbol at the start of the string, which refers to the most
# recently booted loader.
# - Any substring that corresponds to a portion of the loader's title
# (usually the OS's name, boot loader's path, or a volume or
# filesystem title).
# You may also specify multiple selectors by separating them with commas
# and enclosing the list in quotes. (The "+" option is only meaningful in
# this context.)
# If you follow the selector(s) with two times, in 24-hour format, the
# default will apply only between those times. The times are in the
# motherboard's time standard, whether that's UTC or local time, so if
# you use UTC, you'll need to adjust this from local time manually.
# Times may span midnight as in "23:30 00:30", which applies to 11:30 PM
# to 12:30 AM. You may specify multiple default_selection lines, in which
# case the last one to match takes precedence. Thus, you can set a main
# option without a time followed by one or more that include times to
# set different defaults for different times of day.
# The default behavior is to boot the previously-booted OS.
#
#default_selection 1
#default_selection Microsoft
#default_selection "+,bzImage,vmlinuz"
#default_selection Maintenance 23:30 2:00
#default_selection "Maintenance,macOS" 1:00 2:30
# Enable VMX bit and lock the CPU MSR if unlocked.
# On some Intel Apple computers, the firmware does not lock the MSR 0x3A.
# The symptom on Windows is Hyper-V not working even if the CPU
# meets the minimum requirements (HW assisted virtualization and SLAT)
# DO NOT SET THIS EXCEPT ON INTEL CPUs THAT SUPPORT VMX! See
# http://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Activating_the_Intel_VT_Virtualization_Feature
# for more on this subject.
# The default is false: Don't try to enable and lock the MSR.
#
#enable_and_lock_vmx false
# Tell a Mac's EFI that macOS is about to be launched, even when it's not.
# This option causes some Macs to initialize their hardware differently than
# when a third-party OS is launched normally. In some cases (particularly on
# Macs with multiple video cards), using this option can cause hardware to
# work that would not otherwise work. On the other hand, using this option
# when it is not necessary can cause hardware (such as keyboards and mice) to
# become inaccessible. Therefore, you should not enable this option if your
# non-Apple OSes work correctly; enable it only if you have problems with
# some hardware devices. When needed, a value of "10.9" usually works, but
# you can experiment with other values. This feature has no effect on
# non-Apple computers.
# The default is inactive (no macOS spoofing is done).
#
#spoof_osx_version 10.9
# Set the CSR values for Apple's System Integrity Protection (SIP) feature.
# Values are two-byte (four-character) hexadecimal numbers. These values
# define which specific security features are enabled. Below are the codes
# for what the values mean. Add them up (in hexadecimal!) to set new values.
# Apple's "csrutil enable" and "csrutil disable" commands set values of 10
# and 877, respectively. (Prior to OS 11, 77 was used rather than 877; 877
# is required for OS 11, and should work for OS X 10.x, too.)
# CSR_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_KEXTS 0x0001
# CSR_ALLOW_UNRESTRICTED_FS 0x0002
# CSR_ALLOW_TASK_FOR_PID 0x0004
# CSR_ALLOW_KERNEL_DEBUGGER 0x0008
# CSR_ALLOW_APPLE_INTERNAL 0x0010
# CSR_ALLOW_UNRESTRICTED_DTRACE 0x0020
# CSR_ALLOW_UNRESTRICTED_NVRAM 0x0040
# CSR_ALLOW_DEVICE_CONFIGURATION 0x0080
# CSR_ALLOW_ANY_RECOVERY_OS 0x0100
# CSR_ALLOW_UNAPPROVED_KEXTS 0x0200
# CSR_ALLOW_EXECUTABLE_POLICY_OVERRIDE 0x0400
# CSR_ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED_ROOT 0x0800
#csr_values 10,877
# Include a secondary configuration file within this one. This secondary
# file is loaded as if its options appeared at the point of the "include"
# token itself, so if you want to override a setting in the main file,
# the secondary file must be referenced AFTER the setting you want to
# override. Note that the secondary file may NOT load a tertiary file.
#
#include manual.conf
# Sample manual configuration stanzas. Each begins with the "menuentry"
# keyword followed by a name that's to appear in the menu (use quotes
# if you want the name to contain a space) and an open curly brace
# ("{"). Each entry ends with a close curly brace ("}"). Common
# keywords within each stanza include:
#
# volume - identifies the filesystem from which subsequent files
# are loaded. You can specify the volume by filesystem
# label, by partition label, or by partition GUID number
# (but NOT yet by filesystem UUID number).
# loader - identifies the boot loader file
# initrd - Specifies an initial RAM disk file
# icon - specifies a custom boot loader icon
# ostype - OS type code to determine boot options available by
# pressing Insert. Valid values are "MacOS", "Linux",
# "Windows", and "XOM". Case-sensitive.
# graphics - set to "on" to enable graphics-mode boot (useful
# mainly for MacOS) or "off" for text-mode boot.
# Default is auto-detected from loader filename.
# options - sets options to be passed to the boot loader; use
# quotes if more than one option should be passed or
# if any options use characters that might be changed
# by rEFInd parsing procedures (=, /, #, or tab).
# disabled - use alone or set to "yes" to disable this entry.
#
# Note that you can use either DOS/Windows/EFI-style backslashes (\)
# or Unix-style forward slashes (/) as directory separators. Either
# way, all file references are on the ESP from which rEFInd was
# launched.
# Use of quotes around parameters causes them to be interpreted as
# one keyword, and for parsing of special characters (spaces, =, /,
# and #) to be disabled. This is useful mainly with the "options"
# keyword. Use of quotes around parameters that specify filenames is
# permissible, but you must then use backslashes instead of slashes,
# except when you must pass a forward slash to the loader, as when
# passing a root= option to a Linux kernel.
# Below are several sample boot stanzas. All are disabled by default.
# Find one similar to what you need, copy it, remove the "disabled" line,
# and adjust the entries to suit your needs.
# A sample entry for a Linux 3.13 kernel with EFI boot stub support
# on a partition with a GUID of 904404F8-B481-440C-A1E3-11A5A954E601.
# This entry includes Linux-specific boot options and specification
# of an initial RAM disk. Note uses of Linux-style forward slashes.
# Also note that a leading slash is optional in file specifications.
menuentry Linux {
icon EFI/refind/icons/os_linux.png
volume 904404F8-B481-440C-A1E3-11A5A954E601
loader bzImage-3.3.0-rc7
initrd initrd-3.3.0.img
options "ro root=UUID=5f96cafa-e0a7-4057-b18f-fa709db5b837"
disabled
}
# Below is a more complex Linux example, specifically for Arch Linux.
# This example MUST be modified for your specific installation; if nothing
# else, the PARTUUID code must be changed for your disk. Because Arch Linux
# does not include version numbers in its kernel and initrd filenames, you
# may need to use manual boot stanzas when using fallback initrds or
# multiple kernels with Arch. This example is modified from one in the Arch
# wiki page on rEFInd (https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/rEFInd).
menuentry "Arch Linux" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.png
volume "Arch Linux"
loader /boot/vmlinuz-linux
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
options "root=PARTUUID=5028fa50-0079-4c40-b240-abfaf28693ea rw add_efi_memmap"
submenuentry "Boot using fallback initramfs" {
initrd /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
}
submenuentry "Boot to terminal" {
add_options "systemd.unit=multi-user.target"
}
disabled
}
# A sample entry for loading Ubuntu using its standard name for
# its GRUB 2 boot loader. Note uses of Linux-style forward slashes
menuentry Ubuntu {
loader /EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi
icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_linux.png
disabled
}
# A minimal ELILO entry, which probably offers nothing that
# auto-detection can't accomplish.
menuentry "ELILO" {
loader \EFI\elilo\elilo.efi
disabled
}
# Like the ELILO entry, this one offers nothing that auto-detection
# can't do; but you might use it if you want to disable auto-detection
# but still boot Windows....
menuentry "Windows 7" {
loader \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
disabled
}
# EFI shells are programs just like boot loaders, and can be
# launched in the same way. You can pass a shell the name of a
# script that it's to run on the "options" line. The script
# could initialize hardware and then launch an OS, or it could
# do something entirely different.
menuentry "Windows via shell script" {
icon \EFI\refind\icons\os_win.png
loader \EFI\tools\shell.efi
options "fs0:\EFI\tools\launch_windows.nsh"
disabled
}
# MacOS is normally detected and run automatically; however,
# if you want to do something unusual, a manual boot stanza may
# be the way to do it. This one does nothing very unusual, but
# it may serve as a starting point. Note that you'll almost
# certainly need to change the "volume" line for this example
# to work.
menuentry "My macOS" {
icon \EFI\refind\icons\os_mac.png
volume "macOS boot"
loader \System\Library\CoreServices\boot.efi
disabled
}
# The firmware_bootnum token takes a HEXADECIMAL value as an option
# and sets that value using the EFI's BootNext variable and then
# reboots the computer. This then causes a one-time boot of the
# computer using this EFI boot option. It can be used for various
# purposes, but one that's likely to interest some rEFInd users is
# that some Macs with HiDPI displays produce lower-resolution
# desktops when booted through rEFInd than when booted via Apple's
# own boot manager. Booting using the firmware_bootnum option
# produces the better resolution. Note that no loader option is
# used in this type of configuration.
menuentry "macOS via BootNext" {
icon /EFI/refind/icons/os_mac.png
firmware_bootnum 80
disabled
}
menuentry "Endeavour OS" {
icon /efi/EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.png
volume C44C-437B
loader /efi/9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf/6.2.9-arch1-1/linux
initrd /efi/9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf/6.2.9-arch1-1/initrd
options "root=/dev/nvme0n1p2 rw add_efi_memmap"
}
and here is my refind_linux.conf
"Boot with standard options" "nvme_load=YES nowatchdog rw rootflags=subvol=/@ rd.luks.uuid=65d254bc-67a4-4e0c-b520-9bc5825fd81c root=/dev/mapper/luks-65d254bc-67a4-4e0c-b520-9bc5825fd81c systemd.machine_id=9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf"
"Boot to single-user mode" "nvme_load=YES nowatchdog rw rootflags=subvol=/@ rd.luks.uuid=65d254bc-67a4-4e0c-b520-9bc5825fd81c root=/dev/mapper/luks-65d254bc-67a4-4e0c-b520-9bc5825fd81c systemd.machine_id=9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf single"
"Boot with minimal options" "ro root=/dev/mapper/luks-65d254bc-67a4-4e0c-b520-9bc5825fd81c"
Output of lsblk:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
nvme0n1 259:0 0 953,9G 0 disk
âânvme0n1p1 259:1 0 1000M 0 part /efi
âânvme0n1p2 259:2 0 952,9G 0 part
ââluks-65d254bc-67a4-4e0c-b520-9bc5825fd81c 254:0 0 952,9G 0 crypt /var/log
/var/cache
/swap
/home
/
my fstab:
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
UUID=C44C-437B /efi vfat defaults,noatime 0 2
/dev/mapper/luks-65d254bc-67a4-4e0c-b520-9bc5825fd81c / btrfs subvol=/@,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd 0 0
/dev/mapper/luks-65d254bc-67a4-4e0c-b520-9bc5825fd81c /home btrfs subvol=/@home,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd 0 0
/dev/mapper/luks-65d254bc-67a4-4e0c-b520-9bc5825fd81c /var/cache btrfs subvol=/@cache,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd 0 0
/dev/mapper/luks-65d254bc-67a4-4e0c-b520-9bc5825fd81c /var/log btrfs subvol=/@log,defaults,noatime,compress=zstd 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,noatime,mode=1777 0 0
UUID=7d6e5efd-bbf8-4fcf-94b6-64a9e90e7ba6 /swap btrfs subvol=@swap,nodatacow,noatime,nospace_cache 0 0
/swap/swapfile none swap defaults 0 0
what is inside of /boot
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7066624 15. Feb 01:22 intel-ucode.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 583 3. Apr 20:04 refind_linux.conf
what is inside of /efi
/efi/:
9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf EFI loader
/efi/9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf:
6.1.22-1-lts 6.2.9-arch1-1
/efi/9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf/6.1.22-1-lts:
initrd initrd-fallback linux
/efi/9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf/6.2.9-arch1-1:
initrd initrd-fallback linux
/efi/EFI:
BOOT Linux refind systemd tools
/efi/EFI/BOOT:
BOOT.CSV BOOTX64.EFI drivers_x64 icons keys refind.conf refind.conf-sample vars
/efi/EFI/BOOT/drivers_x64:
btrfs_x64.efi
/efi/EFI/BOOT/icons:
arrow_left.png os_bionic.png os_kubuntu.png os_suse.png tool_mok_tool.png
arrow_right.png os_centos.png os_legacy.png os_systemd.png tool_netboot.png
boot_linux.png os_chakra.png os_linuxmint.png os_trusty.png tool_part.png
boot_win.png os_chrome.png os_linux.png os_ubuntu.png tool_rescue.png
func_about.png os_clover.png os_lubuntu.png os_uefi.png tool_shell.png
func_bootorder.png os_crunchbang.png os_mac.png os_unknown.png tool_windows_rescue.png
func_csr_rotate.png os_debian.png os_mageia.png os_void.png transparent.png
func_exit.png os_devuan.png os_mandriva.png os_win8.png vol_efi.png
func_firmware.png os_elementary.png os_manjaro.png os_win.png vol_external.png
func_hidden.png os_fedora.png os_netbsd.png os_xenial.png vol_internal.png
func_install.png os_freebsd.png os_network.png os_xubuntu.png vol_net.png
func_reset.png os_frugalware.png os_opensuse.png os_zesty.png vol_optical.png
func_shutdown.png os_gentoo.png os_redhat.png svg
mouse.png os_gummiboot.png os_refind.png tool_apple_rescue.png
os_arch.png os_haiku.png os_refit.png tool_fwupdate.png
os_artful.png os_hwtest.png os_slackware.png tool_memtest.png
/efi/EFI/BOOT/icons/svg:
boot_win.svg os_debian.svg os_haiku.svg os_redhat.svg os_xenial.svg
func_csr_rotate.svg os_devuan.svg os_legacy.svg os_refind.svg tool_fwupdate.svg
mouse.svg os_elementary.svg os_mac.svg os_refit.svg tool_memtest.svg
os_clover.svg os_gummiboot.svg os_netbsd.svg os_win.svg tool_rescue.svg
/efi/EFI/BOOT/keys:
refind_local.cer refind_local.crt
/efi/EFI/BOOT/vars:
PreviousBoot
/efi/EFI/Linux:
/efi/EFI/refind:
BOOT.CSV drivers_x64 icons keys refind.conf refind_x64.efi vars
/efi/EFI/refind/drivers_x64:
btrfs_x64.efi
/efi/EFI/refind/icons:
arrow_left.png os_bionic.png os_kubuntu.png os_suse.png tool_mok_tool.png
arrow_right.png os_centos.png os_legacy.png os_systemd.png tool_netboot.png
boot_linux.png os_chakra.png os_linuxmint.png os_trusty.png tool_part.png
boot_win.png os_chrome.png os_linux.png os_ubuntu.png tool_rescue.png
func_about.png os_clover.png os_lubuntu.png os_uefi.png tool_shell.png
func_bootorder.png os_crunchbang.png os_mac.png os_unknown.png tool_windows_rescue.png
func_csr_rotate.png os_debian.png os_mageia.png os_void.png transparent.png
func_exit.png os_devuan.png os_mandriva.png os_win8.png vol_efi.png
func_firmware.png os_elementary.png os_manjaro.png os_win.png vol_external.png
func_hidden.png os_fedora.png os_netbsd.png os_xenial.png vol_internal.png
func_install.png os_freebsd.png os_network.png os_xubuntu.png vol_net.png
func_reset.png os_frugalware.png os_opensuse.png os_zesty.png vol_optical.png
func_shutdown.png os_gentoo.png os_redhat.png svg
mouse.png os_gummiboot.png os_refind.png tool_apple_rescue.png
os_arch.png os_haiku.png os_refit.png tool_fwupdate.png
os_artful.png os_hwtest.png os_slackware.png tool_memtest.png
/efi/EFI/refind/icons/svg:
boot_win.svg os_debian.svg os_haiku.svg os_redhat.svg os_xenial.svg
func_csr_rotate.svg os_devuan.svg os_legacy.svg os_refind.svg tool_fwupdate.svg
mouse.svg os_elementary.svg os_mac.svg os_refit.svg tool_memtest.svg
os_clover.svg os_gummiboot.svg os_netbsd.svg os_win.svg tool_rescue.svg
/efi/EFI/refind/keys:
refind_local.cer refind_local.crt
/efi/EFI/refind/vars:
PreviousBoot
/efi/EFI/systemd:
systemd-bootx64.efi
/efi/EFI/tools:
/efi/loader:
entries entries.srel loader.conf random-seed
/efi/loader/entries:
9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf-6.1.22-1-lts.conf
9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf-6.1.22-1-lts-fallback.conf
9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf-6.2.9-arch1-1.conf
9dfe81e5b0ea4daa8226f5badb20bfdf-6.2.9-arch1-1-fallback.conf
Questions/Thoughts:
What do i need to change in order to directly start endeavourOS from rEFInd and not go through systemd-boot?
Do i need to change refind.conf or refind_linux.conf or both?
Why did refind-install not generated this but took systemd-boot as only option? Can i somehow show refind-install the right path to generate this automatically?
Why is my ESP at /efi/ and not /boot? Is this a matter of endeavourOS or systemd-boot?
Why do i not have these initramfs-linux.img files or vmlinuz-linux?
Is it easier to switch from grub to rEFInd than from systemd-boot to rEFInd? (i did not confige that much else)
just because it works on hardware level 
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