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How to properly configure refind.conf (and probably OSes) ?

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biuro74
2017-07-25
2017-07-25

  • biuro74

    biuro74 - 2017-07-25

    Hi,

    I'm probably the only user who didn't do anything for two years (with rEFInd) after having asked the question :) Lack of time...

    Now, when I'm more or less free for some time, I'd like to change my current attitude and ask for method - how to resolve my problem ?

    Goal: to have rEFInd properly configured = which mens (in details) showing 4 entries only.
    My setup: UEFI PC with two SSDs in RAID-0 (SSD volume) and harddrive = both GPTed.

    My OS installations looks more/less like:
    SSD -> no rEFInd installed -> Windows Boot Manager -> Windows 10
    HDD -> rEFInd present -> 2 bootloaders: WBM, Grub2 -> Windows 7, Windows 8.1Dev, free_part_for_3rd_Windows, Fedora23, OpenMandrive, Ubuntu, Fedora 26, free_part_for_5th_Linux.
    (I'd like to have Win10, Win7 and two Fedoras on bootlist only = 4 entires)

    My EFI partition contains:
    /Boot -> bootx64.efi, fallback.efi
    /Microsoft -> /Boot -> bootmgfw.efi, bootmgr.efi
    /Fedora -> MokManager.efi, gcdx64.efi, grubx64.efi. shim-fedora.efi, shim.efi
    /refind -> refind_x64.efi
    /tools -> BOOTX64.efi

    When I boot from rEFInd CD (or use modified refind.conf), I've got all above listed OSes + many more. So far I couldn't modify refind.conf the way to leave just 4 entries, as I would like to.

    When I modify refind.conf file a way to use stanzas only, I'm not able to boot Windowses, and still have some additional entires (?).

    I am able to make refind.conf with any Linuxes as entries (stanzas-style), but I haven't found a way to add ANY Windows there. Altough Windows 10 starts when chosen first icon from CD-booted UEFI-rEFInd, however I can't find any proper path there (F2/Ins) to develop what I should write to refind.conf as Windows 10's stanza. Moreover, I'm not sure if I installed Win7 in UEFI mode... so additional question is shall I add/update its bootloader to EFI partition (bootrec /fixboot & bcdboot) ? I have no idea how to check if it's present already. Would it work at all ?

    I'd like to have direct OS entries, I mean to load Windows 7 or 10, I don't want to have Windows Boot Loader in-between. Just straight WIndows 7 icon = click = Windows 7 boots up.

    What should I start from ? What kind of method with creating properly configured refind.conf is the best to achieve my goal (stanzas only, or mixed - with blocking some volumes and add direct stanzas for linuxes) ?

    Sorry for that type of question, but previous attitude didn't lead me anywhere :)

    Thanks for any clue.

     

    Last edit: biuro74 2017-07-25

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