Extra "boot linux from EFI" after running install.sh script - Early 2013 Macbook Pro Retina

[Jenn]

Hi,

I have a Macbook Pro Retina Early 2013 with Yosemite 10.10.2 on it (Intel core i7). I have set up rEFInd and have been able to successfully dual boot with Linux Mint. Before I had successfully installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS but ended changing it to Mint later on. I used these to instructions:

http://www.howtogeek.com/187410/how-to-install-and-dual-boot-linux-on-a-mac/
http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/installing.html#osx
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1643

When I was first setting everything up I followed your "Installing rEFInd Manually using Mac OS X" then turned off my computer then turned it back on. The rEFInd boot management menu appeared just fine but there were two boot options one was to boot OS X (works fine) and a linux boot option "boot linux from EFI."

I thought that was weird but left it alone hoping once I installed ubuntu it would correct itself. After I installed ubuntu, the boot management menu showed 3 options, boot OS X, boot (something like ) vmlinuz...generic from exf4, and the "boot linux from EFI."

Both boot OS X and boot vmlinuz...-generic work fine but when I try the "boot linux from EFI" option it takes me to first a grey screen with the linux icon (penguin) in the middle and then takes me to a black screen with a flashing white underscore (almost like a terminal) but does nothing. I can't type or exit and will stay stuck there until I force turn off my computer.

I looked at several of your docs trying to figure out how to remove the extra boot option (ie. don't_scan_...) but can't figure it out. I've also tried reinstalling rEFInd by running the install.sh since I did a manual installation the first time. Even when I decided to wipe out ubuntu and install linux mint there were 4 boot options (due to a files left by ubuntu) I was able to remove the ubuntu boot option but still can't figure out how to remove "boot linux from EFI."

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

[Roderick W. Smith]

I suspect that your non-functional entry is trying to boot GRUB in BIOS/CSM/legacy mode, but this is failing. If I'm correct, you can fix the problem by:

1. Open refind.conf in your favorite text editor.
2. Locate the scanfor line and uncomment it.
3. Remove the hdbios option from the scanfor line options.

[Jenn]

That fixed it! Thank you so much!!