Refind troubleshooting function?

[crazyben21]

Hello Everyone,

I'm runing into a problem with my iMacs at work using BootCamp. I created a Winclone image of a Windows 10 bootcamp from a computer in my lab in room 205. I restore this image to the iMac in my lab in room 201. Now my issue is that when I use refind, it see the "Microsoft EFI Boot from ESP" which I think it is the bootmgfw.efi and it also see fallback efi. I'm not sure which one is the file name for the windows fall back.

I'm not able to boot to Windows 10 using the regular entry. It only boot to windows 10 using the fall back. Now the issue could be that the iMac in lab 201 used to have windows 7 and it might be using the boot efi files from Windows 7. Maybe rebuilding the Microsoft efi boot files using Windows 10 recovery would work. I'm not sure if Winclone suppose to image the EFI partion as well. I'm not sure even if it did it. I'm new to it might be an issue with WinClone.

I could boot to Windows 10 using the Option key on the iMacs. Is there any way to see what efi file refind autodetect? Like a degug troubleshooting feature? A text below the icon showing the efi file.

The iMacs in my computer lab in 205 has Windows 10 and MacOs. I don't remember the MacOS version for the iMac in 205 since I don't have my notes with me.

The iMac in 201 that working with has Mac OSX sierra and Windows 10. It use to have Window 7.

Hopefully you guys can understand me. I'm sometimes I'm all over the place. I could give the exact error message I arrive back in my lab tomorrow.

Thank You,
Ben

[crazyben21]

I manage to fix one part, by rebuilding the windows Boot Loader. Now I can boot from the regular boot option.

Now I'm working on why does refind see the fallback EFI. /EFI/Boot. My other computers had it so I'm wondering if it was another efi file.

[Roderick W. Smith]

rEFInd displays most EFI boot loader filenames exactly as they appear on the filesystem; however, rEFInd "translates" a few standard filenames into non-filename descriptions. Of interest to you, EFI/BOOT/bootx64.efi gets translated to "fallback boot loader" and EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi is translated to "Microsoft EFI boot."

As I posted in another thread recently, rEFInd hides the fallback loader if it's identical to another boot loader; but if it's not identical, it's presented as another boot option because it is technically unique, and may therefore boot another OS. I describe how to hide it in that other post:

https://sourceforge.net/p/refind/discussion/general/thread/bd84bcab/#e2a9