Last Update: 2024-03-13

The following guide or recipe requires shell access to your FydeOS installation, therefore is assumed to be enabled. If altering system file is required, you will also need to .

#Accessing hwtuner

1. Initiate Crosh: On your FydeOS desktop, simultaneously press Control + Alt + T.

2. Enter the bash shell: Input the command shell into Crosh and hit Enter.

3. Acquire administrator privileges: Input sudo su, then press Enter.

   Note: from FydeOS v17 and openFyde r114 onwards, sudo su will no longer work. Older versions will not be impacted.

4. Enter the hwtuner: Input the command hwtuner into Crosh, then hit Enter.

#Updating rEFInd

1. Accessing the Misc devices and Driver Tuning Menu: In the main menu of hwtuner, locate Misc devices and driver tuning, enter the number 4, and press the Enter key.
2. Entering the rEFInd Menu: In the subsequent menu, find Update rEFInd provided by FydeOS, enter the number 1, and then press the Enter key.
3. Upgrading rEFInd: In the menu, you will see two options: Update rEFInd to version x and Restore rEFInd. To upgrade, enter the number 0 and then press the Enter key.

#Customizing the rEFInd Theme

• To access the rEFInd folder, enter cd /tmp/grub_mnt/efi/refind in the shell environment and then press the Enter key. Here, you can customize various rEFInd configurations, such as changing the theme.
• The default rEFInd theme in FydeOS is rEFInd-minimal. You can find it in cd /tmp/grub_mnt/efi/refind/themes.
• If you wish to change the theme, place your theme folder here and modify the refind.conf file by changing include themes/rEFInd-minimal/theme.conf to include themes/your-theme-folder name/theme.conf.