rEFInd Boot Manager Setup

Last Update: 2024-03-13

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

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.