

rEFInd enables specifying the default by any substring in the description. Improved flexibility in setting the default OS to boot.Some UEFI PCs, such as those with Gigabyte’s Hybrid EFI, lack a usable CSM. Support for launching legacy BIOS boot loaders on UEFI PCs with suitable CSM support.When activated, rEFInd should add a network-boot option to its menu when a suitable network boot server is available. Experimental network boot loader support via the iPXE EFI binaries.Although rEFIt supports auto-detection, it does not support manual configuration and rEFIt’s options to enable, disable, and prioritize individual boot loader detection methods are primitive compared to those in rEFInd. You can select which of these methods to use to construct the rEFInd main boot menu. Auto-detection of legacy BIOS boot loaders, independently on internal hard disks, external hard disks, and optical discs.Auto-detection of EFI boot loaders, independently on internal hard disks, external hard disks, optical discs, and network boot loaders.User-configurable methods of detecting boot loaders:.The ability to specify a configuration file to use at program launch time via the -c filename command-line option.REFInd expands on rEFIt by providing features that improve on or go beyond those of rEFIt, such as:

Load EFI drivers for filesystems or hardware devices not supported natively by your firmware.Set OS-specific boot options, such as to launch macOS with verbose text-mode debug messages.Also, this tool should be used only on Macs that dual-boot with a BIOS-based OS, such as Windows or very rarely on other computers. Note that rEFInd’s version of gptsync is significantly updated compared to rEFIt’s. Provide the gptsync utility for creating hybrid MBRs.(See the Installing rEFInd section for information on how to obtain and install these components.) Launch options for an external EFI shell or disk partitioner.(rEFInd also supports legacy boots on some UEFI PCs see below.)

