v0.13.2.AC

• Fixes memory allocation bug
  • Progam hangs when 'fold_linux_kernels' is active and Linux instances with multiple kernels are present
  • This bug was introduced in v0.13.2.AA (Commit 68c7af0)
• Fixes volume badge icon detection bug
  • ".VolumeIcon" file were not being detected as meant to be
  • This bug was introduced in v0.13.2.AA (Commit 4bd2f6c)
• Improves Upstream Logging Format and Coverage
  • Formatted for better readability and incorporates key items from the native format

v0.13.2.AB

• Corrects Notes on "fold_linux_kernels" in the Configuration File
  • The default setting is active and not disabled as was documented
• Fixes bug resulting in the output log level being one step below the configured value
  • This bug was introduced in v0.13.2.AA (Commit eeb00c1)
• Fixes memory allocation bug resulting in the program hanging
  • This bug was introduced in v0.13.2.AA (Commit 9307d38)
• Other misc fixes
  • Logging and icon selection improvements

v0.13.2.AA

• Synced with Upstream v0.13.2
  • Minimises Reading of 'HiddenTools' Variable
  • Fixes Menu Keystroke Event
    • Could cause RefindPlus to hang when processing keystrokes in menus
  • Misc Improvements (Skips items already implemented in RefindPlus)
  • Does not adopt upstream changes to non-volatile variable storage
  • Identifies JFS volumes if a third-party JFS driver is installed
  • Improves separation of filesystem name vs. partition name internally
  • Applies extensive memory management improvements
• Fixes Ignoring the Upstream 'max' Resolution Setting
  • The setting was previously not ignored as was intended
• Fixes Potential Memory Corruption Issues in the Ext2, Ext4 and HFS Drivers
  • Users should change earlier versions of these drivers for current ones
  • Copies available after building RefindPlus
  • The versions available upstream after the v0.13.1 releases were also improved
  • Additional improvements made to these drivers as well as to the NTFS driver in RefindPlus
• Fixes a bug that corrupted the ConsoleOut handle on booting EFI Loaders when running GPUs with Mac EFI
  • This bug was introduced in v0.12.0.AN (Commit 8d5e4e3)
• Fixes a bug that caused the option to return from folded Linux kernel submenus not to appear.
  • This bug was introduced in Upstream v0.9.0
• Fixes Repeated Icon Scaling on HiDPI Monitors
  • Icons on HiDPI monitors were repeatedly scaled up on each return to the main screen from external screens
  • This bug was introduced in Upstream v0.10.3
• Fixes Multiple Code Quality Issues
  • Fixes several issues identified by static analysis of the code base
  • Multiple issues of undetermined provenance and age
• Corrects Default Timeout Setting
  • Was previously set to 20 seconds and not disabled as documented
• Drops Switch to Graphics Mode on EFI Boot (When not Booting OpenCore)
  • Maintains default mode instead of switching to graphics mode when booting EFI loaders such as OpenCore
• Improves APFS Remapping
  • Previously failed when using the 'ReScanAll' feature or when not running on Apple Firmware
  • Improves volume filtering
• Improves Device Handle Connection
  • Now always runs the connection process a minimum of two (2) times
    This is because several links are only revealed after a first pass
  • Trades a typically imperceptible increase in boot time for improved stability and reliability
    NB: The first pass is silent and is not logged
• Adds 'reload_gop' as Configuration Option
  • This allows switching the 'ReloadGOP from RAM' Feature, introduced in v0.12.0.AM,
    "ON" or "OFF" in the configuration file. Default is "OFF"
• Now Specfically Logs Booting Clover Instances
  • Now separately identifies Clover instances in the debug log when these are booted
• Changes Misc Token Names for Internal Consistency or to better reflect function
  • 'disable_mac_compat_check' to 'disable_compat_check'
  • 'set_mac_boot_args' to 'set_boot_args'
  • 'protect_mac_nvram' to 'protect_nvram'
  • 'reinforce_apfs' to 'sync_apfs'
• Implements Upstream 'firmware_bootnum' manual stanzas (Skipped in v0.13.1.AA)
  • Misc fixes appear to have resolved previously experienced issues
• Adds "active_csr" config token to allow implementing a CSR policy
  • Allows ensuring a particular CSR policy is always actively implemented
  • Previously passively left whatever was previously set unchanged.
• Always Activates Certificate Write Prevention on Windows
  • Now always activated on Windows boot regardless of whether Legacy or UEFI Windows is detected
• Adds OpenCore and Clover to "use_graphics_for"
  • The default screen mode on booting these boot loaders can now be set to graphics mode.
• Incoporates a Variant of the Upstream Logging
  • Combines an equivalent of the upstream logging feature with the existing logging.
  • The previously disabled "log_level" configuration token can now take a numeric log level
    (0 to 4), with levels 1 to 4 giving increasing levels of detail.
  • Different to the upstream implementation, this feature is only available on DEBUG builds and as such,
    Level 0 does not disable the feature but activates the original logging form (logs some unique items).

v0.13.1.AB

• Fixes APFS ReMapping
  • APFS Containers were not excluded as should have been the case
• Fixes Hour Logging
  • Deviation from GetTime spec meant some log files were not in chronological order

v0.13.1.AA

• Synced with Upstream v0.13.1
  • Adds icon for Manjaro Linux
  • Fixes bug that can cause issues with disabled manual boot stanza referencing unreadable volumes
  • Accounts for new upstream initial logging function (ignored by RefindPlus)
  • Records selected EFI-based reboot options in the PreviousBoot variable
  • Implements support for setting systemd's LoaderDevicePartUUID EFI variable
  • Re-interpretes partial icon scaling fix implemented upstream
• Synced with Upstream v0.13.0
  • Limited to items that did not originate from RefindPlus (which are kept in their original form)
  • Does not adopt upstream reinterpretation of RefindPlus graphics protocol detection
  • This was implemented upstream in a new 'MyLibLocateProtocol' function
  • Maintains the maximum available screen resolution as the default screen resolution
  • Selected resolutions larger than screen size reported as possibility upstream have not been observed so far
  • To be borne in mind for changes if such reports are received
  • Still accepts upstream config files including the new 'Max' resolution option (which is disregarded)
  • All other upstream options incoporated including rebooting into firmware efi and the new manual stanza options
  • Does not implement 'firmware_bootnum' manual stanzas dues to reliability issues
• Fixes Potential GNU-EFI Build Failure (Partial)
  • The feature that provides Strict UEFI 2.x GOP has only ever worked on versions compiled with Tianocore.
  • Now takes steps to prevent build failures on GNUEFI which might not find linked Tianocore resources.
• No Longer Saves RefindPlus Settings to Hardware NVRAM When Not Explicitly Set
  • Previously saved settings to Hardware NVRAM when Emulated NVRAM was not writable
  • This condition affected HFS+ setups and was implemented to help such users out
  • Now, the setting will simply not be saved in such instances
  • A debug log item will inform users that the setting was not saved
• Improves OpenProtocol and HandleProtocol Mapping
  • Fixes potential race condition in mapping structure
  • Discards superflous variables
• Fixes Several Memory Management Issues
  • These had largely been introduced after the v0.12.0.AN Release
  • One outcome had been a failure to run on some units
• Adds 'ReinforceAPFS' Feature
  • Allows booting Mac OS Big Sur when SIP is disabled.
  • Allows booting FileVault encrypted volumes directly.
• Attempts to Avoid Hardware NVRAM Writes of Unchanged Variables
  • Now compares new variables with existing NVRAM variables and does not write if already present.
• Adds the 'IgnorePreviousBoot' Feature
  • Provides option not to always save the name of the previously booted loader
• Limits 'AllowDuplicates' feature to ESPs
  • This feature now only applies to ESPs.
• Changes 'enforce_apfs' Config Option to 'reinforce_apfs'
  • More accurately describes functionality
• Changes 'allow_duplicates' Config Option to 'scan_other_esp'
  • Reflects change of scope
• Changes 'trim_force' Config Option Back to 'force_trim'
  • This more accurately reflects the action taken
• Adds System Info Logging
  • Based on reinterpretation of upstream additions
• Modified 'EfivarSetRaw' to match upstream changes that better align this with RefindPlus
  • Now only saves variables when not currently existing or do not match new values.
  • This is intended to reduce wear and tear on NVRAM storage.
  • Exisiting measures taken in RefindPlus such as 'ignore_previous_boot' remain.

v0.12.0.AQ

• Fixes Volume Scanning Bug
  • Volumes were not scanned for boot loaders if at least one user provided driver was not present
  • This bug appeared in v0.12.0.AM
• Fixes Hidden Items Bug
  • Tags and Tools could not be hidden and those hidden could not be managed
  • This bug appeared in v0.12.0.AP

v0.12.0.AN

• Adds 'EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_ENCRYPT' Support to Ext4 Driver
• Maps deprecated 'HandleProtocol' calls to 'OpenProtocol'
• Drops ineffective attempt to detect timezones
• Fixes issue with disappearing Mouse on x64 Arch
• Fixes Bogus Bootable Windows BIOS Instances
• Changes default config filename to config.conf
  • Retains support for refind.conf
• Loads 'MemoryFix' driver on OpenCore Boots if required and available
  • Enables the Stage 1 Loading Screen on some Classic Macs
• Fixes ESP detection for saving screenshots
  • ESP detection may have sometimes returned 'true' on other locations
• Implements "force_trim" config option
  • Enables 'TRIM' on non-Apple SSDs when booting into Mac OS
• Implements "disable_mac_compat_check" config option
  • Disables Mac OS compatibility checks to allow booting new Mac OS Versions on unsupported Macs
• Implements "disable_amfi" config option
  • Disables the Apple Mobile File Integrity (AMFI) checks in Mac OS
  • Disabling AMFI may further facilitate booting new Mac OS Versions on unsupported Macs
• Implements "protect_mac_nvram" config option
  • Prevents UEFI Windows from saving certificates to the NVRAM on Macs
  • These certificates damage Apple NVRAM and result in an inability to start Macs up
• Implements "set_mac_boot_args" config option
  • Allows setting arbitrary boot arguments on Mac OS

v0.12.0.AM

• Optimises search for graphics capabilities and overall boot speed
• Adds workaround for broken QEMU support in the upstream v0.12.0 release
• Reinstalls GOP from Random Access Memory to provide bootscreen on EFI 1.x devices such as Classic MacPros when running GPUs with strict UEFI 2.x Implementation (Mainly Nvidia)
  • Hence RefindPlus can now provide bootscreen when running any GPU with GOP
  • The bootscreen will also be available to other tools, such as OpenCore, when chain-loaded from RefindPlus.
• Clears buffered key strokes on main menu
  • This prevents immediately booting into a selected option on return from tools such as the UEFI Shell
• Encodes screenshots as PNG files instead of the previous large BMP files
• Save screenshots to the RefindPlus ESP when RefindPlus is run from an ESP
  • Previously saved to the first ESP found which could be a different ESP
  • This ensures screeshots are saved to the same ESP RefindPlus is located in
  • Still saves to the first ESP found when run from HFS+ or other "Non-FAT" directories
• Changes logged device handle indices to hex
  • Displays actual hex indices to permit consistency with shell tools
• Changes HiDPI monitor detection threshold to QHD vertical dimension (1601px)
  • Previous threshold of 1921px on the horizontal mistook WQHD for HiDPI
• Adds ScaleUI config token to allow flexibility in HiDPI detection
  • HiDPI monitor detection can be switched on/off or automatically detected by using this token
• Embeds Bootscreen and Nvram icons
  • Specfic icons will be displayed instead of a generic icon when activated and actual icons are not found

v0.12.0.AL

• Fixed Regression on Console GOP Provision

v0.12.0.AK

• Fixes 'Write Protected' error when installed on USB Sticks
• Uses Largest UGA Resolution found on GPU Handles
• Fixes UGA Fallback when GOP is not found
• Finetunes Direct GOP Renderer Handling
• Switches Direct GOP Renderer off by default
• Customises Tool and Driver Paths
• Misc Optimisation
  • Misc coding intervention