v0.14.2.AD

• Adds Full Linux EFI Bootable Kernel Support
  • Now fully supports booting Linux Unified Kernel images
  • Previously only supported Standard PE32 and Apple Fat Binary images
    • Linux EFISTUB images without PE32 signatures were tagged invalid
    • Now considered valid if a LINUX_PE_MAGIC signature is found instead
    • Ref: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/include/linux/pe.h
• Fixes Scanning Linux Setups That Lack Initrd Files. Thanks @Mardekaar
• Fixes Issues with Using the banner_scale Setting. Thanks @Mardekaar
• Fixes Auto Defined BadRAM Handling
  • This element of the TagBadRAM feature was previously a NOOP
• Improves Image Scaling Handling. Thanks @emperor06
  • Now uses floating-point arithmetic on 64-bit architectures
• Improves FollowSymlinks Handling
  • Can now be targeted at specific volumes
    • Removes impacts on other installed instances
  • The follow_symlinks token now accepts optional additional parameters
    • follow_symlinks: Symlinks always followed
    • follow_symlinks ON: Symlinks always followed
    • follow_symlinks OFF: Symlinks never followed
    • follow_symlinks OFF "Vol_1,Vol_2": Symlinks followed unless on list
    • follow_symlinks ON "Vol_9,Vol_10": Symlinks followed only if listed
• Improves UEFI Secure Boot Handling
  • SBAT sections now added to binaries at compile time
  • Signed binaries now available
    • Option to sign binaries added to repository Artefact Creation Github action
• Improves SD-Boot Handling
  • Manual Stanzas now accept a SystemD OSType
  • The use_graphics_for token now accepts a systemd input
    • This allows specifically loading SD-Boot in graphics mode
• Improves APFS Data Volume Handling
  • The VolName - DATA tag extended to match more languages
    • German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Dutch, Croatian
  • English is still given preference for technical reasons
  • TODO: Process that does not rely on this tag is best.
• Amends Feature: BootLogo to ExitLogo
  • Renamed to distinguish from inherited BootLogo feature
    • That applied to Legacy BIOS Boot items
    • BootLogo and ExitLogo may be fully merged later
  • Auto scaling of ExitLogo image can now be skipped
    • Via a new disable_exitlogo_scale configuration token
  • Final clearing of ExitLogo image can now be skipped
    • Via a new disable_exitlogo_clear configuration token
  • Adjusted image loading priority as follows:
    • boot_outlogo.[xyz] file will be used if present
    • boot_[distro].[xyz] will be used if present otherwise
    • os_[distro].[xyz] will be used if present otherwise
    • os_[type].[xyz] will be used if present otherwise
    • Nothing will be displayed as exit logo otherwise
  • Renames Configuration Token
    • disable_bootlogo to disable_exitlogo_image
  • NOTE: The following development stage settings are deprecated
    • disable_bootlogo_clear for disable_exitlogo_clear
    • disable_bootlogo_image for disable_exitlogo_image
    • disable_bootlogo_scale for disable_exitlogo_scale
• Amends Linux Options Definition File, xyz_linux.conf, Handling
  • Now prioritises refindplus_linux and refindplus-linux conf files
  • Upstream variants are now only sought if these are not found
• Amends ShowTools Handling
  • The default list is now limited to internal tools
  • That is, tools that do not require external binaries

v0.14.2.AC

• Adds Misc Fixes and Optimisation
• Adds TagBadRAM Feature
  • Defective memory regions can be flagged by RefindPlus
  • Such defective memory will not be used by anything after
  • Configurable via three new badram_fix_XYZ configuration tokens
• Fixes HelpIcon Handling
  • New deduplication code disabled loader icon caching
  • This bug was introduced in v0.14.2.AB (Commit 09e0f29)
• Fixes Manual Stanza icon Token Handling
  • Optimisations in v0.14.2.AB for volume tokens resulted in no icon displayed
  • Only affected stanzas with the volume token defined
• Fixes Manually Configured UseGraphicsMode Handling
  • Setting graphics on token in manual stanzas had no effect if:
    • The token line was before the loader token line, and
    • The OSType was an internally recognised type, and
    • The use_graphics_for token was not set for that type
  • This bug was inherited from upstream code
    • Only seen as a 'bug' in RefindPlus
      • RefindPlus aims to allow 'open' token positioning
      • The volume token is also 'open' on positioning
      • RefindPlus now also allows switching graphics off
• Amends Misc Handling
  • Addresses misc missed Graphics Screen boot modes
  • Adds identification for Non-Folded Linux kernel loaders
  • Restores default upstream equivalence on use_graphics_for
    • Now only defaults to graphics mode for MacOS boot
    • All other available boot types must now be explicitly set
  • Avoids potential implicit type conversion issues. Thanks @clague
  • Provides option to create GitHub Build Artefacts. Thanks @startergo
  • Addresses Potential NULL Pointer Dereferencing. Thanks @MicroMilo

v0.14.2.AB

• Fixes CleanNVram Handling
  • Invalid path to external binary was defined
    • Effectively disabled the feature on UEFI-PC
    • Forced garbage collection worked as fallback on Apple Macs
      • Error messages were still shown and logged
  • This bug was introduced in v0.14.0.AA (Commit c0906f1)
• Improves BootLogo Handling
  • Misc optimisation and extension added
  • Main visible extensions:
    • Boot logos now displayed for both legacy and UEFI boot
    • Enlarged Linux/Windows icons are shown as exit splash screen
    • Changes can be leveraged to define custom exit splash screens
      • boot_outlogo file will be used if present
      • boot_{distro} will be used if present otherwise
      • os_{distro} will be used if present otherwise
  • Enabled by default but can be adjusted using a new disable_bootlogo configuration token
    • This can be used to fully or partially disable boot logo display
• Improves Shortcut Key Handling
  • No longer allocates keys based on the operating system type/name
    • There was no way of knowing what would be loaded in many cases
  • No longer allocates keys to tools with the exceptions below
    • Key: A is allocated to About Refindplus
    • Key: Z is allocated to System Shutdown (Previously U)
  • Keys are now basically allocated on display position
    • Order: 1, 2, 3 ... 8, 9, B, C ... W, X, Y (31 keys)
    • Key 0 is an internally reserved key
    • Keys A and Z are used for tools
    • Keys I and O are not used
• Improves Tool Handling
  • Now only displays one representative entity per tool type
    • Allows for uncluttered and aesthetically pleasing interfaces
    • Can significantly improve loading speeds in applicable instances
      • Tool instances are processed for display when actively selected
      • The actual tool instances are then displayed for use if available
      • The outcomes of such searches are cached for reuse in that session
• Improves Manual Stanza Handling
  • Removes requirement for the volume token to be set before some other tokens
    • Volumes can now be defined anywhere in a stanza without issue
  • Improves handling of disabled tokens
• Improves Mac Recovery Handling
  • Now labels HFS Recovery instances with the Mac OS version
  • Activates previously disabled implementation for APFS
    • Attempts restart into APFS Recovery via BootNext
    • IMPORTANT:
      • This implementation is still a work in progress ... feedback required/welcome
• Amends Misc Handling
  • Applies multiple sundry optimisations and standardisation
    • Includes introduction of an os_windows icon to be used for Windows when available
      • Works around the now dated inherited os-win and os-win8 arrangement
      • The existing arrangement is maintained
    • Adds os_ventoy icon
    • Now uses upstream emulated storage location if present
    • Amends misc misaligned indices
  • The use_graphics_for token now defaults to osx linux windows
  • Addressed static analysis flags
    • Drops inherited unused filesystems/test folder and contents

v0.14.2.AA

1. Attached a replacement package, HotFix-01, to address misc post release issues¹. The fix is a rebuild without adding an SBAT section to the binary.

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• Synced with Upstream v0.14.2
• Fixes Handling Windows Recovery Tools Volumes
  • Now filtered out from scanning for loaders via GUID
  • Effectively results in an unending scan loop otherwise
  • This bug was inherited from upstream code
• Fixes ScanFirmwareDefined Handling
  • Spurious items were added (Typically as firmware shell instances)
    • Ref: Issue #184
  • This bug was introduced in v0.14.0.AC (Commit aad3298)
• Fixes Jpeg Image Handling
  • Garbled images were output
  • This bug was introduced in v0.14.1.AA (Commit 3ae51e9)
    • This reversed the order of two parameters in MyMemSet as part of an upstream sync
      • #define memset MyMemSet to #define memset(b, c, v) MyMemSet(b, v, c) in libeg/nanojpeg.c
    • These parameters had already been reversed elsewhere in v0.13.2.AG (Commit 2d8ab59)
      • Ported from @joevt downstream: joevt@266fd8f
    • The cumulative changes invalidated each other
• Fixes UGA Graphics Handling
  • RefindPlus crashed when run with UGA-based GPUs
• Improves HelpIcon Handling
  • The os_uefi icon is now cached on first use
  • Misc other icon caching related optimisations
• Improves .VolumeIcon Handling
  • These can now be located under the same folder as a loader
  • Such are preferred over any in the default (volume root) location
• Improves Misc Handling
  • Some entry types were mislabelled as Linux
  • Now recognises Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) encrypted volumes
  • Now limits spoof_osx_version to Apple firmware to match documentation
  • No longer attempts to clear the opencore-version variable when booting into Mac OS
    • This variable is actually only stored in a volatile state
  • Addressed misc static analysis flags
    • These affect some filesystem drivers; which are updated accordingly
• Amends Tool Handling
  • Largely aligned with the new approach introduced with Upstream v0.14.2
    • RefindPlus variation:
      • EFI/BOOT/tools is scanned in addition to EFI/tools by default
      • The Memtest tool is effectively handled the old way
        • memtest and memtestXYZ folders are scanned
        • Memtest fallback loader files (Boot{arch}.efi) are handled
  • Adds tools option to use_graphics_for configuration token
    • These can now be set to load in graphics screen mode
    • Verbose screen output is disabled when set to use graphics
    • NB: Some tools, such as some uEFI shell, may require text screen mode
• Amends Ventoy Handling
  • Instances are now automatically detected and processed
  • Hence, specific handling is no longer user configurable
  • The associated handle_ventoy configuration token is now removed and ignored if set
• Amends HelpScan Feature
  • The feature is now essentially included upstream as a core item
  • Hence, specific handling is no longer user configurable
  • The associated decline_help_scan configuration token is now removed and ignored if set

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1. HotFix 01: 10 Oct 24 ↩

v0.14.1.AA

• Synced with Upstream v0.14.1
• Adds SyncTrust Feature
  • The boot Chain of Trust may be broken on booting with 3rd-party tools on T2/TPM chipped units
  • When this happens, the unit refuses to boot the selected item and may even become unresponsive
  • This feature provides a workaround by triggering a trusted native reboot to the selected item
  • This feature can be enabled by activating a new sync_trust configuration token
• Adds LegacySync Feature
  • RefindPlus previously assumed all Macs were capable of legacy BIOS boot
    • This was from code that went in upstream in 2012 when this was a reasonable working assumption
      • However, Macs later became UEFI certified and the last Intel Macs appear to be UEFI Class 3+
      • UEFI Class 3/3+ devices do not support legacy BIOS boot
    • This feature attempts to categorise Macs and allow/disallow legacy BIOS boot accordingly
  • Enabled by default but can be disabled using a new disable_legacy_sync configuration token
    • Disabling might be needed if a Mac is mis-categorised and legacy BIOS boot wrongly prevented
• Adds HelpSize Feature
  • Provides option to force non-standard or otherwise unsupported screen resolutions
    • This can help work around issues where pre-boot configuration screen are not displayed
    • The issues are typically EDID related or the auto-selection of incorrect/incompatible resolutions
    • This aspect of the HelpSize feature requires booting into systems that fully support the graphics
  • An ExDPI category for screens with resolutions of 6400 x 4000 or more was created
    • UI elements are scaled up by four (4) on such screens when UI element scaling is active
    • UI elements on other HiDPI screens are still scaled up by two (2) with UI scaling active
  • Enabled by default but can be disabled using a new decline_help_size configuration token
    • The new token sets RefindPlus to only apply up to 2x UI element scaling
• Fixes Legacy BIOS Boot on Certified UEFI Class 2 Macs
  • Optimisations for speed had potentially disabled legacy BIOS boot on some Macs
  • This bug was introduced in v0.13.3.AB (Commit 66dbed0)
• Fixes Potential Memory Conflict
  • Some constants were passed to a function that reallocates memory
  • This bug was introduced in v0.14.0.AA (Commit 3fc36f5)
  • Extended in v0.14.0.AB (Commit 5cb1ed9)
• Fixes Display Resolution Handling
  • User defined resolutions were not being properly handled
    • Only the default, max, resolution was considered
    • This meant that instances with defined resolutions were not properly displayed
  • Separately, the selected resolution when seeking max was not always the actual maximum
  • Additionally, a HelpSize Feature, documented separately, was introduced
• Fixes DirectBoot Handling
  • Was not functional
• Fixes HelpScan Handling
  • Rationalises implementation
    • Could be applied, when disabled, to some items that should be excluded
• Improves SystemdVars Handling
  • The LoaderDevicePartUUID UEFI Variable is written to vRAM and not nvRAM
  • See: https://sf.net/p/refind/discussion/general/thread/d8dad2c475/
• Improves GraphicsFor Handling
  • Users can now set none under the use_graphics_for token to disable graphics mode boot
  • Users can now set everything to activate this for all boots
    • The previous option of setting use_graphics_for alone has also been fixed and remains
• Improves HiddenTags Handling
  • Shows volumes names along with GUID where only the GUID would have previously been shown
    • Allows human friendly instance identification when viewing the Restore Entries screen
  • Breaks backward compatibility with upstream when tags are hidden in RefindPlus
    • Tags hidden upstream remain forward compatible with RefindPlus
  • Fixes situation where some loaders in ESP locations were not hidden when selected on-screen (minus key)
    • Was also the case when full paths were used in dont_scan_files
• Improves License Presentation
  • Rationalises presentation to make clear it is on GPLv3/Later
• Improves MemTest Handling
  • Updated exclusion from loaders (Row 1 Items)
  • Updated to handle memtest+{ARCH}.efi and memtest86+{ARCH}.efi files as per upstream
• Improves ProtectNvram Handling
  • Now also blocks the CurrentPolicy and CurrentActivePolicy variables
• Improves SyncNVram Handling
  • Now also clears the opencore-version variable, if present, when booting into macOS directly
    • This variable is effectively an OpenCore Present flag that is checked by the macOS kernel
    • This variable removal only applies when RefindPlus is NOT chain-loaded via OpenCore
    • This variable removal also applies to macOS installers
  • Separately, the implementation of the base feature was not functional on macOS boots and was fixed
• Improves HelpIcon Handling
  • The following OS Icons are now cached on first load and reused as required afterwards when this feature is active
    • List is "os_mac", "os_win", "os_win8", "os_linux", "os_legacy", "os_clover", "os_opencore", "os_unknown", and "dummy image"
    • List is stored in TableBuiltinIconOS
  • Supplements the existing caching of items covered by BuiltinIconTable
    • The BuiltinIconTable item caching always happens with or without the HelpIcon feature
• Improves CleanNvram Handling
  • Now clears CurrentPolicy and CurrentActivePolicy variables on Apple firmware
• Improves Misc Handling
  • Restructured config file into four (4) sections
  • Completed LodePNG 20230410 update started in v0.14.0.AC
  • Renames the cd item under the scanfor config token as cdbios
    • Provides clarity that this is a BIOS scan option
    • Maintains compatibility with existing settings including upstream
  • The TimeoutSeconds item in REFIT_MENU_SCREEN was changed to INTN
    • Follow on from fix to Timeout item in REFIT_CONFIG previously changed to INTN
    • The original fix for SilentBoot/DirectBoot was incomplete (Commit 78d6138 in v0.13.2.AH)
  • Applied misc micro optimisation for speed
    • Restructured search pattern for config tokens
    • Optimised LoadDrivers function
  • Misc fixes for running in TextOnly mode
  • Adjusted AppleFramebuffer handling to eliminate unneeded cycles
• Renames Misc Configuration Tokens
  • disable_amfi to disable_check_amfi
  • disable_compat_check to disable_check_compat

v0.14.0.AC

• Adds SyncNVram Feature
  • Sets RefindPlus to always clear some nvRAM settings on certain boot types
    • Currently applied to Bluetooth settings for macOS
      • bluetoothInternalControllerinfo
      • bluetoothActiveControllerInfo
      • bluetoothExternalDongleFailed
  • The feature can be enabled using a new sync_nvram configuration token
• Adds PersistBootArgs Feature
  • Outputs of macOS boot argument related settings are now written to vRAM instead of to nvRAM
    • This is to reduce wear and tear on the nvRAM storage chip
  • Enabled by default but can be disabled using a new persist_boot_args configuration token
• Fixes HelpIcon Feature
  • The feature had been switched off by default instead of being switched on
  • This bug was introduced in v0.14.0.AB (Commit 9dcd45a)
• Fixes Legacy MBR, including Legacy Windows, Handling
  • Negatively impacted by Volume->RootDir filtering in the DontScanVolumes check consolidation
  • This bug was introduced in v0.14.0.AB (Commit a92b376)
• Improves Misc Handling
  • Partially back-ported LodePNG updates
  • Additional CSR scenarios are now recognised
  • Updated misc function structures to improve speed
    • Variable initialisation tweaks
    • Memory handling tweaks to prefer stack over heap where possible
  • MemLog resolution set to 1/10000 seconds (1/10 milliseconds)
    • For timing accuracy when RefindPlus loads under a second
    • Previous resolution was 1/1000 seconds (1 millisecond)
  • Extend ostype Coverage in Manual Stanzas
    • Now includes RefitVariant, OpenCore, and Clover
    • These are additional to the upstream original items
    • Manual stanzas stay in Section 3 of the config file
• Improves Graphics Handling
  • Improvements to handling Appleframebuffer
  • Improvements to handling Graphics Pass Through
    • Misc optimisation
    • The PassGopThrough feature added in 0.13.3.AD is now user configurable
      • Enabled by default but can now be disabled using a new disable_pass_gop_thru configuration token
  • Improvements to handling misc graphics items
  • Amendments to GOP Graphics Handling
    • GOP is now provided/replaced on the ConsoleOut handle by default when required
    • Hence, the "Opt-In" provide_console_gop token is replaced by the "Opt-Out" disable_set_consolegop
• Improves SetBootArgs Handling
  • The set_boot_args configuration token can now take a -none setting
  • This permits disabling previous settings in supplementary/theme config files
• Improves Misc Linux Distro Handling
  • Now better labelled
• Improves Icon File Scanning
  • Optimises VolumeIcon and VolumeBadges searches
  • These items are now only scanned for displayed volumes
  • Improves loading speed by reducing disk I/O access
• Improves macOS Installer Handling
  • Now better identified and labelled
• Improves RotateCSR Handling
  • Now displays a confirmation input screen before execution
  • The NormaliseCSR feature was always applied when rotating
• Amends Non Standard Binary Handling
  • Apple 'Fat' Binary now also assumed valid on UEFI-PC
  • Consistent with upstream implementation
    • 'Plain' Binaries are assumed valid on Apple firmware
    • Upstream considers such invalid on all firmware types
• Amends HideUIFlags Handling
  • Now aligned with behaviour of other configuration tokens
    • Existing settings are now overridden by settings in supplementary/theme config files
    • Settings in supplementary/theme config files were previously added to existing ones
  • A new flag, none, was added
    • Allows reseting the token in supplementary/theme config files
    • Takes priority over all other settings whenever present
• Amends Ventoy Handling
  • Specific Ventoy handling is now disabled unless enabled via a new handle_ventoy configuration token
    • This eliminates time on spent on unnecessary searches
    • Also eliminates a default divergence from upstream
  • Whole Disk volumes with Legacy Bootcode were previously hidden whenever Ventoy was present
    • This was to avoid spurious/unbootable instances appearing
      • This however affected legitimate instances without a way to override the behaviour
    • Now attempts to target this when handle_ventoy is set or lets them appear instead
    • Users can hide unwanted instances if required
• Amends SilenceAPFS Feature
  • No longer separately user configurable and subsumed into the SupplyAPFS feature
  • The associated disable_apfs_mute configuration token is now removed and ignored if set
• Removes HelpTags Feature
  • The issue the feature was meant to fix does not actually exist
  • The associated decline_help_tags configuration token is now removed and ignored if set
• Renames Configuration Token
  • decline_apple_fb to disable_set_applefb

v0.14.0.AB

1. Attached a replacement package, HotFix-01, to address misc post release issues¹

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• Adds HelpScan Feature
  • Ensures that some typically unwanted loaders are not displayed in the first row
    • Enforces tools only appearing in the second row
    • Always adds program default items for exclusion to user defined ones
  • Enabled by default but can be disabled using a new decline_help_scan configuration token
    • The new token sets RefindPlus to follow the upstream implementation
• Fixes MemTest Tool
  • The MemTest fallback loader file was not recognised as a MemTest loader
  • Hence MemTest could only be run via explicit MemTest efi files
  • This bug was introduced in v0.12.0.AN (Commit 44b53e8)
• Improves Ventoy Handling
  • Removes multiple redundant/invalid loader options that otherwise appear
  • Displays an os_ventoy icon if present
• Improves ScaleUI Handling
  • Eliminates extra UI scaling that may happen on main screen rescans
• Improves SyncAPFS Handling
  • Handles synced multi instance APFS container volumes in DontScanVolumes list
  • Stores APFS Roles in volume object instead of retrieving such each time
• Improves Misc External Screen Tool Handling
  • Some tools that run external screens, such as GDisk, may change volume device paths
  • Hence, on return, RefindPlus did not operate as it should
  • Previously fixed but re-emerged and now addressed again
• Improves Linux Param File Handling
  • A memory conflict meant the files were not always read
• Improves Filesystem Driver Handling
  • Resolves failure to install on some handles
• Improves GPT Handling
  • Applies misc minor tweaks
• Improves Comma Delimited Strings Handling
  • Now accommodates leading spaces before string elements
• Improves Loader Icon Handling
  • Provides generic Linux fallback for some distros
  • Prevents fallback loaders with invalid architectures from being displayed
• Improves AlsoScan Feature Handling
  • The @root/boot path was removed from the default also_scan_dirs list
  • Added in v0.13.3.AD but users should be able to add this if required
• Renames Misc Configuration Tokens
  • decline_nvram_protect to disable_nvram_protect
  • decline_reload_gop to disable_reload_gop
  • decline_apfs_load to disable_apfs_load
  • decline_apfs_mute to disable_apfs_mute
  • decline_apfs_sync to disable_apfs_sync
  • decline_apple_fb to disable_provide_fb

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1. HotFix 01: 01 Nov 23 ↩

v0.14.0.AA

1. Attached a replacement package, HotFix-01, to address misc post release issues¹

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• Synced with Upstream v0.14.0
• Updates Deprecated EFI 1.x Protocols
  • Misc deprecated protocols aligned with UEFI 2.x specs
  • Some are related to filesystem drivers; for which updated versions are created accordingly
• Adds HelpIcon Feature
  • Improves loading speed by preferring the current theme's generic/default loader icons
  • Enabled by default but can be disabled using a new decline_help_icon configuration token
• Adds GZippedLoaders Feature
  • Stub implementation of upstream feature focused on the ARM architecture
• Adds Misc Upstream Changes/Fixes
  • Adoption of the RefindPlus FollowSymlinks Feature
  • also_scan_dirs Volume Specification Bugfix
    • https://sf.net/p/refind/code/ci/fde8116021e1c6ea7edaf3fae15fced47bbb38cf
    • https://sf.net/p/refind/discussion/general/thread/b411f33f37
  • Malformed refind_linux.conf Freeze Bugfix
    • https://sf.net/p/refind/code/ci/ebe510a5fcdc10fc04f90e0976c47de54b8c767e
  • Parallel FS Driver GNU-EFI Build Limitation
    • https://sf.net/p/refind/code/ci/dc211965727921bf8e9440fdab5e147795ce9584
  • Memory leak and garbled JPEG when compiled on some Linux distributions
    • https://sf.net/p/refind/code/ci/8825e5e815b4be3708edd7b8d9fa3ea658094d3b
  • Apparent Memory Allocation Conflict
    • https://sf.net/p/refind/code/ci/5e2d0ac3fb76a8daab3a8199d0b0c52dc792b84f
  • Upstream LinuxPrefixes Feature
    • https://sf.net/p/refind/code/ci/d5c0a48a01427ed7a3cb3eb324c59fb965358b1d
• Fixes ReloadGOP Feature
  • A regression had meant that the feature was not active
  • This bug was introduced in v0.13.3.AD (Commit dc642c6)
• Improves SupplyNVME Feature
  • Further isolated from other code
• Improves SupplyAPFS Feature
  • Now run after device connection to ensure APFS availability
  • This should also resolve availability with some third party flashed GPUs
• Improves AcquireGOP Feature
  • Now handles uncompressed OptionROMs
  • None encountered to date but theoretically possible
• Improves AlsoScan Feature
  • The @root/boot path was added to the default also_scan_dirs list
• Improves DynamicCSR Feature
  • Now also enables the RotateCSR tool if configured to be displayed
    • The tool was previously always disabled when DynamicCSR was active
  • Now attempts up to three (3) rotations
    • Some users have more than two (2) CSR settings
    • Stops at the first match of the target setting or after the third attempt
  • A screen message about NormalisedCSR was additionally suppressed
• Improves Generic Menu Handling
  • Now provides a Return to Main Menu option on all such menus
• Improves OpenCore Instance Handling
  • Now prevents loading OpenCore when RefindPlus is loaded via OpenCore
  • That is, prevents loading OpenCore when it is already active
• Improves NvramProtect and NvramProtectEx Features
  • Now disabled when RefindPlus is loaded via OpenCore
• Exposes MitigatePrimedBuffer Feature for User Configuration
  • Previously activated by default on all types of firmware
  • A limited base implementation is always active on Non-Apple firmware
  • Can now be extended on by activating a new mitigate_primed_buffer token
  • The feature does not operate on Apple firmware regardless of the token setting
• Amends Filesystem Drivers
  • BTRFS: Adds support for RAID1C34 profiles
    • Ported from Grub2 via https://sf.net/p/refind/code/merge-requests/48
  • MISC: Tweaks driver name strings and other minor items
• Amends Big Selection Image Size Filtering
  • The maximum Big Selection image size is increased to 512px from 320px
  • The Small Selection image maximum is maintained at 256px
• Amends EFI File Validity Checks
  • Apple Fat Binaries are now always assumed to be valid on Apple firmware
  • This similarly applies to binaries with missing PE32+ headers

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1. HotFix 01: 22 Jul 23 ↩

v0.13.3.AD

• Fixes Manual Stanza SubMenuEntries
  • A memory conflict meant that including such entries resulted in RefindPlus hanging
• Fixes UGA Graphics
  • Addresses issue of UGA-Only GPUs being always forced into TextOnly mode
• Fixes Misc Alt Build Function Duplication Issues
  • Addresses issues reported using the build process at https://github.com/xaionaro/edk2-builder-docker
    • Updates LodePNG to Version 20221108
    • Deduplicates DebugLog function and aligns calling convention
• Fixes Forced Default Config Settings
  • Forced Defaults, typically based on firmware type, could be skipped under some circumstances
  • This gap has now been closed
• Fixes Invalid ShowTools Entry Handling
  • Such invalid entries were previously only flagged and not actually handled
  • These are now additionally skipped
• Improves DefaultSelection Feature
  • A substring match is now only attempted if an exact match fails
• Improves CSR Handling
  • Multiple tweaks to improve handling CSR settings
  • Removes Limitation of DynamicCSR Feature to Apple Firmware
  • DynamicCSR also now runs whenever RefindPlus is loaded and not just when specific loaders are started
• Improves System Shutdown/Restart Handling
  • Now displays a confirmation input screen before execution
• Improves Misc Graphics Handling
  • Improves graphics related memory management
  • Improves UGA support via new PassGopThrough feature (Not user configurable)
• Amends Selection Image Size Filtering
  • The maximum Big Selection image size is increased to 320px from 256px
  • The Small Selection image maximum is maintained at 256px
  • The default selection image is now used when a defined image cannot be found
    • Previously used a scaled version of the small image when the big one was missing
• Amends Invalid UEFI Versions Handling
  • Now accounts for such by reducing the amendment threshold to UEFI 2.0
  • Still amends to UEFI 2.3 when UEFI amendments happen
  • No longer amends Runtime Services for UEFI amendments
  • No longer disables certain features on detecting inconsistent versions
  • No longer displays a warning message and the discrepancy is only logged
  • Fixes Memory Conflict in 'Invalid EFI Versions' Debug Logging
    • The DBG build had an invalid memory allocation instance that results in a hang when logging detection
• Amends and Refactors Misc Items
  • General optimisation
  • Memory management improvements and fixes
  • Log file handling tweaks
• Amends ScanAllESP Feature
  • Now aligned with upstream implementation and scans all ESPs by default
  • Hence, the "Opt-Out" decline_esp_filter token has been replaced by an "Opt-In" enable_esp_filter token
  • A previous issue where the token operated the wrong way round has been fixed

v0.13.3.AC

• Adds NvramProtectEx Feature
  • Extends the NvramProtect feature (if set) to Mac OS and Unknown UEFI boots
  • The feature can be enabled using a new nvram_protect_ex configuration token
    • Replaces the FocusNvramFix feature which has been removed
    • Essentially restores functionality from EnableMacosFilter previously replaced by FocusNvramFix
• Fixes QueryVariableInfo Handling
  • Now properly handled on UEFI-Mac units
  • The output is not currently presented however as Apple firmare does not return accurate information
• Fixes Misc Static Analysis Flags
  • Some are related to filesystem drivers; for which updated versions are created accordingly
• Improves SetVariable Hook/Event Handling
  • Misc improvements including improved memory management
  • Relevant to the NvramProtect feature
• Improves Mac Recovery Tool Scan
  • Now skips some invalid entries such as APFS Recovery partitions
• Improves ScreenShot Feature
  • Now clears the keystroke buffer in egScreenShot to mitigate against stuck keys
• Improves Clean NVRAM Feature
  • Particularly regarding clearing OpenCore related variables
• Improves Time Bound Primed Buffer Mitigation
  • Rationalises intervention threshold
• Improves UI Element Scaling
  • Some units use a low resolution display for the boot stage that result in distorted UI
  • RefindPlus can now detect this and automatically scale UI elements down accordingly
  • Alternatively, users can use the scale_ui token to scale UI elements down
  • The threshold below which the display is considered LoRez is 1025px
  • Ensures correct icon scales are maintained on RescanAll calls
• Amends SupplyNVME and SupplyUEFI Features
  • No longer supplied by default but when specifically activated
  • Hence, the "Opt-Out" decline_nvme_load token has been replaced by an "Opt-In" supply_nvme token
  • The "Opt-Out" decline_uefi_emulate token has also been replaced by an "Opt-In" supply_uefi token
  • A previous failure to be activated when NVME support was absent has been fixed
• Renames Misc Configuration Tokens
  • decline_tags_help to decline_help_tags
  • decline_text_help to decline_help_text