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obap74

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Registered: 2021-03-18

Posts: 93

rEFInd - showtools option no longer working after updating to 0.14.2-1

I've been using the following in /boot/EFI/refind/refind.conf for years without any issue:

showtools reboot,firmware,shutdown

as documented on rEFInd website.

After updating refind package from 0.14.0.2-2 to 0.14.2-1 today:

% paclog --package refind
[2024-04-08T12:16:20+0200] [ALPM] upgraded refind (0.14.0.2-2 -> 0.14.2-1)

and running

# refind-install

the tool line (the one below OSes entries) doesn't respect showtools options:
picture

I also tried using

showtools

without any option as mentioned in the doc and got the following icons instead:
picture

I read the changelog for both 0.14.1 and 0.14.2 but couldn't find anything relevant that could cause this.

Downgrading to 0.14.0.2 solves the issue.

Anyone else?

loserMcloser

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From: Canada

Registered: 2004-12-15

Posts: 130

Re: rEFInd - showtools option no longer working after updating to 0.14.2-1

Yes, I have the same result. After upgrade, the tools I specify in the showtools option appear twice, along with an extra "refind information" tool that I don't want. Don't have a solution for you though.

obap74

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Registered: 2021-03-18

Posts: 93

Re: rEFInd - showtools option no longer working after updating to 0.14.2-1

Thanks for the confirmation.

I'll create a topic on the discussion section on Sourceforge.

loserMcloser

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From: Canada

Registered: 2004-12-15

Posts: 130

Re: rEFInd - showtools option no longer working after updating to 0.14.2-1

Beat you to it: Duplicate tools post on Sourceforge discussion page for refind

obap74

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Registered: 2021-03-18

Posts: 93

Re: rEFInd - showtools option no longer working after updating to 0.14.2-1

Sourceforge "Send Email to Create a New Topic" feature didn't work, the topic was never created.

Thank you! The dev is aware of the issue now.

obap74

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Registered: 2021-03-18

Posts: 93

Re: rEFInd - showtools option no longer working after updating to 0.14.2-1

As the maintainer suggested, I added

log_level 1

, disabled hideui and my theme:

- /boot/EFI/refind/refind.conf:

# hideui arrows,hints,label
showtools reboot,firmware,shutdown
# include themes/refind-theme-regular/theme.conf

I do not have any other showtools option set elsewhere. After a reboot:

- /boot/EFI/refind/refind.log:

==========Scanning for tools==========
08:05:43 - Scanning for tools 'MokManager.efi,HashTool.efi,HashTool-signed.efi,KeyTool.efi,KeyTool-signed.efi,mmx64.efi' in 'EFI\tools,EFI\GRUB,EFI\refind'
08:05:43 - Scanning for tools 'fwupx64.efi' in 'EFI\tools,EFI\GRUB,EFI\refind'

I'm getting the same output  with or without hideui and my theme.

Yok0ri

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Registered: 2024-03-09

Posts: 1

Re: rEFInd - showtools option no longer working after updating to 0.14.2-1

So is there any progress on this bug? It's quite sad not to be able to customize tools, and I don't really want to change boot loader

obap74

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Registered: 2021-03-18

Posts: 93

Re: rEFInd - showtools option no longer working after updating to 0.14.2-1

So is there any progress on this bug? It's quite sad not to be able to customize tools, and I don't really want to change boot loader

I don't think so, unfortunately. The upstream discussion hasn't received any new comment since 2024-08-13.