rEFInd: How to Install and Boot Alternative OS on Mac

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Hello and welcome to a new episode of Nomadic Dmitry!

In this episode we are discussing how to install rEFInd boot-loader to run alternative operating systems on your Mac computer (Linux, Windows or whatever else you prefer).

DISCLAIMER: Please do all those action on your own risk.

ALWAYS backup your data before performing things like that on your computer.

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rEFInd URL: https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/

Download latest binary file:

https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/getting.html

Current version (April 2020) direct link:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/files/0.12.0/refind-bin-0.12.0.zip/download

To prepare for installation:
1. Unzip the downloaded binary
2. Copy that folder to a flash drive

In Recovery Mode (hold Command +R during boot) perform those commands in the Terminal:

1. Type "cd /"
2. Type "cd Volumes/[name of your flash drive]"
3. Type refind binary folder location
4. Type "./refind-install" to execute an install script
5. Press "Y" in the box there
6. Remove flash drive
7. Reboot the Mac
8. Done!

To mount a EFI partition and edit a boot configuration:

1. Open Terminal
2. Type "mkdir mnt"
3. Type "sudo mount -t msdos /dev/disk0s1 mnt"
4. Type "cd ~/mnt/EFI/refind"
5. Type "gedit refind.conf" (use your favorite Text Editor in this case)
6. Find "scanfor" line to configure a boot sequence

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