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rEFIt Troubleshooting

Running multiple operating systems on an Intel Mac doesn’t always work as expected. Here are some common problems with explanations.

Installation

I just installed rEFIt, but the menu doesn’t show up.: It takes two reboots after using the package installer. More...
I rebooted twice, and the menu still doesn’t show up.: Other software on your Mac may be interfering with the Mac OS X shutdown sequence. More...
Can I use rEFIt with PGP Whole Disk Encryption?: Reportedly a manual install to the hidden bootstrap partition works. More...

My Bluetooth keyboard doesn’t work in the menu.: It takes a keypress and a few seconds to reconnect. More...
My Apple aluminum keyboard doesn’t work in the menu.: This is a known problem on older Intel Macs. More...
The Solaris partition shows up with a Linux icon!: It uses GRUB, and rEFIt can’t tell the difference. You can change the icon. More...

I can’t boot Windows/Linux from a USB hard disk.: This is not well-supported by Apple’s firmware. More...
I can’t boot Windows/Linux from the second internal hard disk.: This is not explicitly supported by rEFIt at this time. More...
I can’t boot Mac OS X from the RAID set.: This is not explicitly supported by rEFIt at this time. More...
Choosing Windows in the menu boots Linux!: You may have installed GRUB in the MBR instead of the partition boot record. More...
Choosing Linux in the menu boots Windows!: This could be one of many different issues. More...

Check out Apple’s Boot Camp Support page.