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Version History

Version 0.14 (March 7, 2010):

• Configuration option to set the default boot choice.
• Fixes for Snow Leopard and 64-bit kernel mode.
• Fixes for detecting recent versions of GRUB2 and Haiku, added detection for NetBSD.
• Support for various additional partition types in gptsync.

Version 0.13 (March 23, 2009):

• Support for the early-2009 Mac Pro models.
• Detection support for NetBSD.
• Fixes for running from a case-sensitive file system.

Version 0.12 (October 20, 2008):

• Support for the late-2008 MacBook models.

Version 0.11 (February 20, 2008):

• Support for the MacBook Air.
• Apple Hardware Test is no longer shown as a separate choice in the main menu. If present, it is now an option in the Mac OS X submenu.
• Additional configuration options to lock down rEFIt for a lab environment.

Version 0.10 (June 14, 2007):

• Supports the new “Santa Rosa” generation of MacBook Pro models.
• All binaries built as “fat” 32-bit and 64-bit. (May not work on non-Apple EFI firmwares.)

Version 0.9 (March 25, 2007):

• Includes the new “Partition Inspector” Mac OS X application to diagnose partitioning and boot problems.
• Shut down option in the rEFIt menu.
• gptsync: Work around parted bug (“active” partition marked as EFI System Partition).
• gptsync: Detect file systems and choose MBR type accordingly.
• Improvements in the file system drivers, including a binary to load them without going through rEFIt.

Version 0.8 (September 4, 2006):

• Supports booting legacy operating systems on the Mac Pro.
• The main menu accepts letters and digits as shortcuts for certain menu entries.
• Boot code detection was improved and now supports a wide range of operating systems.
• Customization of operating system logos has become more flexible.
• Supports booting legacy operating systems from external disks and from extended MBR partitions.
• EFI drivers for the ext2/ext3 and ReiserFS file systems can optionally be installed.

Version 0.7 (May 14, 2006):

• Includes a tool to synchronize the GPT and MBR partition tables.
• Configuration options to trim down and customize the main menu screen.
• Automatically installs generic BIOS boot code in the MBR if necessary.
• There is now a ‘textonly’ configuration option instead of a separate binary.

Version 0.6 (April 24, 2006):

• Directly boots into legacy operating systems installed via Boot Camp.
• Supports multiple legacy operating systems by detecting their partitions and changing the active partition flag in the MBR.
• Allows customization through a configuration file.

Version 0.5 (April 11, 2006):

• Supports legacy operating systems installed via Boot Camp.
• Improved boot options for elilo and XOM.

Version 0.4 (April 1, 2006):

• The boot menu now has a timeout of 20 seconds. When no key is pressed during that time, rEFIt will start the first entry, which will usually be Mac OS X on the internal hard disk.
• Each boot entry has a submenu with additional boot options.
• The volume icon is shown as a badge icon on each menu choice, so you can visually identify multiple Mac OS X installations.
• All icons have been moved into external .icns files. This makes them customizable and saves storage space.
• The icon shown for each boot option can be customized by providing a .icns along with the boot loader.
• The remaining internal images are compressed, further reducing the size of “refit.efi”.
• Apple Hardware Test on the Mac OS X install DVD is detected and displayed as a separate entry.

Version 0.3 (March 18, 2006):

• Graphical boot menu.
• Added detection of the “XpOnMac” bootloader (xom.efi).

Version 0.2 (March 13, 2006):

• Scan more folders for potential boot loaders.
• Updated the EFI Shell with a version that includes all built-in commands.
• Improved error handling.
• Lots of under-the-hood improvements.

Version 0.1 (March 2, 2006):

First public release.