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Create an own entry, don't replace MS boot loader

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Lauri Kenttä
2023-09-02 10:52:53 +03:00
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@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ When booting on a UEFI-based computer, Windows may show a vendor-defined logo wh
* Edit the `config.txt` and `splash.bmp` (or any other images) to your needs.
* Run `setup.exe batch COMMANDS` as administrator, with some of the following commands:
* `install` – copy the files but don't enable.
* `enable-entry` – create a new EFI boot entry.
* `disable-entry` – disable the EFI boot entry.
* `enable-overwrite` – overwrite the MS boot loader.
* `disable-overwrite` – restore the MS boot loader.
* `allow-secure-boot` – ignore Secure Boot in subsequent commands.
@@ -45,8 +47,7 @@ If you only need HackBGRT for Windows:
If you need it for other systems as well:
* Configure HackBGRT to start your boot loader (such as systemd-boot): `boot=\EFI\systemd\systemd-bootx64.efi`.
* Run `setup.exe`, install files.
* Set `\EFI\HackBGRT\loader.efi` as your default boot loader with `efibootmgr` or some other EFI boot manager tool.
* Run `setup.exe`, install as a new EFI boot entry.
To install purely on Linux, you can install with `setup.exe dry-run` and then manually copy files from `dry-run/EFI` to your `[EFI System Partition]/EFI`. For further instructions, consult the documentation of your own Linux system.
@@ -64,10 +65,7 @@ Advanced users may edit the `config.txt` to define multiple images, in which cas
## Recovery
If something breaks and you can't boot to Windows, you have the following options:
* Windows installation (or recovery) media can fix boot issues.
* You can copy `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\bootmgfw-original.efi` into `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi` by some other means such as Linux or Windows command prompt.
If something breaks and you can't boot to Windows, you need to use the Windows installation disk (or recovery disk) to fix boot issues.
## Building