Configure before installing

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Lauri Kenttä
2023-08-26 11:21:49 +03:00
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@@ -18,14 +18,11 @@ When booting on a UEFI-based computer, Windows may show a vendor-defined logo wh
* Get the latest release from the Releases page.
* Start `setup.exe` and follow the instructions.
* You may need to manually disable Secure Boot and then retry.
* The installer will launch Notepad for modifying the configuration.
* If you need only one custom image, the defaults are fine.
* Otherwise, check out the examples in the configuration file.
* The installer will launch Paint for creating the image(s).
* You can create multiple images by using Save As.
* The installer will launch Paint for editing the image.
* Be sure to always use the 24-bit BMP/DIB format.
* If Windows later restores the original boot loader, just reinstall.
* If you wish to change the image or other configuration, just reinstall.
* For advanced settings, edit `config.txt` before installing. No extra support provided!
### Multi-boot configurations
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## Configuration
The configuration options are described in `config.txt`, which should be stored in `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\config.txt`.
The configuration options are described in `config.txt`, which the installer copies into `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\config.txt`.
## Images
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The image must be a 24-bit BMP file with a 54-byte header. That's a TrueColor BMP3 in Imagemagick, or 24-bit BMP/DIB in Microsoft Paint.
Multiple images may be specified, in which case one is picked at random.
Advanced users may edit the `config.txt` to define multiple images, in which case one is picked at random. The installer copies files whose `path` starts with `\EFI\HackBGRT\`.
## Recovery