[pebkac] refind option to edit entry during boot?

[pjp]

During the boot process, grub has an edit option to change the configuration before continuing to boot.

refind does not appear to have a comparable feature. The Insert/F2 option presents an empty window into which text could be added, but that doesn't change the current settings.

Is refind really that limited?
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[Zucca]

Yes. Afaik pressing F2 only gives you the option to edit the currently selected boot entry kernel command line.

What exactly are you looking for? rEFInd isn't scriptable like grub.
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[pjp]

With grub, it presents the whole stanza for the boot entry and allows you to edit whatever you want (or at least that's how I remember it).

With refind, after pressing F2 twice, I'm presented with an empty window, which means I can't edit the current settings. I presume additions could be added in the empty window, but that doesn't help with modifying it.

I was having problems with a new kernel, so I wanted to manually edit some of the settings and discovered that it appears not possible.
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[Zucca]

[pjp]

OK, sometimes I'm just slow.

A new kernel wouldn't boot. That's when I noticed the problem.

While trying to figure out what went wrong with the new kernel, I eventually noticed that the actual problem was... wait for it... there was no entry in refind.conf.

I posted this thread AFTER I fixed the issue, but I'm only now just realizing the empty window was accurately reflecting the configuration.

*sigh*

On the plus side, due to a case of mistaken identity, I get to figure out why the new initrd isn't work as well as the old one. Especially fun when results appear inconsistent.

Thanks.
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