rEFInd-chalkboard

A simple monochrome theme for the rEFInd UEFI boot manager

rEFInd is a boot manager for UEFI systems and scans for kernels & EFI at boot.

Usage

1. Locate your refind EFI directory. This is commonly /boot/EFI/refind though it will depend on where you mount your ESP and where rEFInd is installed.

2. Create a folder called themes inside it, if it doesn't already exist

3. Clone this repository into the themes directory as themes/rEFInd-chalkboard.

4. To enable the theme add include themes/rEFInd-chalkboard/theme.conf at the end of refind.conf.

Entries should be autodetected and shown with the proper icons.

Manual entry can be done via menuentry option.

Example:

menuentry "Windows" {
	icon /EFI/refind/themes/rEFInd-chalkboard/icons/os_windows.png
	loader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
}

Other examples are in the refind.conf file.

rEFInd-chalkboard notes

September 1, 2018: Initial release of rEFInd-chalkboard to DeviantArt.

• Chalkboard stock image: http://www.danieljenkinsacademy.com/chalkboard-backgrounds-free-download-pixelstalk-33/

September 16, 2018: Second release of rEFInd-chalkboard to DeviantArt.

• This release increases all icon sizes to improve overall clarity and viewing ease.
• It replaces all of the icons, adding many additional icons in the process.
• It replaces the selection icon image to fit in better with the theme.
• The hand drawn font was redrawn to make it much more readable.
• New screenshots were captured using my new VirtualBox test machine to allow for much improved sample screens.

December 30, 2018: rEFInd-chalkboard theme uploaded to github.

January 6, 2019: Added icons for Sparky Linux, added GameDrift and Lakka

March 30, 2019: Added icons for Pop OS and Pisi Linux

April 10, 2019: Added icons for Parrot Sec OS, PureOS, and Qubes OS

December 18, 2020: Added new function icons func_bootorder.png and func_install.png

March 3, 2021: Added icon for Garuda Linux