jlobue10/rEFInd_GUI v3.5.3

rEFInd_GUI 3.5.3

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rEFInd_GUI 3.5.3

Added

• ARM64 (aarch64) support (#123). rEFInd_GUI now works on ARM64 Linux installs, the first target being a dual-boot menu on the ASUS ProArt P16 H7607BA (NVIDIA N1X) running Arch Linux ARM.
  • Detection uses the running CPU's EFI names: refind_aa64.efi, shimaa64.efi, systemd-bootaa64.efi, BOOTAA64.CSV, drivers_aa64, tools_aa64. Before this, an ARM64 ESP never showed the Linux port's loader and the installers copied and registered an _x64 loader that does not exist in the aa64 build. On x86-64 every candidate list is byte-identical to 3.5.2, so nothing changes on existing installs.
  • Installers (refind_install_Sourceforge.sh, refind_install_package_mgr.sh) derive the architecture from uname -m for the loader, the drivers and tools directories, the efibootmgr entry and its verification. Unknown machine types fail cleanly.
  • Packaging: PKGBUILD declares aarch64, debian/control declares arm64, and install-rEFInd-GUI.sh picks the release asset for the running CPU.
• aarch64 release packages. Every release now ships rEFInd_GUI-<ver>-1-aarch64.pkg.tar.zst, refind-gui_<ver>_arm64.deb and rEFInd_GUI-<ver>-1.fc44.aarch64.rpm, built on GitHub's ubuntu-24.04-arm runners with the same recipes as the x86-64 packages (the Arch package is built in an Arch Linux ARM container, pinned by digest). The source RPM keeps coming from the x86-64 job.
• TouchI2cDxe on the ASUS ProArt P16. The touchscreen UEFI driver is now installed from TouchI2cDxe v1.4.2's per-architecture builds, so the P16 (DMI board H7607BA, Ilitek panel on the NVIDIA N1X) joins the Xbox Ally / Ally X, Steam Deck, Zenbook Pro 14 Duo and GPD WIN 5 as a device whose touchscreen works in the rEFInd menu. The driver lands in drivers_<arch>; the Xbox 360 controller driver stays x86-64 only.
• Arch Linux ARM: the Package Mgr install source is hidden there, because ALARM ships no refind package. Use the Sourceforge source, which carries refind_aa64.efi.

Fixed

• tst_osdetect's uki-direct fixture no longer depends on the build host's architecture (it failed on an ARM64 build host).

Notes for ARM64

• The ARM64 code paths were built and unit-tested on x86-64 and on the arm64 runners; a boot of refind_aa64.efi on real N1X hardware is still pending. Please report what you see.
• The touchscreen driver on the P16 is TouchI2cDxe's first ARM64 build and is marked untested on hardware in its own release.
• Windows on Arm builds of the GUI are out of scope for now; setup.exe is x86-64.

Upgrading

Re-run the installer for your platform, or just update the deb, rpm or Arch package:

curl -L https://github.com/jlobue10/rEFInd_GUI/raw/main/install-rEFInd-GUI.sh | bash

The installer now picks the aarch64 package on ARM64 by itself. The sudoers rule and the kernel-install hook are unchanged.

The Windows installer (setup.exe) is not code-signed. Verify it against the .sha256 file next to it.

Full Changelog: v3.5.2...v3.5.3