Prefer Exact String Match for Default Selection

[MarioG-X]

RefindPlus Version

v0.13.3.AC Release

Device Type

Apple Mac

Problem Description

This was a problem that you previously fixed and I can't find the issue. It think it had to do with generic lookup of volume names. I have a volume named "FS Monterey Ubiquiti" which is before volume "FS Monterey". I never boot the Ubiquity volume but use the "FS Monterey" volume a lot. Each reboot RP selects "FS Monterey Ubiquiti" as the default, wrong volume. I know this was fixed at some point and may have not noticed it in AC until now when I am doing a lot of reboots per hour.

Problem Point

Before starting a loader or tool

Affected Items

Other Item

Debug Log

22x15z4032.log

Additional Context

No response

[dakanji]

Please give your volumes unique names that do not match parts of other volumes.

[MarioG-X]

Here the kicker: This was working perfectly in AB and I think AC. I even re-installed AB with it's config and it does not work anymore. I thought it was because I added OC so I took it out to test and it still does not work correctly. Anyway it was a minor issue you had fixed this year and probably not worth the time I guess if no one else mentions it.

I will live with it since its easier to always tab than to make non-meaningful names to satisfy a simple default.

[dakanji]

It is not an issue but how rEFInd and RefindPlus work. I had looked into amending RefindPlus to accommodate this but it came with a performance and reliability penalty.

You can tab each time as you said or resolve things by simply naming your volumes such that they don't match as a substring of another.

[dakanji]

its easier to always tab than to make non-meaningful names to satisfy a simple default

Your call on this obviously but if FS Monterey Ubiquiti is not meaningless then FS Monterey Main, or similar, on the other must have the same status I would have thought.

In any case, I will look into accommodating this.

[MarioG-X]

Forgot to mention I have backup scripts programmed for simple naming conventions so way easier to tab than change them. Thanks, still strange it was working perfect with these exact names last week.

[dakanji]

strange it was working perfect with these exact names last week

Not really, it returns the first match of the substring it finds. The order in which the volumes are presented for checking can vary due to misc changes.

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