GenBootSector.exe

Name
GenBootSector.exe - Process Hard Drive Boot Sector
Synopsis
  GenBootSector.exe [-v | -q | -d] [-m] -i <InputFile> -o <OutputFile>
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  GenBootSector.exe -l
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  GenBootSector.exe -h
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  GenBootSector.exe --version
Description
GenBootSector reads boot sector data of a drive into a file or write boot sector data to a drive from a file, depending on where the drive appear in the options. A drive letter must be specified at -i or -o option because boot sector is related with drives.
Options
If no options are specified, tool prints usage.
  -h, --help            Show this help message and exit
  --version             Show program's version number and exit
  -d [DEBUG], --debug [DEBUG]
                        Output DEBUG statements, where DEBUG_LEVEL is 0 (min)
                        - 9 (max)
  -v, --verbose         Print informational statements
  -q, --quiet           Returns the exit code, error messages will be
                        displayed
  -s, --silent          Returns only the exit code; informational and error
                        messages are not displayed
  -l, --list            List disk drives
  -i INPUT_FILENAME, --input INPUT_FILENAME
                        Input file name
  -o OUTPUT_FILENAME, --output OUTPUT_FILENAME
                        Output file name
  -m, --mbr             Also process the MBR
  --sfo                 Reserved for future use
Status codes returned
Return Value
Description
0
The action was completed as requested.
1
The action failed.
Example
List information of all local drives.
  c:/Tools/GenBootSector.exe -l
Get boot sector data of drive a: and write them to data.com.
  c:/Tools/GenBootSector.exe -i a: -o data.com
Update boot sector of drive a: with data from data.com.
  c:/Tools/GenBootSector.exe -i data.com -o a:
Bugs
No known issues.
Report bugs to [email protected]​
Files
None.
See also
None.
License
Copyright (c) 1999 - 2016, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
This program and the accompanying materials are licensed and made available under the terms and conditions of the BSD License which accompanies this distribution. The full text of the license may be found at:
​http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php​
THE PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE BSD LICENSE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
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Return Value	Description
0	The action was completed as requested.
1	The action failed.