Table 26. BMGR32 parameters (continued)
Parameter Result
/U2 Show partition 2.
/U3 Show partition 3.
/US Show service partition.
/Fmbr Load the Rescue and Recovery environment (RRE) Master
boot record program.
/U Unload the Rescue and Recovery environment (RRE) Master
boot record program.
/UF Force installation or uninstallation of the Master boot record
program
/? List command-line options.
When calling bmgr.exe with a /info attribute, the following information is
dumped:
v Additional master boot records
Sector numbers containing the master boot record, other than the first sector.
v Data
Sector number of the data sector used by the master boot record.
v Patch indices
Sector numbers of any patches applied using the master boot record.
v Checksum return
0 if there are no checksum errors.
v Boot Partition
The 1-based partition table index of the service partition.
v Alt Partition
Partition table index pointing to the DOS bootable area, if one exists.
v Original MBR
Sector number where the machine’s original master boot record is stored.
v IBM Flag
Value from the data sector (1 if IBM branded or Lenovo-branded system, 0 if
not)
v Boot Config
Displays the installation option used to describe the machine layout. Whether a
service partition was used, or a virtual partition.
v Signature
Signature value found within the data sector and the first sector, should contain
“NP”.
v Pause Duration
Displays the number of ¼ seconds to wait if the F11 message is displayed to the
screen.
v Scan Code
The key used when booting to the service area. The scan code for the F11 key is
85.
v RR
Not used by BMGR, this is set by the Rescue and Recovery program.
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