Symantec 10024709 User Manual

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Managing partitions using GDisk

GDisk does not add an entry to Boot.ini in the following cases:

■

An entry with the description already exists in Boot.ini (case insensitive).

■

The referenced partition is of type Extended.

■

The referenced partition is hidden.

The following table describes the function of each switch for both types of entries.

The syntax for this command is as follows:

gdisk32 /bootini /add /d:disknumber/p:partno /desc:description /winnt 
[/sysfolder:folder] [/inifile:filename] [/r]

This entry uses the Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) style path to describe the 
relative disk location for the entry. The entry has the following format:

<ARC style path>\<system folder>=“description”

For example:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\winnt=“Boot NT System”

Boot.ini switches

/bootini

Modifies Boot.ini.

/add

Creates a new entry in Boot.ini.

/d:diskno

Represents the physical fixed disk, from 1 to 8.

/p:partno

Indicates the partition from which to boot.

/desc:description

Specifies the description to appear in the NT boot loader menu.

/inifile:filename

Specifies the full path and file name for Boot.ini. The default 
value is C:\boot.ini.

/bsectfile:filename

Specifies the boot sector file to create. For example, C:\bsect.dat.

/winnt

Adds an entry to start a Windows NT/2000/XP operating system.

/sysfolder:folder

Specifies the system folder on the Windows NT/2000/XP 
operating system from which to start. The default value is Winnt.

/r

Restarts after the execution of the command.