Modify MBR by Programming
The sample program to show, how we can modify the values of MBR partition table entry has been given below. The program modifies the values second partition entry of MBR partition table.
The coding of the program has been given below:
/* Program to modify the values of partition table entry
of MBR */
# include <bios.h>
/* structure to read the partition entry from partition
table */
struct partition
{
unsigned char bootable ; /* Active Partition
Byte */
unsigned char start_side ; /* Starting Head */
unsigned int start_sec_cyl ; /* combination of
Starting sector and
cylinder number */
unsigned char parttype ; /* File system
Indicator Byte */
unsigned char end_side ; /* Ending Head */
unsigned int end_sec_cyl ; /* combination of
Starting sector and
cylinder number */
unsigned long part_beg ; /* Relative Sector
Number */
unsigned long plen ; /* Partition length in
sectors */
} ;
/* Structure to read MBR */
struct part
{
unsigned char master_boot[446] ; /* IPL (Initial
Program Loader)*/
struct partition pt[4] ; /* Partition table*/
int lasttwo ; /* Magic Number */
} ;
struct part p ;
void main()
{
unsigned int t1,t2;
clrscr();
biosdisk ( 2, 0x80, 0, 0, 1, 1, &p ) ;
display(); /* display the partition
Table information */
getch();
/* Let us assume that we want to modify the partition
information of second partition entry from partition
table of MBR, with these values */
p.pt[1].bootable = 0x80; /* Active Boot Partition */
p.pt[1].parttype = 0x7; /* NTFS Partition */
p.pt[1].start_side = 0; /* Starting Head =0 */
p.pt[1].end_side = 31; /* Ending Head == 31 */
p.pt[1].part_beg = 808416;/* Relative Sector = 808416
*/
p.pt[1].plen = 405216; /* Total Sectors in
Partition = 405216 */
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