Reading boot sector from kernel mode

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Hi,
how do I read logical sectors from kernel mode? I need to read the boot sector.

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Assemble IRP_MJ_READ by hand and send it down to the disk device.

Max

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From: Ratmil Torres
To: File Systems Developers
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 5:53 PM
Subject: [ntfsd] Reading boot sector from kernel mode

Hi,
how do I read logical sectors from kernel mode? I need to read the boot sector.

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>“Ratmil Torres” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntfsd…
>Hi,
>how do I read logical sectors from kernel mode? I need to read the boot
sector.
>

As Max said, or (alternatively) if it’s the partiton info that you want, can
send an IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_LAYOUT_EX to the disk driver. Very easy.

Peter

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