Initial commit of support for moving main partition table to arbitrary
location on disk (within limits based on existing partitions).
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gpttext.cc
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gpttext.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int GPTDataTextUI::XFormDisklabel(void) {
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numDone = GPTData::XFormDisklabel(partNum);
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return numDone;
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} // GPTData::XFormDisklabel(void)
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} // GPTDataTextUI::XFormDisklabel(void)
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/*********************************************************************
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@@ -179,6 +179,24 @@ void GPTDataTextUI::ResizePartitionTable(void) {
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SetGPTSize(newSize);
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} // GPTDataTextUI::ResizePartitionTable()
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// Move the main partition table (to enable some SoC boot loaders to place
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// code at sector 2, for instance).
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void GPTDataTextUI::MoveMainTable(void) {
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uint64_t newStart, pteSize = GetTableSizeInSectors();
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uint64_t maxValue = FindFirstUsedLBA() - pteSize;
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ostringstream prompt;
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cout << "Currently, main partition table begins at sector " << mainHeader.partitionEntriesLBA
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<< " and ends at sector " << mainHeader.partitionEntriesLBA + pteSize - 1 << "\n";
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prompt << "Enter new starting location (2 to " << maxValue << "; default is 2; 1 to abort): ";
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newStart = GetNumber(1, maxValue, 2, prompt.str());
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if (newStart != 1) {
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GPTData::MoveMainTable(newStart);
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} else {
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cout << "Aborting change!\n";
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} // if
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} // GPTDataTextUI::MoveMainTable()
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// Interactively create a partition
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void GPTDataTextUI::CreatePartition(void) {
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uint64_t firstBlock, firstInLargest, lastBlock, sector, origSector;
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@@ -811,6 +829,9 @@ void GPTDataTextUI::ExpertsMenu(string filename) {
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case 'i': case 'I':
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ShowDetails();
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break;
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case 'j': case 'J':
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MoveMainTable();
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break;
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case 'l': case 'L':
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prompt.seekp(0);
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prompt << "Enter the sector alignment value (1-" << MAX_ALIGNMENT << ", default = "
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@@ -878,9 +899,11 @@ void GPTDataTextUI::ShowExpertCommands(void) {
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cout << "c\tchange partition GUID\n";
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cout << "d\tdisplay the sector alignment value\n";
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cout << "e\trelocate backup data structures to the end of the disk\n";
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cout << "f\trandomize disk and partition unique GUIDs\n";
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cout << "g\tchange disk GUID\n";
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cout << "h\trecompute CHS values in protective/hybrid MBR\n";
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cout << "i\tshow detailed information on a partition\n";
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cout << "j\tmove the main partition table\n";
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cout << "l\tset the sector alignment value\n";
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cout << "m\treturn to main menu\n";
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cout << "n\tcreate a new protective MBR\n";
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