Console version of Hst Imager to read and write disk images to and from physical drives.
This tool can be used to create new blank images or create images of physical drives like hard disks, SSD, CF- and MicroSD-cards for backup and/or modification and then write them to physical drives.
Warning Hst Imager has been tested extensively regarding it's raw disk access. However it's highly recommended to make a backup of your physical drive or image file, so your working with a copy in case Hst Imager might corrupt it. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED NOW!
Warning Hst Imager filters out fixed disks, so only USB attached physical drives are accessible. Be very sure to select the correct physical drive. Otherwise Hst Imager might destroy your disk and it's file system. Raw disk access requires administrator privileges, so you need to run as administrator or with sudo.
Hst Imager console comes with following features:
- List physical drives.
- Read information from physical drive or image file.
- Read physical drive to image file.
- Write image file to physical drive.
- Convert image file between .img/.hdf and .vhd.
- Create blank .img/.hdf and .vhd image file.
- Optimize image file size.
- File system:
- Supports local files and directories, image files, physical drives, ISO9660 .iso, Zip archive .zip, Lha archive .lha or Amiga Disk File .adf as source.
- Supports local files and directories, image files, physical drives or Amiga Disk File .adf as destination.
- List files and subdirectories in a file system.
- Copy files from source to destination file system.
- Extract files from source to destination file system.
- Amiga Disk File:
- Create ADF disk image file.
- Master Boot Record:
- Read Master Boot Record information.
- Initialize Master Boot Record.
- Add partition to Master Boot Record.
- Delete partition from Master Boot Record.
- Export partition from Master Boot Record to file.
- Format partition in Master Boot Record.
- Import partition from file to Master Boot Record partition.
- Clone partition from Master Boot Record to same or other Master Boot Record partition.
- Rigid Disk Block:
- Read Rigid Disk Block information.
- Initialize Rigid Disk Block.
- Resize Rigid Disk Block.
- Add file system to Rigid Disk Block.
- Delete file system from Rigid Disk Block.
- Export file system from Rigid Disk Block to file.
- Import file systems from Rigid Disk Block or ADF file.
- Update file system in Rigid Disk Block.
- Add partition to Rigid Disk Block.
- Copy partition from one Rigid Disk Block to another.
- Delete partition from Rigid Disk Block.
- Export partition from Rigid Disk Block to hard file.
- Format partition in Rigid Disk Block.
- Import partition from hard file to Rigid Disk Block.
- Kill and restore partition in Rigid Disk Block.
- Move partition in Rigid Disk Block.
- Update partition in Rigid Disk Block.
- Backup Rigid Disk Block to file.
- Restore Rigid Disk Block from file.
Hst Imager supports following operating systems:
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Download latest Hst Imager console version from releases.
- Extract Hst Imager console zip file.
Hst Imager is now ready to use.
Hst Imager console application is invoked from the command line using the hst.imager command.
Invoking hst.imager command without any arguments, will display available commands and options.
Example of displaying usage:
hst.imager
The command line options for the Hst Imager console application are listed in the following sections.
Commands accessing physical drives requires administrator privileges:
- Windows: Run
hst.imagercommand from Command Prompt started as Administrator. - macOS and Linux: Run
hst.imagercommand from Terminal or shell with sudo, e.g.sudo hst.imager listto list physical drives.
Hst Imager will only allow access to removable or USB attached physical drives.
UAE metadata is used by Amiga emulators like WinUAE and FS-UAE to support filenames with special characters as well as comments and protection bits that are not supported by Windows, MacOS or Linux when using local directories as harddrives.
Hst Imager Console supports UAE metadata when copying files between local directories, image files or physical drives and when extracting .zip, .lha and .lzx with special characters in filenames, comments and Amiga protection bits.
Hst Imager Console supports both UAEFSDB metadata file used by WinUAE and UAE metafiles used by FS-UAE.
By default Hst Imager Console will use UAEFSDB metadata files as these are supported by both WinUAE and FS-UAE Amiga emulators.
Hst Imager will also automatically detect when UAE metadata files will be read and written by checking if source or destination
supports UAE metadata files.
The type of UAE metadata files to read and write can be changed by specifying the --uaemetadata option with values
None, UaeFsDb or UaeMetafile for file system copy and extract commands.
Hst Imager supports creating Master Boot Record partition with partition type 0x76 used as hard disk for PiStorm.
Example of adding a PiStorm partition of remaining space to Master Boot Record on a 4GB vhd image file using type 0x76:
hst.imager mbr part add 16gb.img 0x76 *
Example of adding a PiStorm partition of remaining space to Master Boot Record on a 4GB vhd image file using type pistormrdb, which will be translated to 0x76:
hst.imager mbr part add 16gb.img pistormrdb *
File system commands and Rigid Disk Block commands also supports PiStorm by adding mbr and partition number to physical disk or image paths.
Example of listing of files and directories in 16GB img image Master Boot Record partition 2 with PiStorm Rigid Disk Block partition DH0:
hst.imager fs dir 16gb.img\mbr\2\rdb\dh0
Example of copying files and subdirectories recursively from 16GB img image Master Boot Record partition 2 with PiStorm Rigid Disk Block partition DH0 to directory DH0:
hst.imager fs copy 16gb.img\mbr\2\rdb\dh0 dh0 --recursive
Example of initializing PiStorm Rigid Disk Block in a 16GB img image Master Boot Record partition 2:
hst.imager rdb init 16gb.img\mbr\2
Example of adding a bootable PDS3 partition of 500MB with device name DH0 to PiStorm Rigid Disk Block in 16GB img image Master Boot Record partition 2:
hst.imager rdb part add 16gb.img\mbr\2 DH0 PDS3 500mb --bootable
Source and destination paths in Hst Imager console commands supports physical drive and image file paths.
Only a few imaging commands can only be used image file paths.
Lists physical drives. Requires administrator privileges.
Example of listing physical drives:
hst.imager list
Displays information about a physical drive or image file by reading Master Boot Record and Rigid Disk Block and displays a table with partition tables present. Physical drives requires administrator privileges.
Example of display information about a Windows physical drive disk 2:
hst.imager info \disk2
Example of display information about a Linux physical drive /dev/sdb:
hst.imager info /dev/sdb
Example of display information about an 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager info 4gb.vhd
Reads physical drive to an image file. Physical drives requires administrator privileges. Supports reading to compressed gzip and zip image files using extensions: .gz and .zip.
Example of displaying usage for reading a physical drive to an image file:
hst.imager read \disk2 4gb.img
Example of displaying usage for reading a physical drive to an gzip compressed image file:
hst.imager read \disk2 4gb.img.gz
Example of reading Windows physical drive to 4gb.vhd image file:
hst.imager read \disk2 4gb.vhd
Example of reading Linux physical drive /dev/sdb to 4gb.vhd image file:
hst.imager read /dev/sdb 4gb.vhd
Writes an image file to physical drive. Physical drives requires administrator privileges. Supports writing from compressed gzip, zip, xz and rar image files using extensions: .gz, .zip, .xz, .rar.
Example of displaying usage for writing an image file to a physical drive:
hst.imager write
Example of writing 4GB xz compressed image file to Windows physical drive disk 2:
hst.imager write 4gb.img.xz \disk2
Example of writing 4GB vhd image file to Windows physical drive disk 2:
hst.imager write 4gb.vhd \disk2
Example of writing 4GB vhd image file to Linux physical drive /dev/sdb:
hst.imager write 4gb.vhd /dev/sdb
Formats physical drive or image file by erasing first 10MB, initializing Master Boot Record or Guid Partition Table, add a partition with size of physical drive or image file and format partition with file system FAT32, exFAT or NTFS.
Example of displaying usage for formatting physical drive or image file:
hst.imager format
Example of formatting Windows physical drive disk 2 with Master Boot Record and FAT32 file system:
hst.imager format \disk2 mbr fat32
Example of formatting 16GB vhd image file with Master Boot Record and exFAT file system:
hst.imager format 16gb.vhd mbr exfat
Example of formatting Windows physical drive disk 2 with Guid Partition Table and NTFS file system:
hst.imager format \disk2 gpt ntfs
Compares physical drive or image file and physical drive image file are identical. Physical drives requires administrator privileges. Supports comparing from compressed gzip, zip, xz and rar image files using extensions: .gz, .zip, .xz, .rar.
Example of displaying usage for writing an image file to a physical drive:
hst.imager compare
Example of comparing 4GB vhd image file and Windows physical drive disk 2:
hst.imager compare 4gb.vhd \disk2
Example of comparing 4GB vhd image file and Linux physical drive /dev/sdb:
hst.imager compare 4gb.vhd /dev/sdb
Example of comparing 4GB vhd image file and 4GB img image file:
hst.imager compare 4gb.vhd 4gb.img
Example of comparing 4GB vhd image file and 4GB gzip compressed img image file:
hst.imager compare 4gb.vhd 4gb.img.gz
Converts an image file from one format to another. Supports converting from compressed gzip, zip, xz and rar image files using extensions: .gz, .zip, .xz, .rar.
Example of displaying usage for converting an image file:
hst.imager convert
Example of converting 4GB img image file to vhd image file:
hst.imager convert 4gb.img 4gb.vhd
Example of converting 4GB vhd image file to img image file:
hst.imager convert 4gb.vhd 4gb.img
Example of converting 4GB gzip compressed image file to img image file:
hst.imager convert 4gb.img.gz 4gb.img
Creates a blank image file with a defined size.
Example of displaying usage for creating a blank image file:
hst.imager blank
Example of creating a blank 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager blank 4gb.vhd 4gb
Example of creating a blank 4GB img image file:
hst.imager blank 4gb.img 4gb
Optimize image file size changes image file size to a either defined size or size of Rigid Disk Block.
Example of displaying usage for optimizing image file size:
hst.imager optimize
Example of optimizing the size of a 16GB img image file to 4GB:
hst.imager optimize 16gb.img -s 4gb
Example of optimizing the size of a 16GB img image file to size of Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager optimize 16gb.img -rdb
Format physical drive or image file by erasing existing partition tables, initialize Master Boot Record or Guid Partition Table, add partition of with FAT or NTFS file system and format the partition.
Example of displaying usage for format physical drive or image file:
hst.imager format
Example of formatting physical drive 1 with Master Boot Record and FAT32 formatted partition as large as physical drive 1:
hst.imager format \disk1 mbr fat32
Example of formatting physical drive 1 with Master Boot Record and FAT32 formatted partition with the size of 8GB:
hst.imager format \disk1 mbr fat32 -s 8gb
Example of formatting physical drive 1 with Guid Partition Table and NTFS formatted partition as large as physical drive 1:
hst.imager format \disk1 gpt ntfs
File system commands support following types as source path:
- Physical drives: Physical drives attached via USB.
- Image files: IMG or VHD image files.
- Archives: LHA, LZX and ZIP archives.
- ADF images: Amiga Disk File images.
- CD images: ISO 9660 cd images.
Source path can further more point to following paths within it self, e.g.:
- c:\users\me\documents\games: Local directory 'users\me\documents\games' in drive C:.
- disk2\rdb\dh0\c: Physical drive, Rigid Disk Block's DH0 partition and file system directory 'c'.
- disk2\rdb\dh0\c\AddBuffers: Physical drive disk2, Rigid Disk Block's DH0 partition and file 'AddBuffers' in directory 'c'.
- disk2\rdb\dh0*.info: Physical drive disk2, Rigid Disk Block's DH0 partition and files matching '*.info'.
- test.lha\games: LHA archive, subdirectory 'games'.
- test.lha\games*.info: LHA archive, subdirectory 'games' and files matching '*.info'.
File system commands support following types as destination path:
- Physical drives: Physical drives attached via USB.
- Image files: IMG or VHD image files.
Destination path can only point to a directory, e.g.:
- c:\users\me\documents\games: Local directory 'users\me\documents\games' in drive C:.
- disk2\rdb\dh0\c: Physical drive, Rigid Disk Block's DH0 partition and file system directory 'c'.
If destination path directory specified doesn't exist, it will be created.
Example of displaying usage for listing of files and subdirectories in a file system:
hst.imager fs dir
Example of listing of files and directories in ADF file test.adf:
hst.imager fs dir test.adf
Example of listing of files and directories in ADF file test.adf subdirectory c:
hst.imager fs dir test.adf\c
Example of listing of files and directories in 16GB img image file Rigid Disk Block partition DH0:
hst.imager fs dir 16gb.img\rdb\dh0\s
Example of displaying usage for copying files and subdirectories from source to destination file system:
hst.imager fs copy
Example of copying files and subdirectories recursively from directory test to test.adf disk image:
hst.imager fs copy test test.adf --recursive
Example of copying files and subdirectories recursively from 16GB img image file Rigid Disk Block partition DH0 to directory DH0:
hst.imager fs copy 16gb.img\rdb\dh0 dh0 --recursive
Example of copying files and subdirectories recursively from directory DH0 to 16GB img image file Rigid Disk Block partition DH0:
hst.imager fs copy dh0 16gb.img\rdb\dh0 --recursive
Example of copying files and subdirectories recursively from directory DH0 to 16GB img image file Rigid Disk Block partition DH0 and read UAE metafile used by FS-UAE Amiga emulator:
hst.imager fs copy dh0 16gb.img\rdb\dh0 --recursive --uaemetadata=UaeMetafile
Example of copying files and subdirectories recursively from 16GB img image file Rigid Disk Block partition DH0 to directory DH0 and write UAE metafile used by FS-UAE Amiga emulator:
hst.imager fs copy 16gb.img\rdb\dh0 dh0 --recursive --uaemetadata=UaeMetafile
Example of displaying usage for extracting files and subdirectories from source to destination file system:
hst.imager fs extract
Example of extracting files and subdirectories recursively from zip archive myfiles.zip file to test.adf disk image:
hst.imager fs extract myfiles.zip test.adf
Example of extracting files and subdirectories recursively from lha archive whdload.lha file to 16GB img image file Rigid Disk Block partition DH0:
hst.imager fs extract whdload.lha 16gb.img\rdb\dh0
Example of extracting files and subdirectories recursively from Amiga OS 3.2 iso file to 16GB img image file Rigid Disk Block partition DH0:
hst.imager fs extract amigaos3.2.iso 16gb.img\rdb\dh0
Example of extracting files and subdirectories recursively from lha archive whdload.lha file to local directory whdload and write UAE metafile used by FS-UAE Amiga emulator:
hst.imager fs extract whdload.lha whdload --uaemetadata=UaeMetafile
Create ADF file and format with disk name and make it bootable.
Example of displaying usage for creating ADF disk image file:
hst.imager adf create
Example of creating an blank ADF disk image file:
hst.imager adf create test2.adf
Example of creating an ADF disk image file and formatting it with disk name BlankFloppy:
hst.imager adf create test2.adf --format --name BlankFloppy
Reads Master Boot Record from sector 0 and displays a table with partitions.
Example of displaying usage for reading Master Boot Record information:
hst.imager mbr info
Example of reading Master Boot Record information of a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager mbr info 4gb.vhd
Initializes a new Master Boot Record. Existing Master Boot Record will be overwritten.
Example of displaying usage for initializing a new Master Boot Record:
hst.imager mbr init
Example of initializing Master Boot Record on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager mbr init 4gb.vhd
Adds a partition to Master Boot Record with a defined size.
Automatically select next available start sector, if not defined
Example of displaying usage for adding a partition to Master Boot Record:
hst.imager mbr part add
Example of adding a FAT32 partition of 100MB to Master Boot Record on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager mbr part add 4gb.vhd FAT32 100mb
Example of adding a FAT32 partition of remaining space to Master Boot Record on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager mbr part add 4gb.vhd FAT32 *
Clone a partition from Master Boot Record to same or other Master Boot Record partition by copying the partition contents.
Example of cloning a partition 1 from 4GB vhd image file to 16GB vhd image file partition 2:
hst.imager mbr part clone 4gb.vhd 1 16gb.vhd 2
Example of cloning a partition 1 from 4GB vhd image file to same image file partition 2:
hst.imager mbr part clone 4gb.vhd 1 4gb.vhd 2
Deletes a partition from Master Boot Record.
Example of displaying usage for deleting a partition from Master Boot Record:
hst.imager mbr part del
Example of delete partition number 1 from Master Boot Record on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager mbr part del 4gb.vhd 1
Export a partition from Master Boot Record to a file.
Example of exporting partition 1 from 4GB vhd image file a file:
hst.imager mbr part export 4gb.vhd 1 partition1.vhd
Formats a partition in Master Boot Record.
Example of displaying usage for formatting a partition in Master Boot Record:
hst.imager mbr part format
Example of formatting partition number 1 with label "PC" in Master Boot Record on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager mbr part format 4gb.vhd 1 PC
Import a partition from a file to Master Boot Record.
Example of importing a partition from a file to 4GB vhd image file partition 1:
hst.imager mbr part import partition1.vhd 4gb.vhd 1
Reads Rigid Disk Block from sector 0-15 and displays a table with partitions.
Example of displaying usage for reading Rigid Disk Block information:
hst.imager rdb info
Example of reading Rigid Disk Block information from a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb info 4gb.vhd
Initializes a new Rigid Disk Block. Existing Rigid Disk Block will be overwritten!
Example of displaying usage for initializing Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb init
Example of initializing Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb init 4gb.vhd
Example of initializing Rigid Disk Block using cylinders, heads and sectors on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb init 4gb.vhd -chs 800,16,63
Resizes Rigid Disk Block by default to largest size or to a specified size.
Rigid Disk Block will automatically be resized to smallest when specifying a size that is smaller than highest used cylinder and will also be resized to largest size when specifying a size that is larger than disk size.
Example of displaying usage for resize Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb resize
Example of resizing Rigid Disk Block to largest size of 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb resize 4gb.vhd
Example of resizing Rigid Disk Block to largest size of Windows physical drive 1:
hst.imager rdb resize \disk1
Example of resizing Rigid Disk Block to 32GB in size of 64GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb resize 64gb.vhd --size 32gb
Updates Rigid Disk Block properties:
- Flags
- Host id
- Disk product
- Disk revision
- Disk vendor
Example of displaying usage for updating Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb update
Example of updating flags property to 7 in Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb update 4gb.vhd --flags 7
Adds a file system to Rigid Disk Block.
Example of displaying usage for adding file system to Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb fs add
Example of adding a file system with dos type PDS3 to Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb fs add 4gb.vhd pfs3aio PDS3
Deletes a file system from Rigid Disk Block.
Example of displaying usage for deleting a file system from Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb fs del
Example of deleting file system number 1 from Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb fs del 4gb.vhd 1
Exports a file system from Rigid Disk Block.
Example of displaying usage for exporting a file system from Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb fs export
Example of exporting file system number 1 to file pfs3aio from Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb fs export 4gb.vhd 1 pfs3aio
Imports file systems from physical drive, image file or Amiga Disk File (.adf) to Rigid Disk Block.
Example of displaying usage for importing file systems to Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb fs import
Example of importing file systems from a Windows physical drive disk 2 to Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb fs import 4gb.vhd disk2
Example of importing file systems from a 16GB vhd image file to Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb fs import 4gb.vhd 16gb.vhd
Example of importing FastFileSystem with DOS-type DOS3 from Amiga OS 3.1 install disk .adf to Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb fs import 4gb.vhd amiga-os-310-install.adf --dos-type DOS3 --name FastFileSystem
Example of importing FastFileSystem with DOS-type DOS7 from Amiga OS 3.2 install disk .adf to Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb fs import 4gb.vhd install3.2.adf --dos-type DOS7 --name FastFileSystem
Updates file system properties in Rigid Disk Block:
- DOS type
- File system name
- File system data
DOS Type updates will also update partitions using Dos type defined for file system.
Example of displaying usage for updating a file system in Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb fs update
Example of updating file system number 1 with dos type property to PFS3 in Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb fs update 4gb.vhd 1 --dos-type PFS3
Example of updating file system number 1 with data from file in Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb fs update 4gb.vhd 1 --path pfs3aio
Adds a partition to Rigid Disk Block with a defined size and following optional options:
- Reserved
- Pre alloc
- Buffers
- Max transfer
- Mask
- No mount
- Bootable
- Priority
Max transfer and mask can be either integer or hex value, e.g. integer value 130560 or hex value 0x1fe00 for max transfer.
Automatically select next available start cylinder.
Example of displaying usage for add partition to Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb part add
Example of adding a bootable PDS3 partition of 100MB with device name DH0 to Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part add 4gb.vhd DH0 PDS3 100mb --bootable
Example of adding a PDS3 partition of remaining space with device name DH0 to Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part add 4gb.vhd DH0 PDS3 *
Deletes a partition from Rigid Disk Block.
Example of displaying usage for deleting a partition from Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb part del
Example of delete partition number 1 from Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part del 4gb.vhd 1
Exports a partition from Rigid Disk Block to a hard file .hdf.
Example of displaying usage for exporting a partition from Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb part export
Example of exporting partition number 1 to dh0.hdf hard file from Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part export 4gb.vhd 1 dh0.hdf
Formats a partition in Rigid Disk Block.
Example of displaying usage for formatting a partition in Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb part format
Example of formatting partition number 1 with volume name "Workbench" in Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part format 4gb.vhd 1 Workbench
Imports a partition to Rigid Disk Block from a hard file .hdf.
Imported partition will use heads and sectors as defined in the Rigid Disk Block. If the imported partition uses different heads or sectors, the contents of partition will not work properly.
Example of displaying usage for importing a partition to Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb part import
Example of importing partition from dh0.hdf hard file with dos type PDS3 and device name DH0 to Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part import dh0.hdf 4gb.vhd PDS3 DH0
Kills and restores a partition in Rigid Disk Block. Inspired by killpart from Thomas Rapp on EAB forum http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=69128.
A killed partition will appear as unformatted in Amiga OS.
When killing a partition, current boot bytes are displaying, which can be used to restore partition.
Example of displaying usage for killing a partition in Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb part kill
Example of killing partition number 1 with boot bytes hex values 00000000 in Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part kill 4gb.vhd 1 00000000
Example of restoring partition number 1 with PFS3 boot bytes hex values 50465301 in Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part kill 4gb.vhd 1 50465301
Move a partition in Rigid Disk Block by copying the partitions cylinders to a new start cylinder.
Example of displaying usage for moving a partition in Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb part move
Example of moving partition number 2 to start cylinder 1000 in Rigid Disk Block in a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part move 4gb.vhd 2 1000
Example of moving partition number 2 to start cylinder 1000 in physical drive 1 Rigid Disk Block: Example of formatting physical drive 1 with Guid Partition Table and NTFS formatted partition as large as physical drive 1:
hst.imager rdb part move \disk1 2 1000
Updates partition properties in Rigid Disk Block:
- Name
- DOS Type
- Reserved
- Pre alloc
- Buffers
- Max transfer
- Mask
- No mount
- Bootable
- Priority
Max transfer and mask can be either integer or hex value, e.g. integer value 130560 or hex value 0x1fe00 for max transfer.
Example of displaying usage for updating a partition in Rigid Disk Block:
hst.imager rdb part update
Example of updating partition number 1 setting bootable property to true in Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part update 4gb.vhd 1 --bootable true
Example of updating partition number 1 setting max transfer property to 130560 in Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part update 4gb.vhd 1 --max-transfer 130560
Example of updating partition number 1 setting max transfer property to hex value 0x1fe00 in Rigid Disk Block on a 4GB vhd image file:
hst.imager rdb part update 4gb.vhd 1 --max-transfer 0x1fe00