Lenovo ThinkPad R61i - Manual (Page 101)

The key used when booting to the service area. The scan code for the F11 key is
85.
v RR
Not used by BMGR, this is set by Rescue and Recovery.
v Prev Active Part
Displays the partition table index of the previously active partition when booted
to the service area.
v Boot State
Determines the current state of the machine:
– 0 – Boot normal to operating system.
– 1 – Boot to the service operating system
– 2 – Boot back to the normal operating system from the service operating
system.
v Alt Boot Flag
Boot to alternate operating system; DOS for example.
v Previous Partition type
Displays the partition type that the service partition was set to prior to booting
to it, when booted to the service area.
v Prior IBM MBR Index
Used by installer.
v Patch IN: OUT
Input and output values from the patch code if used.
v F11 Msg
Message to display to user if proper BIOS calls not supported.
The following table provides error codes and error descriptions for BMGR32:
Table 30. BMGR32 Error codes
Error code Error Description
5 Error applying selected options to master boot record.
6 Error installing the master boot record.
7 Error uninstalling the master boot record.
10 Error setting system type.
11 Error setting the master boot record mode.
13 Error installing compatibility patch.
14 Error setting compatibility patch parameters.
96 Error accessing sectors.
97 Error accessing sectors.
BMGR CLEAN
CleanMBR cleans the Master Boot Record. This program can be used when you
encounter a Rescue and Recovery installation failure, such as not being able to
install Rescue and Recovery with less than the required sectors free for the boot
manager to install.
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