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   Message 4,119 of 4,255   
   Paul Edwards to wolfgang kern   
   Re: Secrets on UEFI GPT   
   13 Feb 24 13:57:44   
   
   From: mutazilah@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/02/24 03:08, wolfgang kern wrote:   
      
   > if you have access to any UEFI GPT machine can you please copy me a 512   
   > byte hexdump of LBA_1 ?   
      
   I checked the replies but didn't see anyone   
   post the requested hexdump.   
      
   > this would answer all my open questions on GPT.   
      
   Ok, I don't know anything about GPT, but what I do   
   know is that my Chinese computer (with Zhaoxin   
   processor) that has Kylin OS installed has UEFI   
   enabled, and if I switch to legacy, it no longer   
   boots.   
      
   But legacy boots PDOS, including from USB stick.   
      
   So after booting PDOS I have done an xychop from   
   drv81: for 1024 bytes, and here it is:   
      
   000000  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000010  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000020  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000030  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000040  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000050  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000060  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000070  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000080  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000090  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0000A0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0000B0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0000C0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0000D0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0000E0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0000F0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000100  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000110  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000120  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000130  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000140  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000150  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000160  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000170  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000180  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000190  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0001A0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0001B0  00000000 00000000 1127210C 14D30000  .........'!.....   
   0001C0  0200EEFF FFFF0100 0000AF12 9E3B0000  .............;..   
   0001D0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0001E0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0001F0  00000000 00000000 00000000 000055AA  ..............U.   
   000200  45464920 50415254 00000100 5C000000  EFI PART....\...   
   000210  9D526FFC 00000000 01000000 00000000  .Ro.............   
   000220  AF129E3B 00000000 22000000 00000000  ...;....".......   
   000230  8E129E3B 00000000 6F892CDF A452F145  ...;....o.,..R.E   
   000240  96E465FA F34F6C40 02000000 00000000  ..e..Ol@........   
   000250  80000000 80000000 224BCEB6 00000000  ........"K......   
   000260  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000270  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000280  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000290  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0002A0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0002B0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0002C0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0002D0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0002E0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0002F0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000300  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000310  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000320  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000330  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000340  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000350  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000360  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000370  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000380  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   000390  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0003A0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0003B0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0003C0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0003D0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0003E0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
   0003F0  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  ................   
      
      
   I assume that is GPT, but since UEFI can boot from MBR   
   (as I mentioned before), maybe it isn't.   
      
   I haven't attempted to analyze it.   
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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