[jaclaz]

Not yet had enough time to go through it, however, it seems to me that you forget the possibility of a SCSI drive and of a Removable SCSI drive.

Get the the Perisoft minifile and miniram drivers and try it:
http://www.perisoft....iport/index.htm

jaclaz

[victor888]

SCSI drive is concerned too.

This post has been edited by victor888: 20 October 2008 - 09:34 PM

[jaclaz]

I had a somewhat deeper look at the batch.

It is a GOOD idea and the code is OK BUT, in a nutshell, I do not like it.

I mean, I feel like it is overly complex, and it is possible that it won't work on some localized versions. (changing the "Removable" to "mov" should cover a number of European ones)

I did a couple of check and some temp files can be made unneeded.

Still, I could not find a way to manage diskpart without a temp file.

While researching about it, I found something I had never seen (or better never paid attention to) that may be a better approach:
WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command):
http://www.ss64.com/nt/wmic.html
http://www.robvander...e.com/wmic.html
http://www.robvander...com/wmigen.html
http://www.robvander...arrays_bat.html

Maybe this could be a "slimmer" approach.

Check the attached example.

jaclaz

Attached File(s)

•  testwmic.zip (809bytes)
  Number of downloads: 29

This post has been edited by jaclaz: 22 October 2008 - 08:10 AM

[victor888]

I need your optimized version.
I think of using wmic but do not study it.
Your sample is really very good.
WMIC command is too powerful.

This post has been edited by victor888: 22 October 2008 - 09:38 AM

[victor888]

WMI is too powerful, most valuable link: http://www.windows-management.com/scriptin...cal/#ADPPDD.htm

FOR WIN2K3 AND VISTA diskpart, mountvol etc are of no use.

This post has been edited by victor888: 27 October 2008 - 08:32 PM

[jaclaz]

victor888, on Oct 27 2008, 02:45 PM, said:

WMI is too powerful, most valuable link: http://www.windows-management.com/scriptin...cal/#ADPPDD.htm

Nice VBS script.

I'll try to replicate it's approach.

jaclaz

[victor888]

Jaclaz go!

I am studying wmi/wmic these days too, hope an smart script come out ealier under your work and my support.

[jaclaz]

Find attached another example.

Nothing actually working, but a little step further.


Check testwmic3.cmd:
Finding the escaping characters needed to use the "Where" operator with the value "Disk #m, Partition #n" and redirecting failing instances to nul can only be described as a nightmare!

Rule seems to be that you need to enclose the Where argument into brackets () to be able to use the quotes "" inside it, and when in a FOR loop:
equal sign = needs to be escaped
quotes " and commas , (that normally would need to be escaped) need NOT to be escaped


jaclaz

Attached File(s)

•  testwmic2_3.zip (1.05K)
  Number of downloads: 27

[victor888]

Very good example. I will study it asap.

[jaclaz]

It seems to me that after all WMIC is not "the" solution, but it may be part of it.

I seem not to be able through WMIC to "find a relationship" between PHYSICALDRIVEs and LogicalDrives when the device is "Removable".

Moreover it seems like the available data go as deep as finding Extended Partitions but not deep enough to find Logical Volumes inside them.

Find attached another example, it seems to me that it gathers all available data through WMIC.

jaclaz

Attached File(s)

•  getdriveletters.zip (1.18K)
  Number of downloads: 28

[victor888]

you make more progress in using wmic.
I will try to continue.

[jaclaz]

Almost, but not quite, completely unrelated
symbol2mvol.cmd


Uses:
Listdosdevices:
http://www.uwe-siebe...ivetools_e.html

VLM (part of the DSFOK package):
http://members.ozema...eezip/freeware/

Output sample:

C:\Downloaded\victor888>symbol2mvol
C: FIX \\.\Volume{b0b284c3-8a33-11dd-8781-806d6172696f} \HarddiskVolume1
D: CDR \\.\Volume{80cf88c2-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f} \CdRom0
E: FIX \\.\Volume{b0b284c4-8a33-11dd-8781-806d6172696f} \HarddiskVolume2
G: REM \\.\Volume{80cf88c4-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f} \Harddisk4\DP(1)0-0+b
H: REM \\.\Volume{80cf88c5-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f} \Harddisk5\DP(1)0-0+c
I: REM \\.\Volume{80cf88c6-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f} \Harddisk6\DP(1)0-0+d
J: FIX \\.\Volume{98f06d4c-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce} \HarddiskVolume3
K: FIX \\.\Volume{98f06d4d-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce} \HarddiskVolume4
L: FIX \\.\Volume{98f06d4e-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce} \HarddiskVolume5
M: FIX \\.\Volume{98f06d4f-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce} \HarddiskVolume6
N: REM \\.\Volume{80cf88c3-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f} \Harddisk3\DP(1)0-0+a
S: REM \\.\Volume{5d3e8800-9c1f-11dd-8148-001fc6bb76ce} \Harddisk2\DP(1)0-0+5

Runnning listdosdevices with a /? parameters outputs a mess of data, maybe it can be useful.

A similar app is dosdev:
http://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html

and on the same page there is devioctl.

Devioctl with the GEOMETRY <drive> parameters gives the needed info, <drive> can be:

• drive letter
  
• PhysicalDriven

(but it won't work -obviously- for Removable devices where no media is inserted )

jaclaz

Attached File(s)

•  symbol2mvol.cmd (863bytes)
  Number of downloads: 22

This post has been edited by jaclaz: 02 November 2008 - 06:29 AM

[victor888]

I found one more powerfull disk tool here: http://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/sysinte...648(en-us).aspx

DiskExt v1.1 which gives each disk it mount volume and drive letters.

[jaclaz]

victor888, on Nov 4 2008, 04:16 PM, said:

DiskExt v1.1 which gives each disk it mount volume and drive letters.

Yep , but it won't give you ANY more info than mountvol for Removable devices like SD card readers when there is no media in them.....

A more useful app is the dd for windows version by John Newbigin:
http://www.chrysocome.net/dd

try running

dd --list

jaclaz

This post has been edited by jaclaz: 04 November 2008 - 10:33 AM

[wimb]

jaclaz, on Nov 2 2008, 02:28 PM, said:

Almost, but not quite, completely unrelated
symbol2mvol.cmd

Nice presentation

Thanks for this HANDY Program

wimb

[victor888]

In fact ervery thing about disk information is in the registry. I will try to get my answer there and not use others tool.

[victor888]

Diskpart and fsutil are no longer needed.
I found the secret in registry.
I am compositing the batch now.

[jaclaz]

victor888, on Nov 8 2008, 01:07 PM, said:

Diskpart and fsutil are no longer needed.
I found the secret in registry.
I am compositing the batch now.

GOOD news.

jaclaz

[wim]

Hi Jaclaz, function have been added.

http://www.msfn.org/board/Switching-drive-...rs-t125992.html

Wim

This post has been edited by wim: 21 November 2008 - 04:00 PM

[jaclaz]

Just to keep things as together as possible, here:
http://www.boot-land...?showtopic=8219

is a small batch to take advantage of the features of the dd --list mentioned before.

Example output:

 
C:\VSS>ddlist
Drives by drive letter:
c: 0,1 Fixed     HarddiskVolume1        {b0b284c3-8a33-11dd-8781-806d6172696f}
d: 1,1 Fixed     HarddiskVolume2        {b0b284c4-8a33-11dd-8781-806d6172696f}
e: 3,1 Fixed     HarddiskVolume3        {98f06d4c-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce}
f: 8,1 Fixed     HarddiskVolume11       {0cb309be-d343-11dd-ab05-001fc6bb76ce}
g: 3,2 Fixed     HarddiskVolume4        {98f06d4d-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce}
h: 3,3 Fixed     HarddiskVolume5        {98f06d4e-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce}
i: x,x CD-ROM    CdRom0                 {80cf88c2-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}
j: 2,1 Removable Harddisk2\DP(1)0-0+5   {5d3e8800-9c1f-11dd-8148-001fc6bb76ce}
k: 4,1 Removable Harddisk4\DP(1)0-0+f   {80cf88c3-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}
l: 5,1 Removable Harddisk5\DP(1)0-0+10  {80cf88c4-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}
m: 6,1 Removable Harddisk6\DP(1)0-0+11  {80cf88c5-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}
n: 7,1 Removable Harddisk7\DP(1)0-0+12  {80cf88c6-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}
o: 3,4 Fixed     HarddiskVolume6        {98f06d4f-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce}
Premere un tasto per continuare . . .

Drives by connection:
c: 0,1 Fixed     HarddiskVolume1        {b0b284c3-8a33-11dd-8781-806d6172696f}
d: 1,1 Fixed     HarddiskVolume2        {b0b284c4-8a33-11dd-8781-806d6172696f}
j: 2,1 Removable Harddisk2\DP(1)0-0+5   {5d3e8800-9c1f-11dd-8148-001fc6bb76ce}
e: 3,1 Fixed     HarddiskVolume3        {98f06d4c-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce}
g: 3,2 Fixed     HarddiskVolume4        {98f06d4d-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce}
h: 3,3 Fixed     HarddiskVolume5        {98f06d4e-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce}
o: 3,4 Fixed     HarddiskVolume6        {98f06d4f-9506-11dd-8147-001fc6bb76ce}
k: 4,1 Removable Harddisk4\DP(1)0-0+f   {80cf88c3-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}
l: 5,1 Removable Harddisk5\DP(1)0-0+10  {80cf88c4-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}
m: 6,1 Removable Harddisk6\DP(1)0-0+11  {80cf88c5-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}
n: 7,1 Removable Harddisk7\DP(1)0-0+12  {80cf88c6-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}
f: 8,1 Fixed     HarddiskVolume11       {0cb309be-d343-11dd-ab05-001fc6bb76ce}
i: x,x CD-ROM    CdRom0                 {80cf88c2-8a34-11dd-813c-806d6172696f}
Premere un tasto per continuare . . .
 

jaclaz

This post has been edited by jaclaz: 16 July 2009 - 10:47 AM