Port details
ms-sys Tool for writing Microsoft compatible boot record
2.9.0 filesystems Σ 2.9.0Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch. Maintainer: wulf@FreeBSD.org Port Added: 2026-09-11 12:45:08Last Update: 2026-09-11 12:42:37Commit Hash: 775a78f License: GPLv2 EULAWWW: https://ms-sys.sourceforge.net/ Description: # This program is used to create Microsoft compatible boot records. It is able
to do the same as Microsoft "fdisk /mbr" to a hard disk. It is also able to do
the same as Microsoft "sys d:" to a floppy or FAT partition except that it does
not copy any system files, only the boot record is written.
The program is useful when using Linux to restore a backup of a reference
Microsoft Windows installation. Manual pages: #
pkg-plist: as obtained via: make generate-plist # USE_RC_SUBR (Service Scripts)
no SUBR information found for this port
Dependency lines :
ms-sys>0:filesystems/ms-sys To install the port : # cd /usr/ports/filesystems/ms-sys/ && make install clean We doubt a package
Packages are normally not provided for ports that are marked as above. To add the package , run one of these commands: pkg install filesystems/ms-sys pkg install ms-sys PKGNAME: there is no package for this port: _LICENSE_RESTRICTED = delete-package delete-distfiles Flavors: there is no flavor information for this port. # distinfo: # TIMESTAMP = 1779898477
SHA256 (ms-sys-2.9.0.tar.gz) = 777253b1ed9e7aac4065796da8a48e67d94ff8b93294bc71bc133936c28df035
SIZE (ms-sys-2.9.0.tar.gz) = 198499
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Dependencies # NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered. Build dependencies: #
gettext-tools>=0.26 : devel/gettext-tools gmake>=4.4.1 : devel/gmake gettext-runtime>=0.26 : devel/gettext-runtime
Library dependencies: #
libintl.so : devel/gettext-runtime
There are no ports dependent upon this port # Configuration Options : # ===> The following configuration options are available for ms-sys-2.9.0:
NLS=on: Native Language Support
===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings Options name : # filesystems_ms-sys USES: # gettext-tools gmake gettext-runtime localbase
FreshPorts was unable to extract/find any pkg message # Master Sites: #
Number of commits found: 1 #
Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page) Commit Credits Log message 2.9.0 Michael Osipov (michaelo) Vladimir Kondratyev filesystems/ms-sys: New Port
Tool for writing Microsoft compatible boot record.
PR: 294543
Number of commits found: 1
