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> One question, if anyone can help : in order to have a working system, |
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> I think I'ld need to rewrite the master boot record onto the new SSD. |
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> I use Lilo, which has a line 'boot=<device-name>': |
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> would it be enough to simply run Lilo, perhaps from System-Rescue ? |
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> Should I have a back-up copy of the present MBR to use & if so, |
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> what is the correct command to copy it & later put it in the proper place ? |
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> If I do find myself facing this problem one day, I may not have e-mail, |
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> so I'ld like to have the necessary info saved for when it's needed. |
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From some old notes: |
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To copy boot record with partition table; dd if=/dev/sda |
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of=/boot/mbr_backup bs=512 count=1 |
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To restore boot record without partition table; dd if=/boot/mbr_backup |
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of=/dev/sda bs=446 count=1 |
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So you can just write the MBR to a file, and either include the partition |
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table (bs=512) or exclude it (bs=446). |
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