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Richard Fish wrote: |
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> Bastian Balthazar Bux wrote: |
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>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System |
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>> /dev/hda1 * 63 979964 489951 83 Linux |
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>> #Command (m for help): q |
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>> ##dd if=/dev/hda of=MBR-boot.backup bs=512 count=489951 |
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> You missed a few! :-) |
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> The actual number of 512-byte blocks is 979964 - 63 + 1 = 979902. |
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> Fdisk always reports 1k blocks in the "Blocks" column. Or if an odd |
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> number of 512-byte blocks, the number of 1k blocks with a '+' afterwards. |
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> Plus, you want the mbr as well, plus whatever is between blocks 0 and |
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> 63, so better option might be: |
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yay, crossing eyes: s/so better option might be/the right option is/ |
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> dd if=/dev/hda of=parttbl+mbr+boot.backup bs=512 count=979965 |
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> -Richard |
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Otherwise you can simply read the value under "End" (+1) instead of the |
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one under "Blocks" ;) |
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