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On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 8:31 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Wed, 21 May 2008 11:00:50 -0400, Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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>> ajglap ~ # dd if=/dev/sda2 ibs=512 count=1 | od -c --address-radix=d |
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> dd if=/dev/sda bs=446 count=1 2>/dev/null | strings | grep GRUB |
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> Is clearer, add a partition number to check a partition. |
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> Neil Bothwick |
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Neil, |
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That single command would have saved me some heartache in the past. |
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I think it could be a good one-line addition to even something like |
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the Quick Install guide - I.e. "If you want to sanity check your grub |
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installation then run this command to ensure grub is located where you |
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think it's located..." |
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Great info. thanks! |
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Cheers, |
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Mark |
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