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Old 12-26-2005, 09:31 AM   #1
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read mbr

how can i extract the mbr from a hda to a 512 bytes binary file.. i`m thinking smthing like cat /dev/hda > mbr.bin ... but i don't know how to stop it when it reaches 512 bytes!

thank you!
 
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dd if=/dev/hda of=/root/mbr bs=512 count=1
 
Old 12-26-2005, 12:08 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by acid_kewpie
dd if=/dev/hda of=/root/mbr bs=512 count=1
Just make ***SURE*** that you get your "if" and "of" correct as acid_kewpie illustrates (correctly). Get them backwards and you'll be a hurting puppy!
 
Old 12-26-2005, 12:11 PM   #4
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