At 17:46 02/10/2010, Steven Shiau wrote: >Actually if you check "-t", no MBR will be restored. Here we mean >it's 446 bytes (executable code area): >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record >This is the default options for beginner mode:
Thanks for the clarification. Depending on the context, "MBR" can refer to the whole 512-byte section, ie. both the bootloader + partition table, or it can refer only to the bootloader. I have a couple more questions: 1. I've read that to wipe out the bootloader, I should zero out the first 440 bytes: Why did you write 446? Are there extra bytes that I can zero out as well? //This is what I use: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=440 count=1 2. In the -t1 option, does "prebuilt MBR" mean "Windows bootloader"? When restoring a Windows partition after playing with Linux (ie. GRUB as boot loader), I notice that even leaving this option unchecked does restore the Windows bootloader anyway. So I guess the -t1 option is only needed if, for some reason, the user needs to force Clonezilla to restore the Windows bootloader (equivalent to booting with Windows CD and running "fixmbr"). I suggest changing the text as follows: [*] -g Reinstall GRUB bootloader in MBR on target disk (only if GRUB config exists in any Linux partition) [] -t Clonezilla does not restore bootloader in MBR [] -t1 Clonezilla restores prebuilt bootloader from syslinux (For Windows only) Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 & L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more time creating great experiences on the web. Be a part of the beta today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/beautyoftheweb _______________________________________________ Clonezilla-live mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clonezilla-live
