On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:30:38 -0400 (EDT), Camaleón wrote: > ... > But regardless the option the user select at install time (do not install > any bootloader, install it in a partition or another place or just > putting it into MBR), it would be nice the installer makes a copy of the > original MBR and leaves it under "/boot".
Sometimes restoring a backup copy of the master boot record can be even more dangerous than wiping it out. The master boot record contains the master boot record boot program, but it also contains the partition table. If any partition changes were made during installation (partitions were created, deleted, moved, resized, etc.) then simply replacing the master boot record with an older copy will not only restore the old master boot record boot program but will also restore the old partition table. This can lead to permanent data loss. One must be very careful about how one goes about restoration in such cases. In most cases, one doesn't want to restore the entire 512-byte sector, but only a portion of it: up to, but not including, the partition table. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1666938654.995183.1312145435520.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
