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