On 07/01/03 15:48 +0530, Sharninder wrote:
> could u tell me what would be the effect of the following command on
> linux
> dd if=/dev/hda1 of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1
<snip>
Over write the MBR and then the partition table.
I tend to use dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1 to delete all
partitions and zero the mbr quickly for a fresh/clean install.

Devdas Bhagat


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