Re: Can i change address of Master Boot Record
Saurabh Jain: > Hello every one ! > > I was reading the booting process of Linux kernel. I got to know that > generally the location of MBR is first sector of the bootable device. I > want to know that whether we can change the location (Starting address ) > of Master Boot Record or not . Can we do this for Linux and Windows both. As far as I understand, you can leave the beginning (first 512 bytes - partition table) of your MBR empty (NULL). Then, the BIOS will look into your partition table for a partition with enabled boot flag. If present it will look there for a boot loader. I don't know if this is something you were looking for. Anyways, you will not be able to change the location of your MBR unless your BIOS explicitly supports that, but I never heard of such options. frukto ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
Re: Can i change address of Master Boot Record
For what reason do you want to change it? On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Saurabh Jain wrote: > Hello every one ! > > I was reading the booting process of Linux kernel. I got to know that > generally the location of MBR is first sector of the bootable device. I want > to know that whether we can change the location (Starting address ) of > Master Boot Record or not . Can we do this for Linux and Windows both. > > ___ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
Re: Can i change address of Master Boot Record
On Wed, 28 May 2014 13:28:20 +0530, Saurabh Jain said: > I was reading the booting process of Linux kernel. I got to know that > generally the location of MBR is first sector of the bootable device. I > want to know that whether we can change the location (Starting address ) of > Master Boot Record or not . Can we do this for Linux and Windows both. Hint: What piece of software loads the MBR from the disk? And who wrote that software, and what would it take to get them to change it? pgpjuRYCttrdF.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
Can i change address of Master Boot Record
Hello every one ! I was reading the booting process of Linux kernel. I got to know that generally the location of MBR is first sector of the bootable device. I want to know that whether we can change the location (Starting address ) of Master Boot Record or not . Can we do this for Linux and Windows both. ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
