On 10/06/2010 03:30 AM, Gilles wrote: > 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 > From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record you can tell the max is 446. > 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"). > Yes. > 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) > That's true. Sometimes it's very confusing to use "MBR"... It will be fixed in the next release. Thanks.
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