On Wed, 21 May 2008 09:07:28 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > > dd if=/dev/sda bs=446 count=1 2>/dev/null | strings | grep GRUB
> That single command would have saved me some heartache in the past. > I think it could be a good one-line addition to even something like > the Quick Install guide - I.e. "If you want to sanity check your grub > installation then run this command to ensure grub is located where you > think it's located..." You could check for all instances with for i in /dev/[hs]d* dd if=$i bs=446 count=1 2>/dev/null | strings | grep -q GRUB \ && echo "GRUB found in $i" -- Neil Bothwick OS/2: Obsolete Soon, Too
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