IIRC

The 512 byte MBR is
446 bytes of bootloader
bytes 447+ are the partition table

Regards
John
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/07/04 01:06p.m. >>>
On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 12:00:44 +1200
Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> dd if=/dev/hda of=/mnt/floppy/mbr.bin count=1 bs=512
>

works ok but -beware- you are backing up the primary partition table with it,
mbr code ends around byte 384 on the first block if memory serves me correctly.

--
Delio


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