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On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 08:22:43AM +0000, chris.p.ward@ntlworld.com wrote:
> I'd like to use fdisk and supply an alternate boot code using the -b opti=
on.  How do I save the existing boot code within the MBR so as to pass it t=
o fdisk though?  I'm guessing I can use dd but I'm not sure how.

dd if=3D/dev/ad0 of=3D/boot/mbr.backup bs=3D512 count=3D1

hth,
toni
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