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    3 You can use this script to backup and restore the MBR. v1.7 (11-6-2007)
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    5 The (M)aster (B)oot (R)ecord is the first 512 bytes of a hard drive,
    6 you should always have a current backup of the MBR!
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    8 To hold the MBR, you can use any media with a filesystem on it,
    9 but the filesystem on the media must be supported by the kernel!
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   11 In addition to backing up the MBR of the hard drive you specify, it also
   12 makes a backup of the boot sector from each partition on the hard drive.
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   14 Backup MBR from /dev/sda to directory /mbr on usb device /dev/sdb.
   15 # backup-mbr -b -d /mbr sda sdb  "If directory doesn't exist, will create."
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   17 Restore MBR to /dev/sda from backup in directory /mbr on /dev/sdb.
   18 # backup-mbr -r -d /mbr sda sdb
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   20 Restore boot sector to /dev/sda1 from backup in directory /mbr on /dev/sdb.
   21 # backup-mbr -r -d /mbr sda1 sdb
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   23 If you want to backup the MBR to a multi-session CD-R/RW, do this.
   24 # backup-mbr -cd-multi -b -d /mbr sda scd0
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   26 You can specify the cd device the old (pre kernel v2.6) way, like this.
   27 # backup-mbr -cd-multi -b -d /mbr sda 0,0,0
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   29 You'll need 'cdrecord' and 'mkisofs' installed, and have a CD in the
   30 drive '/dev/scd0', or 0,0,0 etc.
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   32 If it's not a multi-session CD-R/RW, do it this way.
   33 # backup-mbr -cd -b -d /mbr sda scd0  "CD will be written multi-session."
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   35 The non multi-session CD-RW must be blank, blank it first if it's not.
   36 cdrecord blank=fast dev=/dev/scd0  "You'll loose anything on the CD!"
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   38 Or, if you want this script to blank the CD-RW.
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   40 # backup-mbr -cd-blank -b -d /mbr sda scd0
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   42 Restore MBR to /dev/sda from backup in directory /mbr on /dev/scd0.
   43 # backup-mbr -r -d /mbr sda scd0
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   45 krobotti@gmail.com
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