Re: Save boot record before writing to the dest_drive

[Lars Nooden]

James Courtier-Dutton wrote:

> So, if one did a dd backup of the boot sector and the embedded area
> before the first partition, is there a tool that can replace those
> sectors but do it safely. E.g. Only replace the number of sectors that
> fit before the first partition, and preserve the current partition
> table, and not use the partition table from the dd backup.

dd plus as shell script fit nicely in busybox

-Lars