How to save Linux Boot Loader

Needs to Reinstall Windows & wants to Save Your Linux Boot Loader....

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Save your Linux boot loader for windows boot loader (for any linux Operating System)

1. sudo su root
2. dd if=/dev/sda of=/media/drive_c/ubuntu7.img count=1 bs=512
3. now open windows c:\boot.ini file and append following line
   
   
1. c:\ubuntu7.img="Load My Ubuntu boot Loader"

Note:

• /dev/sda stands for your hard drive it might be different use according to your hard disk.

If you don't know you can get it from the following command

• sudo su root
• cfdisk

/media/drive_c is the mounted file system for your Drive C

If you are not able to mount, then use the path ~/home/ubuntu7.img and you can take back up of the file using any USB Device. and then switch to windows and put it into the boot.ini and modify it

• Tested with Ubuntu 7.10 and 8.04 and Fedora 7, but it will work for any Linux OS

• How it works? => This will generate a file named ubuntu7.img which contains starting 512 bytes of your hard disk.