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   root  wrote:   
   > noel  wrote:   
   >> On Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:29:43 +0000, root wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Over the years I could not count the number of times that one of my   
   >>> machines which uses lilo has lost its boot sector. I use grub now in my   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Strange, never had a lilo boot failure (that wasnt caused by operator   
   >> error in nearly 30 years)   
   >   
   > I'll confess. I'm certain almost always my incorrect use of lilo,   
   > as it was in this case.   
   >   
      
   It's easy enough for me to backup the boot sector without relying   
   on my memory:   
      
   I put the dd command in rc.local so the boot sector is backed up   
   after a successful boot. Thanks for the suggestion.   
      
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