How to see if USB stick has MBR?

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I have a USB stick supposed to be bootable, but the computer does not boot it. I suspect that there is no MBR (Master Boot Record). How do I test if this is so, preferably from command line in Linux.

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You can inspect this with and , e.g. for : Then you've got the bootsector in you can ask file what it thinks: You can also inspect the file manually with

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How to see if USB stick has MBR?

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