diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index b22c14ce..7991d1fe 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.10.26.142422"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.10.27.142720"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index 0fd36894..f04bc047 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -3845,8 +3845,11 @@ int Xorriso_toc_line(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 */
 int Xorriso_show_boot_info(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 {
- int ret, bin_path_valid= 0;
+ int ret, bin_path_valid= 0,has_isolinux_mbr= 0, i;
+ unsigned int mbr_lba= 0;
+ off_t lb0_count;
  char *respt, sfe[5*SfileadrL], path[SfileadrL];
+ unsigned char lb0[2048];
  struct burn_drive_info *dinfo;
  struct burn_drive *drive;
  IsoImage *image= NULL;
@@ -3884,11 +3887,33 @@ no_boot:;
  else
    ret= 0;
  if(ret > 0) {
-
-     /* >>> Conditions for MBR recognition : first 512 bytes of LBA 0*/
-       /* >>> byte 432 to 435 holds the lba of bootimg_node */
-       /* >>> byte 510 is 0x55 , byte 511 is 0xaa */
-
+   /* Load and examine potential MBR */
+   ret= burn_read_data(drive, (off_t) 0, (char *) lb0, (off_t) 2048,
+                       &lb0_count, 2);
+   if(ret > 0) {
+     has_isolinux_mbr= 1;
+     if(lb0[510] != 0x55 || lb0[511] != 0xaa)
+       has_isolinux_mbr= 0;
+     mbr_lba= lb0[432] | (lb0[433] << 8) | (lb0[434] << 16) | (lb0[435] << 24);
+     mbr_lba/= 4;
+     if(mbr_lba != xorriso->loaded_boot_bin_lba)
+       has_isolinux_mbr= 0;
+     if(has_isolinux_mbr) {
+       for(i= 0; i < 426; i++)
+         if(strncmp((char *) (lb0 + i), "isolinux", 8) == 0)
+       break;
+       if(i >= 426)
+         has_isolinux_mbr= 0;
+     }
+     for(i= 462; i < 510; i++)
+       if(lb0[i])
+     break;
+     if(i < 510)
+       has_isolinux_mbr= 0;
+   }
+   if(has_isolinux_mbr)
+     strcat(respt, " , ISOLINUX isohybrid MBR pointing to boot image");
+   else
      strcat(respt, " , ISOLINUX boot image capable of isohybrid");
  }
  strcat(respt, "\n");