Script for extracting a uimage

extract-uimage.sh

#!/bin/sh

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# Copyright (C) 2010 Matthias Buecher (http://www.maddes.net/)
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UIMAGE=$1

# check for uImage magic word
# http://u-boot.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/u-boot/u-boot/include/image.h?view=markup
echo 'Checking for uImage magic word...'
MAGIC=`dd if="${UIMAGE}" ibs=4 count=1 | hexdump -v -e '1/1 "%02X"'`
[ '27051956' != "${MAGIC}" ]  && { echo 'Not an uImage.' ; exit 1 ; }

# extract data from uImage
echo 'uImage recognized.'
echo 'Extracting data...'
DATAFILE='uImage.data'
dd if="${UIMAGE}" of="${DATAFILE}" ibs=64 skip=1

# check for ARM mach type ( xx 1C A0 E3 xx 10 81 E3 )
# http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/SWLINUX/files/booting_article.html#d0e600
echo 'Checking for ARM mach-type...'
MAGIC=`dd if="${DATAFILE}" ibs=1 skip=1 count=3 | hexdump -v -e '1/1 "%02X"'`
[ '1CA0E3' = "${MAGIC}" ] && {
	MAGIC=`dd if="${DATAFILE}" ibs=1 skip=5 count=3 | hexdump -v -e '1/1 "%02X"'`
	[ '1081E3' = "${MAGIC}" ] && {
		echo 'ARM mach-type header recognized.'
		echo 'Extracting mach-type header...'
		dd if="${DATAFILE}" of="uImage.mach-type" ibs=8 count=1
                ARCH=$(hexdump -v -e '1/1 "%02X "' uImage.mach-type); echo "The mach-type is: $ARCH"
		echo 'Stripping mach-type header...'
		TMPFILE='uImage.tmp'
		dd if="${DATAFILE}" of="${TMPFILE}" ibs=8 skip=1
		rm -f "${DATAFILE}"
		mv "${TMPFILE}" "${DATAFILE}"
	}
}

# check for zImage, otherwise assume Image
# http://www.simtec.co.uk/products/SWLINUX/files/booting_article.html#d0e309
TMPFILE='Image'
echo 'Checking for zImage...'
MAGIC=`dd if="${DATAFILE}" ibs=4 skip=9 count=1 | hexdump -v -e '1/1 "%02X"'`
[ '18286F01' = "${MAGIC}" ] && {
	START=`dd if="${DATAFILE}" ibs=4 skip=10 count=1 | hexdump -v -e '1/4 "%08X"'`
	END=`dd if="${DATAFILE}" ibs=4 skip=11 count=1 | hexdump -v -e '1/4 "%08X"'`
#
	SIZE=$(( 0x${END} - 0x${START} ))
#
	echo "zImage recognized with start 0x${START}, end 0x${END} and size ${SIZE}."
	TMPFILE='zImage'
}
mv "${DATAFILE}" "${TMPFILE}" 

echo ">>> ${UIMAGE} extracted to ${TMPFILE}"