BIOSUtilities/README.md

# BIOSUtilities
Various BIOS Utilities for Modding/Research

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## **Dell HDR Module Extractor**

#### **Description**

Extracts and unpacks the SPI/BIOS modules from Dell HDR executables. After extraction, the HDR image is automatically unpacked into individual SPI/BIOS modules via [LongSoft's PFSExtractor-RS](https://github.com/LongSoft/PFSExtractor-RS) tool.

#### **Usage**

You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containing Dell HDR executables.

#### **Download**

An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites.

#### **Compatibility**

Should work at all Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries.

#### **Prerequisites**

To run the python script or its built/frozen/compiled binary, you need to have the following 3rd party tool at the same directory:

* [PFSExtractor-RS](https://github.com/LongSoft/PFSExtractor-RS) (i.e. PFSExtractor.exe)

#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**

PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often.

1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:

> python --version

2. Use pip to install PyInstaller:

> pip3 install pyinstaller

3. Build/Freeze/Compile:

> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Dell_HDR_Extract.py

At dist folder you should find the final utility executable

## **Apple EFI Sucatalog Link Grabber**

#### **Description**

Parses Apple Software Update CatalogURL .sucatalog files and saves all EFI firmware package links into a text file. It removes any xml formatting, ignores false positives, removes duplicate links and sorts them in alphabetical order for easy comparison afterwards.

#### **Usage**

You can either Drag & Drop or let it automatically parse any .sucatalog files within its working directory.

#### **Download**

An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites.

#### **Compatibility**

Should work at all Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries.

#### **Prerequisites**

To run the utility, you do not need any 3rd party tool.

#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**

PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often.

1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:

> python --version

2. Use pip to install PyInstaller:

> pip3 install pyinstaller

3. Build/Freeze/Compile:

> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Apple_EFI_Links.py

At dist folder you should find the final utility executable

## **Apple EFI File Renamer**

#### **Description**

Parses Apple EFI files and renames them based on Apple's official $IBIOSI$ tag as follows: Model_Version_Build_Year_Month_Day_Hour_Minute_Checksum. The checksum is calculated and added by the utility in order to differentiate any EFI files with the same $IBIOSI$ tag. In rare cases in which the $IBIOSI$ tag is compressed, the utility automatically first uses [LongSoft's UEFIFind and UEFIExtract](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool) tools.

#### **Usage**

You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containing Apple EFI firmware.

#### **Download**

An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites.

#### **Compatibility**

Should work at all Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries.

#### **Prerequisites**

To run the python script or its built/frozen/compiled binary, you need to have the following 3rd party tools at the same directory:

* [UEFIFind](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool) (i.e. UEFIFind.exe)
* [UEFIExtract](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool) (i.e. UEFIExtract.exe)

#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**

PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often.

1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:

> python --version

2. Use pip to install PyInstaller:

> pip3 install pyinstaller

3. Build/Freeze/Compile:

> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Apple_EFI_Rename.py

At dist folder you should find the final utility executable

## **Apple EFI IM4P Splitter**

#### **Description**

Parses Apple multiple EFI firmware .im4p files and splits all detected EFI firmware into separate SPI/BIOS images.

#### **Usage**

You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containing Apple EFI IM4P firmware.

#### **Download**

An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites.

#### **Compatibility**

Should work at all Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries.

#### **Prerequisites**

To run the utility, you do not need any 3rd party tool.

#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**

PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often.

1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:

> python --version

2. Use pip to install PyInstaller:

> pip3 install pyinstaller

3. Build/Freeze/Compile:

> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Apple_EFI_Split.py

At dist folder you should find the final utility executable

## **Panasonic BIOS Update Extractor**

#### **Description**

Parses Panasonic BIOS Update executables and extracts their SPI/BIOS image. The utility automatically uses [Rustam Abdullaev's unpack_lznt1](https://github.com/rustyx/unpack_lznt1) tool in order to decompress the initially Microsoft LZNT1 compressed resource data.

#### **Usage**

You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containing Panasonic BIOS Update executables.

#### **Download**

An already built/frozen/compiled Windows binary is provided by me. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites.

#### **Compatibility**

Should work at all Windows operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries.

#### **Prerequisites**

To run the python script, you need to have the following 3rd party Python modules installed:

* [PEfile](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pefile/)

> pip3 install pefile

To run the python script or its built/frozen/compiled binary, you need to additionally have the following 3rd party tool at the same directory:

* [unpack_lznt1](https://github.com/rustyx/unpack_lznt1) (i.e. unpack_lznt1.exe)

#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**

PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at Windows, it is simple to run and gets updated often.

1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:

> python --version

2. Use pip to install PyInstaller:

> pip3 install pyinstaller

3. Use pip to install PEfile:

> pip3 install pefile

4. Build/Freeze/Compile:

> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Panasonic_BIOS_Extract.py

At dist folder you should find the final utility executable

## **Award BIOS Module Extractor**

#### **Description**

Parses Award BIOS images and extracts their modules. The utility automatically uses [Igor Pavlov's 7-Zip](https://www.7-zip.org/) tool in order to decompress the initially LZH compressed sub-modules.

#### **Usage**

You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containing Award BIOS firmware.

#### **Download**

An already built/frozen/compiled binary is provided by me for Windows only. Thus, **you don't need to manually build/freeze/compile it under Windows**. Instead, download the latest version from the [Releases](https://github.com/platomav/BIOSUtilities/releases) tab. To extract the already built/frozen/compiled archive, you need to use programs which support RAR5 compression. Note that you need to manually apply any prerequisites.

#### **Compatibility**

Should work at all Windows, Linux or macOS operating systems which have Python 3.6 support. Windows users who plan to use the already built/frozen/compiled binary must make sure that they have the latest Windows Updates installed which include all required "Universal C Runtime (CRT)" libraries.

#### **Prerequisites**

To run the python script or its built/frozen/compiled binary, you need to have the following 3rd party tool at the same directory:

* [7-Zip Console](https://www.7-zip.org/) (i.e. 7z.exe)

#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**

PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often.

1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:

> python --version

2. Use pip to install PyInstaller:

> pip3 install pyinstaller

3. Build/Freeze/Compile:

> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Award_BIOS_Extract.py

At dist folder you should find the final utility executable