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Dell HDR Module Extractor v1.0 Apple EFI Sucatalog Link Grabber v1.0 Apple EFI File Renamer v1.0 Apple EFI IM4P Splitter v1.0 Award BIOS Module Extractor v1.0
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# BIOSUtilities
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Various BIOS Utilities for Modding/Research
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## **Dell HDR Module Extractor**
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#### **Description**
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Extracts and unpacks the SPI/BIOS modules from Dell HDR executables. It can extract HDR images which are compressed both once or multiple times. 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.
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#### **Usage**
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You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containing Dell HDR executables.
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#### **Download**
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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. For Linux and macOS or courageous Windows users, the build/freeze/compile instructions for all three OS can be found below.
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#### **Compatibility**
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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.
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#### **Code Prerequisites**
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To run the utility, you need to have the following 3rd party tool at the same directory:
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* [PFSExtractor-RS](https://github.com/LongSoft/PFSExtractor-RS)
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To build/freeze/compile the python script, you can use whatever you like. The following are verified to work:
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* [Py2exe](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2exe/) (Windows)
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* [Py2app](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2app/) (macOS)
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* [PyInstaller](https://pypi.org/project/PyInstaller/) (Windows/Linux/macOS)
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#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**
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PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often.
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1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:
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> python --version
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2. Use pip to install PyInstaller (PyPi):
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> pip3 install pyinstaller
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3. Build/Freeze/Compile:
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> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Dell_HDR_Extract.py
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At dist folder you should find the final utility executable
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## **Apple EFI Sucatalog Link Grabber**
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#### **Description**
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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.
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#### **Usage**
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You can either Drag & Drop or let it automatically parse any .sucatalog files within its working directory.
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#### **Download**
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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. For Linux and macOS or courageous Windows users, the build/freeze/compile instructions for all three OS can be found below.
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#### **Compatibility**
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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.
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#### **Code Prerequisites**
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To run the utility, you only need to have Python installed. To build/freeze/compile the python script, you can use whatever you like. The following are verified to work:
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* [Py2exe](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2exe/) (Windows)
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* [Py2app](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2app/) (macOS)
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* [PyInstaller](https://pypi.org/project/PyInstaller/) (Windows/Linux/macOS)
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#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**
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PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often.
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1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:
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> python --version
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2. Use pip to install PyInstaller (PyPi):
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> pip3 install pyinstaller
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3. Build/Freeze/Compile:
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> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Apple_EFI_Links.py
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At dist folder you should find the final utility executable
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## **Apple EFI File Renamer**
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#### **Description**
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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.
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#### **Usage**
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You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containing Apple EFI firmware.
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#### **Download**
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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. For Linux and macOS or courageous Windows users, the build/freeze/compile instructions for all three OS can be found below.
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#### **Compatibility**
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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.
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#### **Code Prerequisites**
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To run the utility, you may need to have the following 3rd party tools at the same directory:
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* [UEFIFind](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool)
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* [UEFIExtract](https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool)
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To build/freeze/compile the python script, you can use whatever you like. The following are verified to work:
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* [Py2exe](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2exe/) (Windows)
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* [Py2app](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2app/) (macOS)
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* [PyInstaller](https://pypi.org/project/PyInstaller/) (Windows/Linux/macOS)
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#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**
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PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often.
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1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:
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> python --version
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2. Use pip to install PyInstaller (PyPi):
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> pip3 install pyinstaller
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3. Build/Freeze/Compile:
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> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Apple_EFI_Rename.py
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At dist folder you should find the final utility executable
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## **Apple EFI IM4P Splitter**
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#### **Description**
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Parses Apple multiple EFI firmware .im4p files and splits all detected EFI firmware into separate SPI/BIOS images.
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#### **Usage**
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You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containing Apple EFI IM4P firmware.
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#### **Download**
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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. For Linux and macOS or courageous Windows users, the build/freeze/compile instructions for all three OS can be found below.
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#### **Compatibility**
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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.
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#### **Code Prerequisites**
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To run the utility, you only need to have Python installed. To build/freeze/compile the python script, you can use whatever you like. The following are verified to work:
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* [Py2exe](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2exe/) (Windows)
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* [Py2app](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2app/) (macOS)
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* [PyInstaller](https://pypi.org/project/PyInstaller/) (Windows/Linux/macOS)
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#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**
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PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often.
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1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:
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> python --version
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2. Use pip to install PyInstaller (PyPi):
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> pip3 install pyinstaller
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3. Build/Freeze/Compile:
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> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Apple_EFI_Split.py
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At dist folder you should find the final utility executable
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## **Award BIOS Module Extractor**
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#### **Description**
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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.
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#### **Usage**
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You can either Drag & Drop or manually enter the full path of a folder containing Award BIOS firmware.
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#### **Download**
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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. For Linux and macOS or courageous Windows users, the build/freeze/compile instructions for all three OS can be found below.
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#### **Compatibility**
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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.
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#### **Code Prerequisites**
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To run the utility, you need to have the following 3rd party tool at the same directory:
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* [7-Zip Console](https://www.7-zip.org/) (i.e. 7z.exe)
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To build/freeze/compile the python script, you can use whatever you like. The following are verified to work:
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* [Py2exe](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2exe/) (Windows)
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* [Py2app](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/py2app/) (macOS)
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* [PyInstaller](https://pypi.org/project/PyInstaller/) (Windows/Linux/macOS)
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#### **Build/Freeze/Compile with PyInstaller**
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PyInstaller can build/freeze/compile the utility at all three supported platforms, it is simple to run and gets updated often.
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1. Make sure Python 3.6.0 or newer is installed:
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> python --version
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2. Use pip to install PyInstaller (PyPi):
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> pip3 install pyinstaller
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3. Build/Freeze/Compile:
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> pyinstaller --noupx --onefile Award_BIOS_Extract.py
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At dist folder you should find the final utility executable |