diff --git a/bootrom_dump_tool/dump.py b/bootrom_dump_tool/dump.py
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+#!/bin/env python3
+
+from struct import pack as p
+from struct import unpack as up
+import serial
+import time
+import sys
+
+
+baudgen = 0x11
+reg0 = 0x6
+
+def chksum(data):
+    chk = 0
+    for d in data:
+        chk += d
+        chk &= 0xFFFF_FFFF
+    return chk
+
+def hdrchksum(data):
+    chk = 0
+    for i in range(0, len(data), 4):
+        chk += up("<I", data[i:i+4])[0]
+        chk &= 0xFFFF_FFFF
+    return chk
+
+def gen_hdr():
+    # xip ivt
+    hdr = b""
+    hdr += p("<I", 0xeafffffe)
+    hdr += p("<I", 0xeafffffe)
+    hdr += p("<I", 0xeafffffe)
+    hdr += p("<I", 0xeafffffe)
+    hdr += p("<I", 0xeafffffe)
+    hdr += p("<I", 0xeafffffe)
+    hdr += p("<I", 0xeafffffe)
+    hdr += p("<I", 0xeafffffe)
+    # width detect
+    hdr += p("<I", 0xaa995566)
+    hdr += b'XNLX'
+    # encryption + misc
+    hdr += p("<II", 0, 0x01010000)
+    # :D ('source offset' - why yes, I'm like to boot the bootrom!)
+    hdr += p("<I", 0x1_0000_0000-0x40000)
+    # len
+    hdr += p("<I", 0x2_0000)
+    # load addr 0 or 0x4_0000 only...
+    hdr += p("<I", 0)
+    # entrypt (just a loop :))
+    hdr += p("<I", 0x0FCB4)
+    #"total image len" doesn't matter here
+    hdr += p("<I", 0x010014)
+    # QSPI something something
+    hdr += p("<I", 1)
+    # checksum
+    hdr += p("<I", 0xffff_ffff - hdrchksum(hdr[0x20:]))
+
+    # unused...
+    for _ in range(19):
+        hdr += p("<I", 0)
+    # not sure at allll:
+    hdr += p("<II", 0x8c0,0x8c0)
+    # init lists
+    for _ in range(0x100):
+        hdr += p("<II", 0xffff_ffff, 0)
+    return hdr
+
+img = gen_hdr()
+size = len(img)
+checksum = chksum(img)
+print("checksum: "+hex(checksum))
+print("len: "+str(size))
+
+ser = serial.Serial(timeout=0.5)
+ser.port = "/dev/ttyUSB0"
+ser.baudrate = 115200
+ser.open()
+
+while ser.read(1) != b'X':
+    continue
+assert ser.read(8) == b'LNX-ZYNQ'
+
+ser.write(b"BAUD")
+ser.write(baudgen.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+ser.write(reg0.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+ser.write(size.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+
+ser.write(checksum.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+ser.flush()
+
+print("writing image...")
+# sleep here 'cause this is where they hit resets for the tx/rx logic,
+# and anything in-flight when that happens is lost (it happens a fair bit)
+time.sleep(0.1)
+print("wrote: " + str(ser.write(img)))
+ser.flush()
+# let any error logic propagate..
+time.sleep(0.1)
+if ser.in_waiting == 0:
+    print("ok, i think we are done, ROM is 0x2_0000 bytes starting at 0 :)")
+else:
+    print("something went wrong? bootrom says: " + str(ser.read(ser.in_waiting)))
+