+mtd_get_blob()
+{
+ local mtdname="$1"
+ local offset="$2"
+ local count="$3"
+ local firmware="$4"
+ local part
+
+ part=$(find_mtd_part "$mtdname")
+ if [ -z "$part" ]; then
+ echo "mtd_get_blob: partition $mtdname not found!" >&2
+ return 1
+ fi
+
+ dd if=$part of=$firmware bs=1 skip=$offset count=$count 2>/dev/null || {
+ echo "mtd_get_blob: failed to extract $firmware from $part" >&2
+ return 1
+ }
+}
+