Mellanox Firmware Extractor

pre-extract operation:

extract the two xz files from /opt/tms/bin/fw-SX-rel-9_3_8170-FIT.mfa

Main Header: <4D 46 41 52 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 01 00 00 09 68>

First XZ Header: `<FD 37 7A 58 5A>`
    Content: Location, Name, Description of Firmwares
First XZ End: `<00 00 00 00 01 59 5A>`

Second XZ Header: `<FD 37 7A 58 5A>`
    Content: Not Necessary
Second XZ End: `<00 00 00 00 01 59 5A> `

Third XZ Header: `<FD 37 7A 58 5A>`
    Content: All Firmwares Combined into One File
        After unxz-ing the contents
        Headers (x96): `<4D 54 46 57 8C DF D0 00>`
Third XZ End: `<00 00 00 00 01 59 5A>`

End of File: <A3 2F D0 09>

rename these two xz files as fwSect1.xz and fwSect3.xz, then unxz them.

extract

1. put the fwSect1 and fwSect3 in the same directory as the cpp file.
2. compile the executable:

   *nix:
       <g++-8|clang++> extractor.cpp -O2 -o extractor -std=c++17 -lstdc++fs
       ...or you can run the build.sh
   Windows:
       Open the sln file and you know what to do.
   

3. run the executable.
4. Splited firmwares will be in the Firmwares/ directory named after there identification string.