diff --git a/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-update.sh b/common/recipes-phosphor/obmc-phosphor-initfs/files/obmc-update.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo update: "$@"
+
+export PS1=update-sh#\ 
+# exec /bin/sh
+
+cd /
+if ! test -r /proc/mounts || ! test -f /proc/mounts
+then
+	mkdir -p /proc
+	mount -t proc proc proc
+fi
+if ! test -d /sys/class
+then
+	mkdir -p /sys
+	mount -t sysfs sys sys
+fi
+if ! test -c /dev/null
+then
+	mkdir -p /dev
+	mount -t devtmpfs dev dev
+fi
+while grep mtd /proc/mounts
+do
+	echo 1>&2 "Error: A mtd device is mounted."
+	sulogin
+	# exec /bin/sh
+done
+
+findmtd() {
+	m=$(grep -xl "$1" /sys/class/mtd/*/name)
+	m=${m%/name}
+	m=${m##*/}
+	echo $m
+}
+
+rofs=$(findmtd rofs)
+rwfs=$(findmtd rwfs)
+
+rofst=squahsfs
+rwfst=ext4
+
+if test -n "$rwfs" && test -s whitelist
+then
+
+	mkdir -p rw
+	mount /dev/mtdblock${rwfs#mtd} rw -oro -t $rwfst
+
+	while read f
+	do
+		if ! test -e rw/cow/$f
+		then
+			continue
+		fi
+		d="save/cow/$f"
+		mkdir -p "${d%/*}"
+		cp -rp rw/cow/$f "${d%/*}/"
+	done < whitelist
+
+	umount rw
+fi
+
+
+for f in image-*
+do
+	m=$(findmtd ${f#image-})
+	if test -z "$m"
+	then
+		echo 1>&2  "Unable to find mtd partiton for $f"
+		exec /bin/sh
+	fi
+done
+
+for f in image-*
+do
+	m=$(findmtd ${f#image-})
+	echo "Updating ${f#image-}"
+	# flasheraseall /dev/$m && dd if=$f of=/dev/$m
+	flashcp -v $f /dev/$m
+done
+
+
+if test -d save/cow
+then
+	mount /dev/mtdblock${rwfs#mtd} rw -o rw -t $rwfst
+	cp -rp save/cow/. rw/cow/
+	umount rw
+fi
+
+# Execute the command systemd told us to ...
+if test -d /oldroot && test -x "/sbin/$1" && test -f "/sbin/$1"
+then
+	if test "$1" == kexec
+	then
+		/sbin/$1 -f -e
+	else
+		/sbin/$1 -f
+	fi
+fi
+
+
+echo "Execute ${1-reboot} -f if all is ok"
+
+export PS1=update-sh#\ 
+exec /bin/sh