diff --git a/bin/discover_system_state.py b/bin/discover_system_state.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import sys
+import gobject
+import dbus
+import dbus.service
+import dbus.mainloop.glib
+
+
+dbus_objects = {
+	'power' : { 
+		'bus_name' : 'org.openbmc.control.Power',
+		'object_name' : '/org/openbmc/control/power0',
+		'interface_name' : 'org.openbmc.control.Power'
+	},
+	'occstatus' : { 
+		'bus_name' : 'org.openbmc.Sensors',
+		'object_name' : '/org/openbmc/sensors/host/OccStatus',
+		'interface_name' : 'org.openbmc.SensorValue'
+	},
+	'bootprogress' : { 
+		'bus_name' : 'org.openbmc.Sensors',
+		'object_name' : '/org/openbmc/sensors/host/BootProgress',
+		'interface_name' : 'org.openbmc.SensorValue'
+	},
+}
+
+def getInterface(bus,objs,key):
+	obj = bus.get_object(objs[key]['bus_name'],objs[key]['object_name'],introspect=False)
+	return dbus.Interface(obj,objs[key]['interface_name'])
+
+def getProperty(bus,objs,key,prop):
+	obj = bus.get_object(objs[key]['bus_name'],objs[key]['object_name'],introspect=False)
+	intf = dbus.Interface(obj,dbus.PROPERTIES_IFACE)
+	return intf.Get(objs[key]['interface_name'],prop)
+
+
+bus = dbus.SystemBus()
+pgood = getProperty(bus,dbus_objects,'power','pgood')
+
+if (pgood == 1):
+	intf = getInterface(bus,dbus_objects,'bootprogress')
+	intf.setValue("FW Progress, Starting OS")
+	intf = getInterface(bus,dbus_objects,'occstatus')
+	intf.setValue("Enabled")
+	
+
+		
+