diff --git a/bin/extract_boot.sh b/bin/extract_boot.sh
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+++ b/bin/extract_boot.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+./unpackbootimg -i boot.img -o boot
+
diff --git a/bin/pack_boot.sh b/bin/pack_boot.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -f boot.img ]; then 
+  rm boot.img
+fi
+
+if [ -d boot/ramdisk ]; then
+  cd boot
+  rm -f ramdisk.*
+  find . -name "*~" -exec rm -f {} \;
+  
+  if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
+    mkbootfs ramdisk | gzip > ramdisk.cpio.gz
+  else
+    cd ramdisk
+    find | fakeroot cpio -H newc -o 2>/dev/null >../ramdisk.cpio
+    cd ..
+    gzip -n -9 ramdisk.cpio
+  fi
+  cd ..
+fi
+
+./mkbootimg --kernel boot/zImage --ramdisk boot/ramdisk.cpio.gz --second boot/second.bin --cmdline "$(cat boot/cmdline)" -o boot.img