sha256 = hashlib.sha256(data).hexdigest() print(f"[+] Saved to {output_file} (SHA256: {sha256})") if == " main ": parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Acer BIOS Extractor") parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", default="acer_bios_dump.bin", help="Output file") args = parser.parse_args() extract_bios(args.output) 5. UEFI Variable Method (Alternative for Some Acer Models) On UEFI systems, the firmware may expose the full image via a variable. The tool can attempt:

with open(output_file, "wb") as f: f.write(data)

# Basic validation: check for UEFI signature 'MZ' or 'EFI' if data[:2] != b'MZ' and data[0x38:0x3c] != b'EFI': print("[-] Warning: Missing typical firmware signatures. Dump may be corrupted.")

print("[+] Reading physical memory... (may take a few seconds)") data = read_physical_range(start, size)