From cc1738ef0bdf5e6a9cfc58086a10618800400ec2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thatcher Chamberlin <j.thatcher.c@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2023 20:55:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Added backup.sh script

---
 .gitignore |  1 +
 backup.sh  | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 backup.sh

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dabe86e..b2615e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 *.BAK
 *.orig
 \#*#
+firmware-backups/
 
 # Tag files
 /tags
diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bf16c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+BKPPATH="firmware-backups"
+
+mkdir -p $BKPPATH
+
+NOW=$(date +%s)
+
+num=$(ls -l /dev/ttyACM* | rev | cut -c 1)
+echo com is:$num
+splitPorts=($num)
+echo "This tool assumes your buds are the only thing connected and are enumerated {right,left} order. YMMV"
+echo "Right bud is at ${splitPorts[0]}"
+echo "Left bud is at ${splitPorts[1]}"
+
+echo "Please disconnect and reconnect the bud on the right"
+
+bestool read-image --port /dev/ttyACM${splitPorts[0]} $BKPPATH/firmware-$NOW-${splitPorts[0]}.bin.bkp
+
+echo "Please disconnect and reconnect the bud on the left"
+bestool read-image --port /dev/ttyACM${splitPorts[1]} $BKPPATH/firmware-$NOW-${splitPorts[1]}.bin.bkp

From d987f5f9f199ac6bcbfab3cf9c8d2126bc0386f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thatcher Chamberlin <j.thatcher.c@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2023 21:48:10 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Added backup instructions

---
 README.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec6993c..62a5589 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ In order to program the buds from inside of the docker container; privileged mod
 ./build.sh # This will run make and build the output program. If you have weird build errors try running clean.sh or rm -rf'ing the out folder first
 
 # Now that the firmware has finished building; if there are no errors you can load it to your buds
+
+# You may want to back up the firmware currently on the buds - it will be deleted when the new firmware is loaded on:
+./backup.sh
+
 # You may need to take the buds out of the case, wait three seconds, place them back. This wakes them up and the programmer needs to catch this reboot.
 
 # You can try the helper script by running