diff --git a/flashutils/flashutils.c b/flashutils/flashutils.c
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+++ b/flashutils/flashutils.c
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+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "flashutils/flashutils.h"
+
+#ifndef BOARD_BML_BOOT
+#define BOARD_BML_BOOT              "/dev/block/bml7"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef BOARD_BML_RECOVERY
+#define BOARD_BML_RECOVERY          "/dev/block/bml8"
+#endif
+
+int the_flash_type = UNKNOWN;
+
+int device_flash_type()
+{
+    if (the_flash_type == UNKNOWN) {
+        if (access(BOARD_BML_BOOT, F_OK) == 0) {
+            the_flash_type = BML;
+        } else if (access("/proc/emmc", F_OK) == 0) {
+            the_flash_type = MMC;
+        } else if (access("/proc/mtd", F_OK) == 0) {
+            the_flash_type = MTD;
+        } else {
+            the_flash_type = UNSUPPORTED;
+        }
+    }
+    return the_flash_type;
+}
+
+char* get_default_filesystem()
+{
+    return device_flash_type() == MMC ? "ext3" : "yaffs2";
+}
+
+int get_flash_type(const char* partitionType) {
+    int type = UNSUPPORTED;
+    if (strcmp(partitionType, "mtd") == 0)
+        type = MTD;
+    else if (strcmp(partitionType, "emmc") == 0)
+        type = MMC;
+    else if (strcmp(partitionType, "bml") == 0)
+        type = BML;
+    return type;
+}
+
+static int detect_partition(const char *partitionType, const char *partition)
+{
+    int type = device_flash_type();
+    if (strstr(partition, "/dev/block/mtd") != NULL)
+        type = MTD;
+    else if (strstr(partition, "/dev/block/mmc") != NULL)
+        type = MMC;
+    else if (strstr(partition, "/dev/block/bml") != NULL)
+        type = BML;
+
+    if (partitionType != NULL) {
+        type = get_flash_type(partitionType);
+    }
+
+    return type;
+}
+int restore_raw_partition(const char* partitionType, const char *partition, const char *filename)
+{
+    int type = detect_partition(partitionType, partition);
+    switch (type) {
+        case MTD:
+            return cmd_mtd_restore_raw_partition(partition, filename);
+        case MMC:
+            return cmd_mmc_restore_raw_partition(partition, filename);
+        case BML:
+            return cmd_bml_restore_raw_partition(partition, filename);
+        default:
+            return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+int backup_raw_partition(const char* partitionType, const char *partition, const char *filename)
+{
+    int type = detect_partition(partitionType, partition);
+    switch (type) {
+        case MTD:
+            return cmd_mtd_backup_raw_partition(partition, filename);
+        case MMC:
+            return cmd_mmc_backup_raw_partition(partition, filename);
+        case BML:
+            return cmd_bml_backup_raw_partition(partition, filename);
+        default:
+            printf("unable to detect device type");
+            return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+int erase_raw_partition(const char* partitionType, const char *partition)
+{
+    int type = detect_partition(partitionType, partition);
+    switch (type) {
+        case MTD:
+            return cmd_mtd_erase_raw_partition(partition);
+        case MMC:
+            return cmd_mmc_erase_raw_partition(partition);
+        case BML:
+            return cmd_bml_erase_raw_partition(partition);
+        default:
+            return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+int erase_partition(const char *partition, const char *filesystem)
+{
+    int type = detect_partition(NULL, partition);
+    switch (type) {
+        case MTD:
+            return cmd_mtd_erase_partition(partition, filesystem);
+        case MMC:
+            return cmd_mmc_erase_partition(partition, filesystem);
+        case BML:
+            return cmd_bml_erase_partition(partition, filesystem);
+        default:
+            return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+int mount_partition(const char *partition, const char *mount_point, const char *filesystem, int read_only)
+{
+    int type = detect_partition(NULL, partition);
+    switch (type) {
+        case MTD:
+            return cmd_mtd_mount_partition(partition, mount_point, filesystem, read_only);
+        case MMC:
+            return cmd_mmc_mount_partition(partition, mount_point, filesystem, read_only);
+        case BML:
+            return cmd_bml_mount_partition(partition, mount_point, filesystem, read_only);
+        default:
+            return -1;
+    }
+}
+
+int get_partition_device(const char *partition, char *device)
+{
+    int type = device_flash_type();
+    switch (type) {
+        case MTD:
+            return cmd_mtd_get_partition_device(partition, device);
+        case MMC:
+            return cmd_mmc_get_partition_device(partition, device);
+        case BML:
+            return cmd_bml_get_partition_device(partition, device);
+        default:
+            return -1;
+    }
+}