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  1. satori99 created this gist Jul 1, 2019.
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    #!/bin/bash

    # https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/5x7xbo/patch_for_mpeg2_vc1_license/

    function do_patch() {
    if [ -f "/boot/${1}" ]; then
    cp "/boot/${1}" "/boot/${1}_backup"
    perl -pne 's/\x47\xE9362H\x'${2}'\x18/\x47\xE9362H\x'${2}'\x1F/g' < "/boot/${1}_backup" > "/boot/${1}"
    echo "Patched /boot/${1}..."
    fi
    }

    do_patch start.elf 3C
    do_patch start_x.elf 1D

    vcgencmd codec_enabled MPG2
    vcgencmd codec_enabled WVC1