ecc_check.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""
This code is based on a discussion here:

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1693051

and code pasted here:

http://pastebin.com/URExZi29
"""

import mmap
import struct
import os

MEM_START = 0xFED10000
FILESIZE = 32*1024

# Script must be run as root
if os.geteuid() != 0:
    print "You must be root or root-like to run this script."

else:
    f = open("/dev/mem", "r+b")
    mem = mmap.mmap(f.fileno(), FILESIZE, prot=mmap.PROT_READ, offset=MEM_START)

    print "5004-5007h:",
    for i in range(0x5004, 0x5004+4):
        print "%x" % struct.unpack("B", mem[i]),

    print ""

    print "5008-500Bh:",
    for i in range(0x5008, 0x5008+4):
        print "%x" % struct.unpack("B", mem[i]),

    print ""

    mem.close()