Redesigned firmware upgrade process

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/libs/sys/luasrc/sys.lua b/libs/sys/luasrc/sys.lua
index e27e1c4e8a..9b68a25e6f 100644
--- a/libs/sys/luasrc/sys.lua
+++ b/libs/sys/luasrc/sys.lua
@@ -60,15 +60,35 @@ exec = luci.util.exec
 --- Invoke the luci-flash executable to write an image to the flash memory.
 -- @param image		Local path or URL to image file
 -- @param kpattern	Pattern of files to keep over flash process
--- @return			Return value of os.execute()
+-- @return			boolean indicating status
+-- @return			error message if any
 function flash(image, kpattern)
 	local cmd = "luci-flash "
 	if kpattern then
 		cmd = cmd .. "-k '" .. kpattern:gsub("'", "") .. "' "
 	end
-	cmd = cmd .. "'" .. image:gsub("'", "") .. "' >/dev/null 2>&1"
+	cmd = cmd .. "'" .. image:gsub("'", "") .. "' 2>/dev/null"
 
-	return os.execute(cmd)
+	local fp = io.popen(cmd)
+	local line = fp:read()
+	
+	if line == "Invalid image type" then
+		fp:close()
+		return false, line
+	else
+		line = fp:read()
+		if line == "Performing system upgrade" then
+			return true
+		end
+		
+		line = fp:read()
+		if line == "Performing system upgrade" then
+			return true
+		end
+		
+		fp:close()
+		return false, line
+	end
 end
 
 --- Retrieve information about currently mounted file systems.