if (fw != NULL && len != 0) {
                pos = fw + 0x28;
 
+#if 0
                printf("Start of filesystem: 0x%08x\n", *((unsigned int*)pos));
+#endif
                pos = fw + *((unsigned int*)pos);
                end = fw + len;
        }
 
        if ((fent.length > (end - pos)) ||
            (name_length > (end - pos))) {
+#if 0
                printf("EOF reached\n");
+#endif
                return NULL;
        }
 
 
        }
 
        if (update_crc || patch_fw || patch_bd) {
+               struct file_entry *fent;
+               char *last_name = NULL;
+
+               fent = get_next_file(fw, statbuf.st_size - 4);
+               while (fent != NULL) {
+                       last_name = fent->name;
+                       fent = get_next_file(NULL, 0);
+               }
+
+               if (strcmp(last_name, "pdata")) {
+                       fprintf(stderr, "corrupt firmware image found (pdata is not last entry, aborting!\n");
+                       exit(1);
+               }
+
                ret = rsb_crc2(fw, statbuf.st_size, 0x55335053, &crc);
                if (ret == 4) {
                        *((unsigned int*)(fw + statbuf.st_size - 4)) = crc;