diff --git a/proxmark3.sh b/proxmark3.sh
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index 000000000..44c5c7e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxmark3.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+function wait4proxmark {
+	echo >&2 "Waiting for Proxmark to appear..."
+	while [ ! -c /dev/ttyACM? -a ! -L /dev/pm3-? ]; do
+		sleep .1
+	done
+	local PM3=`ls -1 /dev/pm3-? /dev/ttyACM? 2>/dev/null | head -1`
+	echo >&2 -e "Found proxmark on ${PM3}\n"
+	echo $PM3
+}
+
+# start proxmark with first detected interface
+client/proxmark3 $(wait4proxmark)
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
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index 000000000..b62d39417
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+++ b/update.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+function wait4proxmark {
+	echo >&2 "Waiting for Proxmark to appear..."
+	while [ ! -c /dev/ttyACM? -a ! -L /dev/pm3-? ]; do
+		sleep .1
+	done
+	local PM3=`ls -1 /dev/pm3-? /dev/ttyACM? 2>/dev/null | head -1`
+	echo >&2 -e "Found proxmark on ${PM3}\n"
+	echo $PM3
+}
+
+# flash bootroom
+client/flasher $(wait4proxmark) -b bootrom/obj/bootrom.elf
+
+# flash system image
+client/flasher $(wait4proxmark) armsrc/obj/fullimage.elf