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	* The ''ch347_spi'' driver has a '''spimode''' parameter now to switch between SPI modes 0, 1, 2, 3 (0 is the default).		* The ''ch347_spi'' driver has a '''spimode''' parameter now to switch between SPI modes 0, 1, 2, 3 (0 is the default).
	* Some small fixes, flash chip additions, and build system changes.		* Some small fixes, flash chip additions, and build system changes.

			= Build Notes =

			Clang can complain about shadowing the global variable ''optarg'' in ''cli_common.c''. This is harmless and the build should succeed with ''-Werror'' disabled as follows:
			$ make WARNERROR=no ...
			or
			$ meson setup -D werror=false ...

	= Download =		= Download =

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	== Command-Mode CLI ==		== Command-Mode CLI ==

	The CLI code has been refactored to support multiple command modes. In		The CLI code has been refactored to support multiple command modes. For
	each ~~mode~~, ''flashprog'' offers different ~~commands~~ to control the flash		each command, ''flashprog'' offers different operations to control the flash
	chip. The first two modes are '''config''' and '''write-protect'''.		chip. The first two command modes are '''config''' and '''write-protect'''.

	''config'' allows to read and set status-register bits, for instance		''config'' allows to read and set status-register bits, for instance
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	$ flashprog write-protect -p ch347_spi status		$ flashprog write-protect -p ch347_spi status

	All the new ~~modes~~ can also be called with special shortcuts, as a symlink		All the new commands can also be called with special shortcuts, as a symlink
	to the ''flashprog'' binary. The shortcuts follow a prefix convention,		to the ''flashprog'' binary. The shortcuts follow a prefix convention,
	namely should start either with ''flashprog-'' ''flash'' or just 'f'.		namely should start either with ''flashprog-'', ''flash'' or just ''f''.
	''config'' and ''write-protect'' can also be abbreviated as ''cfg'' and		''config'' and ''write-protect'' can also be abbreviated as ''cfg'' and
	''wp'' respectively. For instance, all of the following combinations are		''wp'' respectively. For instance, all of the following combinations are
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	$ ln -s /usr/bin/flashprog flashcfg		$ ln -s /usr/bin/flashprog flashcfg
	$ ln -s /usr/bin/flashprog fcfg		$ ln -s /usr/bin/flashprog fcfg

			Full documentation is available in the ''flashprog-config''(8) and
			''flashprog-write-protect''(8) manual pages.

	== Chipset Support ==		== Chipset Support ==

			The Intel chipset support was updated to include all currently available
			platforms: Snow Ridge (2022), Meteor Lake (2023), Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake
			(2024). Tested was only Meteor Lake so far, however the hardware seems
			identical with only minor differences in the flash descriptors.

	= Other Changes =		= Other Changes =

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Start v1.3 release notes

New page

{{DISPLAYTITLE:flashprog/v1.3}}

So 51 commits later, flashprog has an updated CLI interface with additional
commands. The first two new commands are ''config'' & ''write-protect''.
Also, the Intel chipset support got a major update and should support all
current platforms now.

= What's new? =

== Command-Mode CLI ==

The CLI code has been refactored to support multiple command modes. In
each mode, ''flashprog'' offers different commands to control the flash
chip. The first two modes are '''config''' and '''write-protect'''.

''config'' allows to read and set status-register bits, for instance
to set the ''quad-enable'' bit:
$ flashprog config set -p ch347_spi qe 1

''write-protect'' controls the block-protection features of SPI flash
chips, e.g. to query the write-protection status:
$ flashprog write-protect -p ch347_spi status

All the new modes can also be called with special shortcuts, as a symlink
to the ''flashprog'' binary. The shortcuts follow a prefix convention,
namely should start either with ''flashprog-'' ''flash'' or just 'f'.
''config'' and ''write-protect'' can also be abbreviated as ''cfg'' and
''wp'' respectively. For instance, all of the following combinations are
possible for the ''config'' mode:
$ ln -s /usr/bin/flashprog flashprog-config
$ ln -s /usr/bin/flashprog flashconfig
$ ln -s /usr/bin/flashprog fconfig
$ ln -s /usr/bin/flashprog flashprog-cfg
$ ln -s /usr/bin/flashprog flashcfg
$ ln -s /usr/bin/flashprog fcfg

== Chipset Support ==

= Other Changes =

* ''Flashprog'' prefers to write volatile status registers now, when automatically trying to disable write protection. This can potentially reduce wear of status registers.
* Support for SPI95 EEPROMs has been fixed after a regression.
* A seemingly long obsolete 1s delay has been removed from automatic verification.
* The ''ch347_spi'' driver has a '''spimode''' parameter now to switch between SPI modes 0, 1, 2, 3 (0 is the default).
* Some small fixes, flash chip additions, and build system changes.

= Download =

''flashprog v1.3'' can be downloaded in various ways:

Anonymous checkout of the tag ''v1.3'' from git repositories at
* [https://github.com/SourceArcade/flashprog/releases/tag/v1.3 https://github.com/SourceArcade/flashprog.git]
* [https://review.sourcearcade.org/plugins/gitiles/flashprog/+/refs/tags/v1.3 https://review.sourcearcade.org/flashprog.git]

A tarball is available for download at

https://flashprog.org/releases/flashprog-v1.3.tar.bz2
[http://flashprog.org/releases/flashprog-v1.3.tar.bz2.asc (GPG signature)]
(see [[GPG_Signatures]])

= Supported hardware =

Please see the [[Flashprog/v1.3/Supported_Hardware|archived status page]] for
the hardware supported by this release.