XFEL(1)

🌸 XFEL — or like, the manual page for xfel 💅

okay so bestie, buckle up, we're reading the manual for xfel (that's section 1, User Commands, iykyk) 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

xfel — tiny FEL tools for allwinner SOC 🦋

no cap, that's the whole vibe. tiny tools. big energy.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

xfel(v1.3.5) — https://github.com/xboot/xfel

so like, here's the usage, bestie. every single one of these, exactly as it comes 👑

• xfel version — bestie it literally just shows you the chip version ✨
• xfel hexdump <address> <length> — dumps a memory region in hex 🔥
• xfel dump <address> <length> — binary memory dump, straight to stdout 💅
• xfel read32 <address> — reads a 32-bit value from device memory, one singular little guy 🍓
• xfel write32 <address> <value> — writes a 32-bit value to device memory. yes ma'am, we're putting things places 💖
• xfel read <address> <length> <file> — read memory to file. memory ➡️ file, iconic 🌸
• xfel write <address> <file> — write file to memory. file ➡️ memory, the reverse slay 🦋
• xfel exec <address> — call function address. we're calling it, it's giving main character energy 👑
• xfel reset — reset the device using the watchdog 🐕 no thoughts, just watchdog
• xfel sid — show sid information 🔍
• xfel jtag — enable jtag debug 🧚
• xfel ddr [type] — initial ddr controller, with an optional type 🌈
• xfel sign <public-key> <private-key> <file> — generate an ecdsa256 signature file for sha256 of sid ✍️ the way that it signs… obsessed
• xfel spinor — detect spi nor flash ⭐
• xfel spinor erase <address> <length> — erase spi nor flash 🧹
• xfel spinor read <address> <length> <file> — read spi nor flash to file 📖
• xfel spinor write <address> <file> — write file to spi nor flash ✏️
• xfel spinand — detect spi nand flash ⭐
• xfel spinand erase <address> <length> — erase spi nand flash 🧹
• xfel spinand read <address> <length> <file> — read spi nand flash to file 📖
• xfel spinand write <address> <file> — write file to spi nand flash ✏️
• xfel spinand splwrite <split-size> <address> <file> — write file to spi nand flash with split support 💜
• xfel extra [...] — the extra commands 🌟

🫶 SEE ALSO 🫶

the full documentation for xfel is maintained as a Texinfo manual. that's the whole ~canonical text~ bestie 😭 if the info and xfel programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info xfel

should give you access to the complete manual. go forth, info-dive, slay 💅

and that's the page!! brought to you by xfel 1.3.5, dated June 2026, filed under XFEL(1) 💖 bye bestie, hydrate, and don't hexdump anything you don't love 🎀✨