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authorBernhard Nortmann <bernhard.nortmann@web.de>2016-12-01 19:07:09 +0300
committerBernhard Nortmann <bernhard.nortmann@web.de>2016-12-01 19:07:09 +0300
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README: Improve sunxi-fel help with a few hints
Signed-off-by: Bernhard Nortmann <bernhard.nortmann@web.de>
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into the binary form used by the legacy 3.4 kernel ("linux&#8209;sunxi").
### sunxi-fel
-script interface for talking to the FEL USB handler built in to
-the CPU. You activate [FEL mode] by pushing the _uboot_ / _recovery_
-button at poweron. See http://linux-sunxi.org/FEL/USBBoot for
-a detailed usage guide.
+script interface for USB communication with the FEL handler built in to
+the CPU. You usually activate [FEL mode] by pushing the _uboot_ / _recovery_
+button at poweron, or by having your device "fail over" to FEL when no other
+boot option is available. See http://linux-sunxi.org/FEL/USBBoot for a detailed
+usage guide.
+
+When called with no arguments, _sunxi-fel_ will display a short usage summary.
+
+_Note:_ Unless you select a specific device using the `--dev` or `--sid`
+options, the tool will access the first Allwinner device (in FEL mode) that it
+finds. You can print a list of all FEL devices currently connected/detected
+with `./sunxi-fel --list`.
### fel-gpio
Simple wrapper (script) around `fel-pio` and `sunxi-fel`