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MTK FlashTool_v3.840.00

================== FlashTool v3.0852 (2008/12/31) ==================
Bug fixes:
  1. [NOR Driver] Unlock all blocks before program/erase on [SAMSUNG] K5L2833ATA
  
New features:
  N/A

Enhancements:
  1. [FOTA] Dual Endmark for lowering assertion ratio while power lossing
  2. [NAND Driver] 1 bit-tolerance for identifying bad block mark

================== FlashTool v3.0848 (2008/11/26) ==================
Bug fixes:
  1. [Memory Verification] Fix a boundary condition issue when external ram size equals to the max size of EMI CS.
  2. [NFB MBA] If E-NFB is changed, update image list in partial download of NFB MBA
  
New features:
  1. [NFB FOTA] Support FOTA feature in NFB system.
  2. Support New NOR Flash:
		[TOSHIBA] TC58FYM8T7D
		[TOSHIBA] TC58FYM8B7D
		[SAMSUNG] K5L2833ATA
		[ST] M58WR064KT
		[NUMONYX] M36C0W6050T0  
  3. Support New NAND Flash:
		[MICRON] MT29F1G08ABB
		[MICRON] MT29F1G16ABB

Enhancements:
  1. [MT6238] Improve DTCM yield rate
  2. [MT6235] Improve DTCM yield rate

================== FlashTool v3.0844 (2008/11/03) ==================
Bug fixes:
  N/A
  
New features:
  1. Add NOR Flash:
	[TOSHIBA] TC58FVM7TDD
	[TOSHIBA] TC58FVM7BDD

  2. Add NAND Flash:
	[SAMSUNG] K5E1257ACM
	[SAMSUNG] K5E1G12ACF
	[Micron] MT29F2G16ABD
	[HYNIX] HYD0SFG0MF1P
	[HYNIX] H8BCS0CG0MBR
	[HYNIX] HYD0SQG0MF1P
	[HYNIX] H8BCS0PG0MBP
	[TOSHIBA] TC58NYG0S8C
	[ST] ST512R3A
	[ST] ST512R4A  

Enhancements:
  N/A

================== FlashTool v3.0840 (2008/10/01) ==================
Bug fixes:
 1. [MBA] After pop-up S_DL_OVERLAP_WITH_EXISTING_RESOURCE,
     brom.dll will count incorrect number of image files.

New features:
  N/A

Enhancements:
 1. ChipUID on ARM9 platform (MT6235/MT6238)

================== FlashTool v3.0836 (2008/09/08) ==================
Bug fixes:
 N/A

New features:
 1. Secure-NFB Multi-Bin Architecture(MBA) mechanism on ARM9 platform (MT6235/MT6238)
 2. Add NAND Flash: 
	[HYNIX] HY27US16561M
	[HYNIX] HY27UF162G5A
	[HYNIX] HY27UT088G2A
	[TOSHIBA] TC58NVG4D1DTG

Enhancements:
 1. Backup and Upload files
 2. NOR FOTA: add padding while image is not 16-bit alignment
 3. Add RTC V2 - PowerRelease/PowerLatch flows

================== FlashTool v3.0832 (2008/08/13) ==================
Bug fixes:
 N/A

New features:
 1. Backup and Restore Calibration Data

Enhancements:
 N/A

================== FlashTool v3.0828 (2008/07/11) ==================
Bug fixes:
 N/A

New features:
 1. NFB Multi-Bin Architecture(MBA) mechanism
 2. Support new NAND Flash device
		[TOSHIBA] TC58NWM9S8C
		[TOSHIBA] TC58NWG0S8C

Enhancements:
 1. FOTA: Checksum algorithm of End Mark is chagned from xor to crc32
 2. Bad Block Set/Check rule is aligned with bootloader/maui


================== FlashTool v3.0820 (2008/05/16) ==================
Bug fixes:
 N/A

New features:
 1. MT6235 Download
 2. MT6238 Download
 3. MT6239 Download
 4. Secure NFB Download (For MT6235 or later)
 5. GPS Download	(For all BB platform)

Enhancements:
 1. Memory Test: DRAM test.
 2. Demond-Paging NFB Download on MT6235
 3. Redefine Last Block of Boot Loader Header


================== FlashTool v3.0816 (2008/04/22) ==================
Bug fixes:
 1. [UI] SEC_RO / CUST_PARA File Buffer defective issue.

New features:
 1. [DA] Supports new NOR Flash device
		[SAMSUNG] K5L3316CAM
		[SHARP] LRS18R

Enhancements:
 N/A


================== FlashTool v3.0808 (2008/02/22) ==================
Bug fixes:
 1. [UI] SEC_RO / CUST_PARA File Buffer defective issue.

New features:
 1. [DA] Supports new NOR Flash device
		[SAMSUNG] K5L3316CAM
		[SHARP] LRS18R

Enhancements:
 N/A


================== FlashTool v3.0804 (2008/01/25) ==================
Bug fixes:
 1. [BROM DLL] Download for Venus Phone

New features:
 1. USB Download for End User
 2. [DA] Supports new NOR Flash device
		[SAMSUNG] KAL5563CAM
		[EON] EON_EN29PL032
		[EON] EON_EN29PL064
		[SHARP] SHARP_LRS18D5_D7
		[SHARP] SHARP_LRS18A7A

 3. [DA] Supports new NAND Flash device
		[RENESAS] M6MGA157F2LCWG08
		[RENESAS] M6MGA157F2LCWG16

Enhancements:
 1. [DA] Download Optimization with 921k on MT6225/MT6229/MT6230/MT6235/MT6238
 2. [DA] Provide two download methodology : Best Effort Erase (default) and Sequential Erase
 3. [DA] New CheckID algorithm for all SPANSION MCP series

================== FlashTool v3.0748 (2007/11/27) ==================
Bug fixes:
 N/A

New features:
 1. USB Download (For MT6225/MT6226/MT6227 Series BB)
 2. GPS Download (For MT6228/29/30 Series BB)
 3. [DA] Supports new NOR Flash device
		[ST] M58WR064HU
		[ST] M58WR064HL
		[TOSHIBA] TV00560002EDGB
		[TOSHIBA] TV00560003EDGB
		[TOSHIBA] TY00670002APGN
		[INTEL] PF38F30xxM0x0xx
		[INTEL] PF38F30xxM0x1xx
		[SHARP]	LRS18CK
		[AMIC] A82DL3228T
		[AMIC] A82DL3228U
		[AMIC] A82DL3238T
		[AMIC] A82DL3238U
		[AMIC] A82DL3248T
		[AMIC] A82DL3248U
		[SAMSUNG] K5L6331CAA

 4. [DA] Supports new NAND Flash device
		[HYNIX] HY27UF082G2M

Enhancements:
 1. [DA] DA Custmization in Secure Platform
 2. NAND Writer: Support FDM 4.3
	
================== FlashTool v3.2.0 (2007/08/31) ==================
Bug fixes:
 1. Solve Chip UID boundary condition.
 2. Solve SLA_Challenge race-condition issue.

New features:
 1. [BROM DLL/UI] EDGE PC Card download
 2. [DA/BROM DLL/UI] NOR+DRAM download
 3. [DA/BROM DLL/UI] Enhance Memory Test Tool
 4. [BROM_DLL/DA] Support MT6226D  download. 
 5. [BROM_DLL/DA] Support MT6223P  download. 
 6. [DA] Supports new NOR Flash device
		[ST] M58WR016QT
		[ST] M58WR016QB
		[ST] M58WR032QT
		[ST] M58WR032QB
		[INTEL] PF38F60xxM0x0xx
		[INTEL] PF38F60xxM0x1xx
		[SPANSION] S29NS016J
		[SPANSION] S29NS032J
		[SPANSION] S29NS064J
		[SPANSION] S29NS128J

Enhancements:
 1. If Block 0 is bad when NFB downloading, FlashTool will stop and popup error message.
 2. When first downloading, Flash checking is obsoleted on Un-secure BB.
 3. SEC_RO and CUST_PARA file is automatically selected when scatter file is chosen.
 4. FlashTest_AllInOne_DA.bin is obsoleted,
    Memory Test feature is integrated into MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin.
    Please use new UI to do Memory Test.
	

================== FlashTool v3.1.05 (2007/05/15) ==================
Bug fixes:
 1. [DA] Fix that DA cannot be loaded on MT6225 for exceeding internal SRAM size.
 2. [DA] Fix that NAND download/read-back issue on MT6225 because buffer is linked on TCM.

New features:
 1. [DA] Supports new NOR Flash device
		[SPANSION] S29WS128P
		[SPANSION] S29WS256P
		[TOSHIBA] TV00560002DDGB
 2. [DA] Supports OTP driver for below NOR Flash device
		[SPANSION] S29WS128P
		[SPANSION] S29WS256P

Enhancements:
 1. [DA] Provide Customized FlashTest_AllInOne_DA.bin.
 2. [DA] NFB can auto format after first download.
 3. [DA] Improve DA download algorithm: next sector will be erased only when a sector is fully programmed.
 4. [DA] Improve DA download algorithm: enable recovery mechanism when press STOP button.
 5. [DA] Improve MT6223 Download Speed.
	

================== FlashTool v3.1.04 (2007/03/12) ==================
Bug fixes:
 1. [DA] Fix complete mapping table in ENFB on 512 Bytes/Page

New features:
 1. [DA] Supports new NOR Flash device
		[SAMSUNG] K5L2731CAM
		[SAMSUNG] K5L2931CAM
		[SPANSION] S71PL127J
		[TOSHIBA] TY00689002APGN
		[SPANSION] S29GL064A_T
		[SPANSION] S29GL064A_B

 2. [DA] Supports OTP driver for below NOR Flash device
		[SPANSION] NOR_S71WS256N
		[SPANSION] S71WS128NB0BFWAN3

Enhancements:
 1. [FlashTool/BROM_DLL/DA] Auto-Format when enabling System_Drive_On_NAND
 2. [FlashTool] Show Parameter List View automatically when loading secure-on MAUI
 3. [FlashTool] Move "Paremeter"/ "File Management"/ "ROM Writer" under "Window" menu item
 4. [FlashTool] Show DA version and Build Date in help dialog
 5. [BROM DLL] Add a configure for SW_MISC_L
 6. [DA] Rename old NOR Flash device
		[SPANSION] S71WS128NB0BFWAN3	-->	S29WS128N
		[SPANSION] S71WS256N		-->	S29WS256N
		[SPANSION] S71WS512PD0HF3HR	-->	S29WS512P
		[SPANSION] S29GL128NH		-->	S29GL128N_T
		[SPANSION] S29GL128NL		-->	S29GL128N_B
		[SPANSION] S29GL256NH		-->	S29GL256N_T
		[SPANSION] S29GL256NL		-->	S29GL256N_B
		[SPANSION] S29GL512NH		-->	S29GL512N_T
		[SPANSION] S29GL512NL		-->	S29GL512N_B
	

================== FlashTool v3.1.03 (2007/01/02) ==================
Bug fixes:
 1. [DA] Fix a progress bar overflow on 512Mb NOR Flash Format.

New features:
 1. [BROM_DLL/DA] Support FOTA(Firmware update Over The Air) download.
 2. [BROM_DLL/DA] Support MT6223  download.
 3. [BROM_DLL/DA] Support MT6268T download.
 4. [DA] Supports new NOR Flash device
		[SPANSION] S29GL128NH
		[SPANSION] S29GL128NL
		[SPANSION] S29GL256NH
		[SPANSION] S29GL256NL
		[SPANSION] S29GL512NH
		[SPANSION] S29GL512NL

Enhancements:
 1. [DA] Support BBC(Blank Block Check) for NOR Flash Format.
 2. [BROM_DLL/DA] Support Retransmit mechanism for NAND Readback operation.
 3. [BROM_DLL] Enhance E-NFB Check.


================== FlashTool v3.1.02 (2006/11/01) ==================
Bug fixes: