added verify empty flash before formatting

lib/flashwrite.asx

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ FORMAT
 	ldx #0
 	jsr flashformatchip
 	bcs formatfailed
-	jsr flashend ; restores display etc.
+	jsr flashend ; restores display etc. preserves all
 	.if .def TWOCHIPS
 	jsr printdone
 	jsr printformatting
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ FORMAT
 	ldx #$40
 	jsr flashformatchip
 	bcs formatfailed
-	jsr flashend ; restores display etc.
+	jsr flashend ; restores display etc. preserves all
 	.endif
 printdone	jsr print
 	dta c'done:)',$9b,0
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ printformatting
 	rts
 
 formatfailed
+	jsr flashend
 	jsr print
 	dta c'failed:(',$9b,'Waiting for reboot...',$9b,0
 	jmp *
@@ -231,7 +232,6 @@ CHECKINIT
 	mwa #_DEST _cdst
 	sei
 CHECK
-
 	mva #0 badcompare_counter
 	sta badcompare_counter+1
 	ldx BankNum
@@ -241,21 +241,25 @@ _csrc	equ * + 1
 	lda $6000 ; src
 _cdst	equ * + 1
 	cmp $A000 ; dst
-	beq @+
+	beq _byte_ok
 	lda _csrc
 	ldx _csrc+1
 	jsr BADCOMPARE
-@	inw _csrc
+_byte_ok
+	inw _csrc
 	inw _cdst
 	lda _csrc+1
 	cmp #>_SOURCE+$20
 	bne checkloop
 	cpw #0 badcompare_counter
-	beq @+
+	beq _all_bytes_ok
+	; several differences found...
+	; cart off
 	sta $d580
 	lda $d013
 	sta $3fa
 	cli
+	; print status
 	jsr print
 	dta 253,c'non-match byte#:',0
 	lda badcompare_counter+1
@@ -266,13 +270,14 @@ _cdst	equ * + 1
 	dta c' (START-cont)',0
 
 	lda #7
-	cmp CONSOL
+	cmp CONSOL ; wait for consol
 	req
 
 	jsr printnl
 	sec
 	rts
-@	sta $d580
+_all_bytes_ok
+	sta $d580
 	lda $d013
 	sta $3fa
 	cli

lib/flashwritelib.asx

@@ -145,22 +145,26 @@ flashformatchip1
 ; PROCEDURE
 ; x = 0 or 0x40 - flash chip address.
 flashformatchip
-
+	; first check if not formatted
-	sei
 	stx store_x
+	jsr flashcheckempty
+	bcc flashformatexit
+	sei
 	sec ; will format flash!
+	ldx store_x
 	lda #flashoppreamble
 	jsr jsrtovectorproc ; preserves A
 	; not needed to mva $ff flashcmp
 	jsr wait4flashcheckresult ; waits for format finished
 	; then check number of banks for FFs
+flashcheckempty
 	lda #$3f ; this depends on flash size, $0f, $1f, $3f
 	sta flashformatcounter
 flashbankloop	sei
 	ldx store_x
 flashformatcounter equ*+1
 	sta $d5FF,x ; set chip (x) and bank
-	; set pages count
+	; set pages count, 8kB
 	ldy #$20
 	; reset address
 	lda #$a0
@@ -170,7 +174,17 @@ flashformatcounter equ*+1
 	bcs flashformatexit ; format error if c set
 	dec flashformatcounter
 	bpl flashbankloop
-flashformatexit	jmp flashcartoff ; preserves C
+flashformatexit
+flashcartoff ; preserves C
+	pha
+	sta $d580
+	lda $d013
+	sta $3fa
+	cli
+	pla
+	rts
+
+; --------------------------
 store_x	dta 0
 	
 ; --------------------------
@@ -399,12 +413,3 @@ flashsetbank
 	sta $3fa
 	rts
 
-flashcartoff
-	pha
-	sta $d580
-	lda $d013
-	sta $3fa
-	cli
-	pla
-	rts
-

various_flashers/postprocess_example.sh

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ echo Copy $outfile to card?
 read
 
 while true; do
-[ -d "$vol" ] && cp "$outfile" "$vol"/ATARI/ && { eject;  exit; }
+[ -d "$vol" ] && cp -v "$outfile" "$vol"/ATARI/ && { eject;  exit; }
 echo Waiting for card inserted...
 sleep 1