diff --git a/jtag/src/jtag.c b/jtag/src/jtag.c
index 83386cd4..0ae9dc8c 100644
--- a/jtag/src/jtag.c
+++ b/jtag/src/jtag.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ get_token( char *buf )
 	return strtok( buf, " \f\n\r\t\v" );
 }
 
-void readmem( parts *ps );
+void detectflash( parts *ps );
+void readmem( parts *ps, FILE *f, uint32_t addr, uint32_t len );
 void flashmem( parts *ps, FILE *f, uint32_t addr );
 void flashmsbin( parts *ps, FILE *f );
 
@@ -157,7 +158,56 @@ main( void )
 		}
 
 		if (strcmp( t, "readmem" ) == 0) {
-			readmem( ps );
+			FILE *f;
+			uint32_t addr = 0;
+			uint32_t len = 0;
+
+			t = get_token( NULL );
+			if (!t) {
+				printf( "flashmem: Missing argument(s)\n" );
+				continue;
+			}
+			if ((sscanf( t, "0x%x", &addr ) != 1) && (sscanf( t, "%d", &addr ) != 1)) {
+				printf( "syntax error\n" );
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			t = get_token( NULL );
+			if (!t) {
+				printf( "flashmem: Missing argument(s)\n" );
+				continue;
+			}
+			if ((sscanf( t, "0x%x", &len ) != 1) && (sscanf( t, "%d", &len ) != 1)) {
+				printf( "syntax error\n" );
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/* filename */
+			t = get_token( NULL );
+			if (!t) {
+				printf( "flashmem: missing filename\n" );
+				continue;
+			}
+			f = fopen( t, "w" );
+			if (!f) {
+				printf( "Unable to create file `%s'!\n", t );
+				continue;
+			}
+			t = get_token( NULL );
+			if (t) {
+				printf( "syntax error!\n" );
+				fclose( f );
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			readmem( ps, f, addr, len );
+
+			fclose( f );
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (strcmp( t, "detectflash" ) == 0) {
+			detectflash( ps );
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/jtag/src/readmem.c b/jtag/src/readmem.c
index 281c017e..1d466401 100644
--- a/jtag/src/readmem.c
+++ b/jtag/src/readmem.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 cfi_query_structure_t *detect_cfi( parts * );
 
 void
-readmem( parts *ps )
+detectflash( parts *ps )
 {
 	part *p = ps->parts[0];
 	int o = 0;
@@ -251,3 +251,54 @@ readmem( parts *ps )
 	/* Read Array */
 	bus_write( ps, 0 << o, 0x00FF00FF );
 }
+
+void
+readmem( parts *ps, FILE *f, uint32_t addr, uint32_t len )
+{
+	part *p = ps->parts[0];
+	int step = 0;
+	uint32_t a;
+
+	if (!bus_driver) {
+		printf( "Error: Missing bus_driver!\n" );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	step = bus_width( ps ) / 8;
+
+	if (step == 0) {
+		printf( "Unknown bus width!\n" );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* EXTEST */
+	part_set_instruction( p, "EXTEST" );
+	parts_shift_instructions( ps );
+
+	addr = addr & (~(step - 1));
+	len = (len + step - 1) & (~(step - 1));
+
+	printf( "address: 0x%08X\n", addr );
+	printf( "length:  0x%08X\n", len );
+
+	if (len == 0) {
+		printf( "length is 0.\n" );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	printf( "reading:\n" );
+	bus_read_start( ps, addr );
+	for (a = addr + step; a <= addr + len; a += step) {
+		uint32_t d;
+
+		printf( "addr: 0x%08X\r", a );
+
+		if (a < addr + len)
+			d = bus_read_next( ps, a );
+		else
+			d = bus_read_end( ps );
+		fwrite( &d, step, 1, f );
+	}
+
+	printf( "\nDone.\n" );
+}