tinyprog no metadata issue uploading

[Blackninja543]

When I attempt to upload the TinyFPGA/Blink example using apio upload, I receive the error

(DEBUG) Profile path: <REDACTED>/.apio/profile.json
(DEBUG) Home_dir: <REDACTED>/.apio
(DEBUG) Profile path: <REDACTED>/.apio/profile.json
(DEBUG) Home_dir: <REDACTED>/.apio
(DEBUG) Run Command: lsusb
(DEBUG) System_base_dir: <REDACTED>/.apio/packages/tools-oss-cad-suite
(DEBUG) System bin dir: <REDACTED>/.apio/packages/tools-oss-cad-suite/bin
(DEBUG) Executable file: <REDACTED>/.apio/packages/tools-oss-cad-suite/bin/lsusb
Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)
Error: board TinyFPGA-BX not connected

After doing some digging it appears the tinyprog script is failing in the _read_metadata call in some way.

When I perform a tinyprog -m I get the following output (I added some debug information)

DEBUG: __init__.py:_read_metadata():171:meta_roots [None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None]
DEBUG __main__.py:main():255:p <tinyprog.TinyProg object at 0x7fc35bc1e850>
DEBUG __main__.py:main():255:p.meta <tinyprog.TinyMeta object at 0x7fc35c19cdd0>
DEBUG __main__.py:main():255:p.meta.root None
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<REDACTED>/tmp/bin/tinyprog", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(main())
             ^^^^^^
  File "<REDACTED>/tmp/lib/python3.11/site-packages/tinyprog/__main__.py", line 260, in main
    m["port"] = str(port)
    ~^^^^^^^^
TypeError: 'NoneType' object does not support item assignment

tinyprog -l can locate my tinyfpga-bx board, however is does indicate there is no metadata.

TinyProg CLI
------------
Using device id 1d50:6130
Only one board with active bootloader, using it.
Boards with active bootloaders:

    /dev/ttyACM0: No metadata

I have also attempted this as the root user and received the same behavior.

[Blackninja543]

There appears to be a problem with the batch of TinyFPGA-BXs produced July 2023. The some of the boards appears to have the bootload but no metadata. The result is an error when attempting to upload a new program.

tinyfpga/TinyFPGA-BX#37

[Blackninja543]

I am reopening this bug to gain more visability as there has been no response from @tinyfpga on how to resolve this issue.

[aacuevas]

This issue seems to stem from a change on the memory part from the AT25SF081 to the AT25SF081B which is 99% the same except the address bits for security pages are shifted 4 bits. Unfortunately, the Device ID of both parts is the same, preventing any type of automated detection.

After receiving a bunch of those on the company I work for, I have managed to program these units with some hacks to tinyprog. Detailed info in tinyfpga/TinyFPGA-BX#37 (comment)