diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 99d5617..df0bd6d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,21 +34,37 @@ FLASH_SIZE ?= 4MB
 
 ifeq ("$(FLASH_SIZE)","512KB")
 # Winbond 25Q40 512KB flash, typ for esp-01 thru esp-11
-ESP_SPI_SIZE        ?= 0      # 0->512KB
-ESP_FLASH_MODE      ?= 0      # 0->QIO
-ESP_FLASH_FREQ_DIV  ?= 0      # 0->40Mhz
-ESP_FLASH_MAX       ?= 241664 # max bin file for 512KB flash: 236KB
+ESP_SPI_SIZE        ?= 0       # 0->512KB (256KB+256KB)
+ESP_FLASH_MODE      ?= 0       # 0->QIO
+ESP_FLASH_FREQ_DIV  ?= 0       # 0->40Mhz
+ESP_FLASH_MAX       ?= 241664  # max bin file for 512KB flash: 236KB
+ET_FS               ?= 4m      # 4Mbit flash size in esptool flash command
+ET_FF               ?= 40m     # 40Mhz flash speed in esptool flash command
+ET_BLANK            ?= 0x7E000 # where to flash blank.bin to erase wireless settings
+
+else ifeq ("$(FLASH_SIZE)","1MB")
+# ESP-01E
+ESP_SPI_SIZE        ?= 2       # 2->1MB (512KB+512KB)
+ESP_FLASH_MODE      ?= 0       # 0->QIO
+ESP_FLASH_FREQ_DIV  ?= 15      # 15->80MHz
+ESP_FLASH_MAX       ?= 503808  # max bin file for 1MB flash: 492KB
+ET_FS               ?= 8m      # 8Mbit flash size in esptool flash command
+ET_FF               ?= 80m     # 80Mhz flash speed in esptool flash command
+ET_BLANK            ?= 0xFE000 # where to flash blank.bin to erase wireless settings
 
 else
 # Winbond 25Q32 4MB flash, typ for esp-12
 # Here we're using two partitions of approx 0.5MB because that's what's easily available in terms
 # of linker scripts in the SDK. Ideally we'd use two partitions of approx 1MB, the remaining 2MB
-# cannot be used for code.
+# cannot be used for code (esp8266 limitation).
 ESP_SPI_SIZE        ?= 4       # 6->4MB (1MB+1MB) or 4->4MB (512KB+512KB)
 ESP_FLASH_MODE      ?= 0       # 0->QIO, 2->DIO
 ESP_FLASH_FREQ_DIV  ?= 15      # 15->80Mhz
 ESP_FLASH_MAX       ?= 503808  # max bin file for 512KB flash partition: 492KB
 #ESP_FLASH_MAX       ?= 1028096 # max bin file for 1MB flash partition: 1004KB
+ET_FS               ?= 32m     # 32Mbit flash size in esptool flash command
+ET_FF               ?= 80m     # 80Mhz flash speed in esptool flash command
+ET_BLANK            ?= 0x3FE000 # where to flash blank.bin to erase wireless settings
 endif
 
 # hostname or IP address for wifi flashing
@@ -274,9 +290,9 @@ wiflash: all
 	./wiflash $(ESP_HOSTNAME) $(FW_BASE)/user1.bin $(FW_BASE)/user2.bin
 
 flash: all
-	$(Q) $(ESPTOOL) --port $(ESPPORT) --baud $(ESPBAUD) write_flash \
+	$(Q) $(ESPTOOL) --port $(ESPPORT) --baud $(ESPBAUD) -fs $(ET_FS) -ff $(ET_FF) write_flash \
 	  0x00000 "$(SDK_BASE)/bin/boot_v1.4(b1).bin" 0x01000 $(FW_BASE)/user1.bin \
-	  0x7E000 $(SDK_BASE)/bin/blank.bin
+	  $(ET_BLANK) $(SDK_BASE)/bin/blank.bin
 
 yui/$(YUI-COMPRESSOR):
 	$(Q) mkdir -p yui
diff --git a/user/config.c b/user/config.c
index 6023f5d..c44a188 100644
--- a/user/config.c
+++ b/user/config.c
@@ -27,10 +27,16 @@ typedef union {
   uint8_t     block[128];
 } FlashFull;
 
+// magic number to recognize thet these are our flash settings as opposed to some random stuff
 #define FLASH_MAGIC  (0xaa55)
 
-#define FLASH_ADDR   (0x3E000)
+// size of the setting sector
 #define FLASH_SECT   (4096)
+
+// address where to flash the settings: there are 16KB of reserved space at the end of the first
+// flash partition, we use the upper 8KB (2 sectors)
+#define FLASH_ADDR   (FLASH_SECT + FIRMWARE_SIZE + 2*FLASH_SECT)
+
 static int flash_pri; // primary flash sector (0 or 1, or -1 for error)
 
 #if 0