diff --git a/pm3py/cli/rawcli/identify.py b/pm3py/cli/rawcli/identify.py
index 7b1c52b..c41ed0c 100644
--- a/pm3py/cli/rawcli/identify.py
+++ b/pm3py/cli/rawcli/identify.py
@@ -205,19 +205,25 @@ def _identify_lf(dev, session, emit):
 
 
 def _probe_version(dev, fmt, emit) -> tuple[str | None, bytes | None]:
-    """Send a real GET_VERSION (0x60 +CRC), trace the exchange, decode the exact model."""
+    """Send a real GET_VERSION (0x60 +CRC), trace the exchange, decode the exact model. Retried:
+    a single shot can be lost on a flaky NG link, and a miss drops us to the generic SAK name —
+    which loses the exact-model memory map (page roles, completion). Re-selects between attempts to
+    recover a desynced link."""
     cmd = b"\x60"
     emit(fmt.format(0, cmd).strip("\n"))
-    resp = _try(lambda: dev.hf.iso14a.raw(cmd, flags=ISO14A_APPEND_CRC), None)
-    raw = resp.get("raw") if isinstance(resp, dict) else None
-    if not raw:
-        return None, None
-    version = bytes(raw[:8])
-    emit(fmt.format(1, bytes(raw)).strip("\n"))       # raw() already trims to the received length
-    model = decode_version(version)
-    if model:
-        emit(f"  → {model}")
-    return model, version
+    for attempt in range(3):
+        resp = _try(lambda: dev.hf.iso14a.raw(cmd, flags=ISO14A_APPEND_CRC), None)
+        raw = resp.get("raw") if isinstance(resp, dict) else None
+        if raw and len(raw) >= 8:
+            version = bytes(raw[:8])
+            model = decode_version(version)
+            if model:
+                emit(fmt.format(1, bytes(raw)).strip("\n"))   # raw() already trims to the RX length
+                emit(f"  → {model}")
+                return model, version
+        if attempt < 2:
+            _try(lambda: dev.hf.iso14a.scan(), None)          # re-select, then retry the version
+    return None, None
 
 
 def clear(session) -> None:
diff --git a/pm3py/cli/rawcli/memory.py b/pm3py/cli/rawcli/memory.py
index 239c87f..89040be 100644
--- a/pm3py/cli/rawcli/memory.py
+++ b/pm3py/cli/rawcli/memory.py
@@ -34,6 +34,26 @@ _ROLES = {
 
 _CALL_HEAD = re.compile(r"^\s*([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)\s*\(\s*([^,)]*)")
 
+# The pages guaranteed on every Type 2 tag (down to the smallest, NTAG210): UID/CC and user
+# memory 0x04-0x0F. Used when only the NTAG/Ultralight *family* is known — GET_VERSION couldn't
+# complete on a flaky link, or an original Ultralight has no GET_VERSION. Config pages differ by
+# model, so they're left unnamed rather than guessed.
+_GENERIC_TYPE2 = {"user": (0x04, 0x0F)}
+
+
+def _resolve_layout(transponder: str | None) -> dict | None:
+    """The page layout for ``transponder`` — the exact per-IC map when identify named the model,
+    else the generic Type 2 map when only the NTAG / Ultralight family is known, else None."""
+    if not transponder:
+        return None
+    layout = _LAYOUTS.get(transponder)
+    if layout is not None:
+        return layout
+    up = transponder.upper()
+    if "NTAG" in up or "ULTRALIGHT" in up:
+        return _GENERIC_TYPE2
+    return None
+
 
 def _t5577_block_role(block: int | None) -> str | None:
     """Role of a T5577 block: 0 = config, 7 = password, 1-6 = data (the emulated tag content)."""
@@ -53,7 +73,7 @@ def page_role(transponder: str | None, page: int | None) -> str | None:
     T5577 config / password / …), or None."""
     if transponder and "T5577" in transponder.upper():
         return _t5577_block_role(page)
-    layout = _LAYOUTS.get(transponder or "")
+    layout = _resolve_layout(transponder)
     if layout is None or page is None:
         return None
     if 0 <= page <= 2:
@@ -76,7 +96,7 @@ def landmark_pages(transponder: str | None) -> list[tuple[int, str]]:
     has no known layout."""
     if transponder and "T5577" in transponder.upper():
         return [(b, _t5577_block_role(b)) for b in range(8)]
-    layout = _LAYOUTS.get(transponder or "")
+    layout = _resolve_layout(transponder)
     if layout is None:
         return []
     out = {0: "UID / serial number", 3: "Capability Container (CC)",
diff --git a/tests/test_rawcli.py b/tests/test_rawcli.py
index fcbc1c7..9b29e79 100644
--- a/tests/test_rawcli.py
+++ b/tests/test_rawcli.py
@@ -212,6 +212,30 @@ class TestIdentify:
         assert r["version"] == NTAG216_VERSION.hex()
         s.device.hf.iso14a.raw.assert_called_with(b"\x60", flags=0x20)   # real GET_VERSION+CRC
 
+    def test_14a_getversion_retries_flaky_link(self):
+        # a lost GET_VERSION shot must not drop us to the generic name — retry recovers the model
+        s = RawSession(device=_mock_device(
+            scan14={"found": True, "sak": 0x00, "atqa": "4400", "uid": "04a1b2c3d4e5f6"}))
+        s.device.hf.iso14a.raw.side_effect = [
+            {"raw": None},                                # 1st shot lost
+            {"raw": None},                                # 2nd shot lost
+            {"raw": NTAG216_VERSION + b"\x99\x88"},       # 3rd shot lands
+        ]
+        identify(s)
+        assert s.transponder == "NTAG216"                 # recovered, not the generic name
+        assert s.device.hf.iso14a.raw.call_count == 3
+
+    def test_14a_getversion_fails_generic_still_annotates(self):
+        # GET_VERSION never answers -> generic family name, but the universal Type 2 pages still
+        # annotate (this is the path that silently broke before)
+        from pm3py.cli.rawcli.memory import region_annotation
+        s = RawSession(device=_mock_device(
+            scan14={"found": True, "sak": 0x00, "atqa": "4400", "uid": "04a1b2c3d4e5f6"}))
+        s.device.hf.iso14a.raw.return_value = {"raw": None}
+        identify(s)
+        assert s.transponder == "MIFARE Ultralight / NTAG"
+        assert region_annotation(s.transponder, [4, 5, 6, 7]) == "04-07 → user memory"
+
     def test_15693_when_e0_uid(self):
         s = RawSession(device=_mock_device(scan15={"found": True, "uid": "e004010203040506"}))
         r = identify(s)
@@ -638,6 +662,17 @@ class TestMemoryHint:
         assert region_annotation("MIFARE Classic 1K", [4]) is None   # no layout -> no annotation
         assert region_annotation("NTAG216", []) is None
 
+    def test_generic_type2_fallback(self):
+        from pm3py.cli.rawcli.memory import region_annotation, landmark_pages, page_role
+        # only the family is known (flaky/absent GET_VERSION) -> universal pages still resolve
+        for name in ("MIFARE Ultralight / NTAG", "NTAG (144 B)"):
+            assert region_annotation(name, [4, 5, 6, 7]) == "04-07 → user memory"
+            assert page_role(name, 0) == "UID / serial number"
+            assert page_role(name, 3) == "Capability Container (CC)"
+            assert page_role(name, 0x20) is None                 # model-specific -> not guessed
+            assert [p for p, _ in landmark_pages(name)] == [0, 3, 4]   # no config landmarks
+        assert region_annotation("MIFARE Classic 1K", [4]) is None     # not Type 2 -> nothing
+
     def test_t5577_block_roles(self):
         from pm3py.cli.rawcli.memory import page_role, input_hint
         tp = "T5577 (EM4100 20260716FF)"