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[Tutorial] How to create scatter file for Mediatek devices

[Tutorial] How to create scatter file for Mediatek devices

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16-04-2016, 09:40 PM
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Creating a scatter file for an MTK Android phone was very easy in older Mediatek phones using the MTK Droid Tools method . However, the latest version of MTK Droid Tools as at the time of this post (V 2.5.3) doesn't support the newer MTK Chipsets so the above method wont work.

Why would I want to create a scatter file?


As I earlier said, backing up a working phone (running on the newer chipsets) using the MTK Droid Tools method wont work. To backup such phones (without a box / dongle / root access), you would need to do an SP flash tool readback using and backup one partition at a time (since MTK Droid Tools can't process ROM_0). The problem is you'll need a scatter file to do an SP Flash tool readback; so you're kind of back to square one.

Another use case of a scatter file is bypassing Factory Reset Protection (FRP) by formatting only the frp partition using the technique described here . This would also require a scatter file to pull off.

The good news is that you can manually create or modify a scatter file to work for your MTK device; making a backup via SP Flash Tool readback possible. Now, you know why you might need to modify a scatter file in certain situations.

How to create a scatter file for any Mediatek (MTK) Android device


The procedure below will teach you how to easily build a scatter file from scratch or by modifying an existing one


Method 1: Building a scatter file from scratch using Wwr_MTK tool (For both old and new MTK chips)


Requirements

Procedure


Wwr_MTK is a tool for backing up Mediatek Android phones (in scatter format) without root. The tool (in hand with SP Flash Tool) is able to read the phone's partition table then use that information to create a scatter file. To get a scatter file:
  1. Follow this guide to do a full rom dump which will then contain the scatter file
  2. Another alternative is to follow this guide to get the start and end addresses for each partition which you can then input into a scatter file for your phone model

Method 2: Modifying an existing scatter file using MTK Droid Tools (For old MTK chips)


Requirements

Procedure


  1. Setup MTK Droid Tools on the PC to ensure the phone gets detected
  2. If the phone still doesn't get detected despite installing necessary drivers then it must be an ADB clash
  3. Once the phone gets detected, click on Blocks Map
  4. You should see something like in the image below
    [Image: how-to-manually-create-a-scatter-file-fo...-phone.jpg]

  5. Open the scatter file using Notepad++, its content should look something like
    Code:

    #########################################__WwR_MTK__########################################################
    #
    #  General Setting
    #
    #########################################__WwR_MTK__########################################################
    - general: MTK_PLATFORM_CFG
      info:
        - config_version: V1.1.2
          platform: MT6750
          project: rlk6750_65_n
          storage: EMMC
          boot_channel: MSDC_0
          block_size: 0x20000
    ############################################################################################################
    #
    #  Layout Setting
    #
    ############################################################################################################
    - partition_index: SYS0
      partition_name: preloader
      file_name: preloader_rlk6750_65_n.bin
      is_download: true
      type: SV5_BL_BIN
      linear_start_addr: 0x0
      physical_start_addr: 0x0
      partition_size: 0x40000
      region: EMMC_BOOT_1
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: BOOTLOADERS
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS1
      partition_name: pgpt
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x0
      physical_start_addr: 0x0
      partition_size: 0x8000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS2
      partition_name: recovery
      file_name: recovery.img
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x8000
      physical_start_addr: 0x8000
      partition_size: 0x1000000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS3
      partition_name: para
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x1008000
      physical_start_addr: 0x1008000
      partition_size: 0x80000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS4
      partition_name: expdb
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x1088000
      physical_start_addr: 0x1088000
      partition_size: 0xA00000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS5
      partition_name: frp
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x1A88000
      physical_start_addr: 0x1A88000
      partition_size: 0x100000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS6
      partition_name: ppl
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x1B88000
      physical_start_addr: 0x1B88000
      partition_size: 0x40000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS7
      partition_name: nvdata
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: EXT4_IMG
      linear_start_addr: 0x1BC8000
      physical_start_addr: 0x1BC8000
      partition_size: 0x2000000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS8
      partition_name: metadata
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x3BC8000
      physical_start_addr: 0x3BC8000
      partition_size: 0x2000000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS9
      partition_name: protect1
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: EXT4_IMG
      linear_start_addr: 0x5BC8000
      physical_start_addr: 0x5BC8000
      partition_size: 0x800000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: PROTECTED
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS10
      partition_name: protect2
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: EXT4_IMG
      linear_start_addr: 0x63C8000
      physical_start_addr: 0x63C8000
      partition_size: 0xC38000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: PROTECTED
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS11
      partition_name: seccfg
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x7000000
      physical_start_addr: 0x7000000
      partition_size: 0x800000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS12
      partition_name: oemkeystore
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x7800000
      physical_start_addr: 0x7800000
      partition_size: 0x800000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS13
      partition_name: proinfo
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x8000000
      physical_start_addr: 0x8000000
      partition_size: 0x300000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: PROTECTED
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS14
      partition_name: md1img
      file_name: md1rom.img
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x8300000
      physical_start_addr: 0x8300000
      partition_size: 0x1800000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS15
      partition_name: md1dsp
      file_name: md1dsp.img
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x9B00000
      physical_start_addr: 0x9B00000
      partition_size: 0x400000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS16
      partition_name: md1arm7
      file_name: md1arm7.img
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x9F00000
      physical_start_addr: 0x9F00000
      partition_size: 0x300000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS17
      partition_name: md3img
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xA200000
      physical_start_addr: 0xA200000
      partition_size: 0x500000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS18
      partition_name: nvram
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xA700000
      physical_start_addr: 0xA700000
      partition_size: 0x500000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: BINREGION
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS19
      partition_name: lk
      file_name: lk.bin
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xAC00000
      physical_start_addr: 0xAC00000
      partition_size: 0x100000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: true
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS20
      partition_name: lk2
      file_name: lk2.bin
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xAD00000
      physical_start_addr: 0xAD00000
      partition_size: 0x100000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS21
      partition_name: boot
      file_name: boot.img
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xAE00000
      physical_start_addr: 0xAE00000
      partition_size: 0x1000000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS22
      partition_name: logo
      file_name: logo.bin
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xBE00000
      physical_start_addr: 0xBE00000
      partition_size: 0x800000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: true
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS23
      partition_name: tee1
      file_name: trustzone1.bin
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xC600000
      physical_start_addr: 0xC600000
      partition_size: 0x500000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: true
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS24
      partition_name: tee2
      file_name: trustzone2.bin
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xCB00000
      physical_start_addr: 0xCB00000
      partition_size: 0x500000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS25
      partition_name: secro
      file_name: secro.bin
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xD000000
      physical_start_addr: 0xD000000
      partition_size: 0x600000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS26
      partition_name: keystore
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xD600000
      physical_start_addr: 0xD600000
      partition_size: 0xA00000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: INVISIBLE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS27
      partition_name: system
      file_name: system.img
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xE000000
      physical_start_addr: 0xE000000
      partition_size: 0x100000000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: true
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS28
      partition_name: cache
      file_name: cache.img
      is_download: true
      type: EXT4_IMG
      linear_start_addr: 0x10E000000
      physical_start_addr: 0x10E000000
      partition_size: 0x1B000000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS29
      partition_name: userdata
      file_name: userdata.img
      is_download: true
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0x129000000
      physical_start_addr: 0x129000000
      partition_size: 0x279DFBE00
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: true
      is_reserved: false
      operation_type: UPDATE
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS30
      partition_name: flashinfo
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xFFFF0080
      physical_start_addr: 0x3A2DFBE00
      partition_size: 0x1000000
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: false
      is_reserved: true
      operation_type: RESERVED
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00

    - partition_index: SYS31
      partition_name: sgpt
      file_name: NONE
      is_download: false
      type: NORMAL_ROM
      linear_start_addr: 0xFFFF0000
      physical_start_addr: 0x3A3DFBE00
      partition_size: 0x4200
      region: EMMC_USER
      storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
      boundary_check: false
      is_reserved: true
      operation_type: RESERVED
      is_upgradable: false
      empty_boot_needed: false
      reserve: 0x00
  6. platform: MT65** must be the exact chipset of the phone e.g platform: MT6580 . Note that the scatter file for this example would then be named MT6580_Android_scatter
  7. linear_start_addr will have the same value as physical_start_addr. To get this value for a given partition, you open the Blocks Map and convert the value under the Scatter column (for that partition) to Hex by replacing all Zeros (0) in front of the first non-Zero character with 0x
    For example, in the image above, the Scatter value for recovery is 0002F80000; therefore, linear_start_addr = physical_start_addr = 0x2F80000
    For boot, Scatter value = 0002980000 therefore, linear_start_addr = physical_start_addr = 0x2980000
  8. For partition_size, you do the same as above but with the Size column. Recovery in the image above has a Size value of 0000600000; therefore, partition_size = 0x600000
  9. Modify the values for each partition in the scatter file using the values from the Blocks Map then save.
  10. You can then load the scatter file (click Scatter loading) in SP flash tool . If you did all correctly then the scatter file should be loaded without an error

Questions & Answers


Q: There are some partitions in the scatter file but not in my phone's Blocks Map, what values do I enter for such partitions in the scatter file
A: Just delete that whole record from the scatter file. One record is often something like
Code:

- partition_index: SYS28
 partition_name: sgpt
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0xFFFF0004
 physical_start_addr: 0xFFFF0004
 partition_size: 0x80000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: false
 is_reserved: true
 operation_type: RESERVED
 reserve: 0x00

Q: Can I use any scatter file or it must be one for my chipset
A; A scatter file is just a text file so you can use any scatter file provided you name it correctly (to match your chipset) and its content match your phone's partition table. Its just usually best to use a scatter file for your phone's chipset so you have fewer info to edit
This post was last modified: 09-06-2018, 01:47 PM by hovatek.

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lakunle1love
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20-04-2016, 11:49 PM
#2
Interesting, thanks but Please can i get a video tutorial for this?
lakunle1love
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22-04-2016, 01:15 AM
#3
(16-04-2016, 09:40 PM)hovatek Creating a scatter file for an MTK Android phone was very easy in older Mediatek phones using the MTK Droid Tools method @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-2163.html. However, the latest version of MTK Droid Tools as at the time of this post (V 2.5.3) doesn't support the newer MTK Chipsets so the above method wont work.

Why would I want to manually create a scatter file?

As I earlier said, backing up a working phone (running on the newer chipsets) using the MTK Droid Tools method @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-468.html wont work. To backup such phones, you would need to do an SP flash tool readback using https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-526.html and backup one partition at a time (since MTK Droid Tools can't process ROM_0). The problem is you'll need a scatter file to do an SP Flash tool readback; so you're kind of back to square one.

The good news is that you can manually create or modify a scatter file to work for your device; making a backup via SP Flash Tool readback possible. Now, you know why you might need to modify a scatter file in certain situations.

Requirements

* MTK Droid tools & PdaNet (see https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-468.html)
* Download a scatter file for the phone's chipset (e.g MT65**_Android_scatter) @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-12724.html
* Notepad++ (Download @ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/)

Procedure

1. Setup MTK Droid Tools on the PC to ensure the phone gets detected
2. If the phone still doesn't get detected despite installing necessary drivers then it must be an ADB clash, fix that using https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-10111.html
3. Once the phone gets detected, click on Blocks Map
4. You should see something like in the image below

[Image: how-to-manually-create-a-scatter-file-fo...-phone.jpg]

5. Open the scatter file using Notepad++, its content should look something like

Code:

############################################################################################################
#
#  General Setting
#    
############################################################################################################
- general: MTK_PLATFORM_CFG
 info:
   - config_version: V1.1.2
     platform: MT6580
     project: d5110_infinix
     storage: EMMC
     boot_channel: MSDC_0
     block_size: 0x20000
############################################################################################################
#
#  Layout Setting
#
############################################################################################################
- partition_index: SYS0
 partition_name: preloader
 file_name: preloader_d5110_infinix.bin
 is_download: true
 type: SV5_BL_BIN
 linear_start_addr: 0x0
 physical_start_addr: 0x0
 partition_size: 0x40000
 region: EMMC_BOOT_1
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: BOOTLOADERS
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS1
 partition_name: pgpt
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x0
 physical_start_addr: 0x0
 partition_size: 0x80000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS2
 partition_name: proinfo
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x80000
 physical_start_addr: 0x80000
 partition_size: 0x300000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: PROTECTED
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS3
 partition_name: nvram
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x380000
 physical_start_addr: 0x380000
 partition_size: 0x500000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: BINREGION
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS4
 partition_name: protect1
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0x880000
 physical_start_addr: 0x880000
 partition_size: 0xa00000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: PROTECTED
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS5
 partition_name: protect2
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0x1280000
 physical_start_addr: 0x1280000
 partition_size: 0xa00000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: PROTECTED
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS6
 partition_name: seccfg
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x1c80000
 physical_start_addr: 0x1c80000
 partition_size: 0x40000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS7
 partition_name: lk
 file_name: lk.bin
 is_download: true
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x1cc0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x1cc0000
 partition_size: 0x60000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: UPDATE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS8
 partition_name: boot
 file_name: boot.img
 is_download: true
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x1d20000
 physical_start_addr: 0x1d20000
 partition_size: 0x1000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: UPDATE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS9
 partition_name: recovery
 file_name: recovery.img
 is_download: true
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x2d20000
 physical_start_addr: 0x2d20000
 partition_size: 0x1000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: UPDATE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS10
 partition_name: para
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x3d20000
 physical_start_addr: 0x3d20000
 partition_size: 0x80000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS11
 partition_name: logo
 file_name: logo.bin
 is_download: true
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x3da0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x3da0000
 partition_size: 0x800000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: UPDATE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS12
 partition_name: expdb
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x45a0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x45a0000
 partition_size: 0xa00000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS13
 partition_name: recovery2
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0x4fa0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x4fa0000
 partition_size: 0x1000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS14
 partition_name: radio
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0x5fa0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x5fa0000
 partition_size: 0x2000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS15
 partition_name: vendor
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0x7fa0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x7fa0000
 partition_size: 0xa000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS16
 partition_name: odm
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0x11fa0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x11fa0000
 partition_size: 0x4000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS17
 partition_name: oem
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0x15fa0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x15fa0000
 partition_size: 0x4000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS18
 partition_name: frp
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x19fa0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x19fa0000
 partition_size: 0x100000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS19
 partition_name: nvdata
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0x1a0a0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x1a0a0000
 partition_size: 0x2000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS20
 partition_name: metadata
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x1c0a0000
 physical_start_addr: 0x1c0a0000
 partition_size: 0x2760000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS21
 partition_name: oemkeystore
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x1e800000
 physical_start_addr: 0x1e800000
 partition_size: 0x200000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS22
 partition_name: secro
 file_name: secro.img
 is_download: true
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x1ea00000
 physical_start_addr: 0x1ea00000
 partition_size: 0x600000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: UPDATE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS23
 partition_name: keystore
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0x1f000000
 physical_start_addr: 0x1f000000
 partition_size: 0x800000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: INVISIBLE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS24
 partition_name: system
 file_name: system.img
 is_download: true
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0x1f800000
 physical_start_addr: 0x1f800000
 partition_size: 0x70800000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: UPDATE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS25
 partition_name: cache
 file_name: cache.img
 is_download: true
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0x90000000
 physical_start_addr: 0x90000000
 partition_size: 0x10000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: UPDATE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS26
 partition_name: userdata
 file_name: userdata.img
 is_download: true
 type: EXT4_IMG
 linear_start_addr: 0xa0000000
 physical_start_addr: 0xa0000000
 partition_size: 0x60000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: true
 is_reserved: false
 operation_type: UPDATE
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS27
 partition_name: flashinfo
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0xFFFF0084
 physical_start_addr: 0xFFFF0084
 partition_size: 0x1000000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: false
 is_reserved: true
 operation_type: RESERVED
 reserve: 0x00

- partition_index: SYS28
 partition_name: sgpt
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0xFFFF0004
 physical_start_addr: 0xFFFF0004
 partition_size: 0x80000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: false
 is_reserved: true
 operation_type: RESERVED
 reserve: 0x00

6. You will be modifying platform, linear_start_addr, physical_start_addr and partition_size
7. platform: MT65** must be the exact chipset of the phone e.g platform: MT6580 . Note that the scatter file for this example would then be named MT6580_Android_scatter
8. linear_start_addr will have the same value as physical_start_addr. To get this value for a given partition, you open the Blocks Map and convert the value under the Scatter column (for that partition) to Hex by replacing all Zeros (0) in front of the first non-Zero character with 0x
For example, in the image above, the Scatter value for recovery is 0002F80000; therefore, linear_start_addr = physical_start_addr = 0x2F80000
For boot, Scatter value = 0002980000 therefore, linear_start_addr = physical_start_addr = 0x2980000
9. For partition_size, you do the same as above but with the Size column. Recovery in the image above has a Size value of 0000600000; therefore, partition_size = 0x600000
10. Modify the values for each partition in the scatter file using the values from the Blocks Map then save.
11. You can then load the scatter file (click Scatter loading) in SP flash tool @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-159.html. If you did all correctly then the scatter file should be loaded without an error

Questions & Answers

Q: There are some partitions in the scatter file but not in my phone's Blocks Map, what values do I enter for such partitions in the scatter file
A: Just delete that whole record from the scatter file. One record is often something like
Code:

- partition_index: SYS28
 partition_name: sgpt
 file_name: NONE
 is_download: false
 type: NORMAL_ROM
 linear_start_addr: 0xFFFF0004
 physical_start_addr: 0xFFFF0004
 partition_size: 0x80000
 region: EMMC_USER
 storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC
 boundary_check: false
 is_reserved: true
 operation_type: RESERVED
 reserve: 0x00




bmtpool is in my Block Maps but i can't find it in the scatter files

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(22-04-2016, 01:15 AM)lakunle1love bmtpool is in my Block Maps but i can't find it in the scatter files

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Ignore it

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(22-04-2016, 02:30 PM)hovatek
(22-04-2016, 01:15 AM)lakunle1love bmtpool is in my Block Maps but i can't find it in the scatter files

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Ignore it




Okay, ignored.


Now i'm trying to backup a single partition which is boot.img but i'm getting "address or length bytes not align"

Please what should i do?

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(22-04-2016, 02:36 PM)lakunle1love Okay, ignored.


Now i'm trying to backup a single partition which is boot.img but i'm getting "address or length bytes not align"

Please what should i do?

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which phone model?

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(22-04-2016, 05:05 PM)hovatek
(22-04-2016, 02:36 PM)lakunle1love Okay, ignored.


Now i'm trying to backup a single partition which is boot.img but i'm getting "address or length bytes not align"

Please what should i do?

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which phone model?



GIONEE m5 mini, 16gig rom, 2gig ram, MT6580, Mali 400

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(22-04-2016, 05:19 PM)lakunle1love GIONEE m5 mini, 16gig rom, 2gig ram, MT6580, Mali 400

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(22-04-2016, 05:19 PM)lakunle1love GIONEE m5 mini, 16gig rom, 2gig ram, MT6580, Mali 400

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Okay Sir.

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I've removed the parts from Scatter file that are not present in the block info.

But on the scatter file I've downloaded the parts were going as :
partition_index: SYS0
partition_index: SYS1
partition_index: SYS2
partition_index: SYS3

....

Now as I removed some of them the order is broken, should I fix it according to the "N" column in Block Info?
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