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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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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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Interesting, thanks but Please can i get a video tutorial for this?
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(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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(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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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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(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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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

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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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