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***hovatek*** · 16-04-2016, 09:40 PM

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

Download Wwr_MTK
Download SP Flash tool
Download a scatter file for the Mediatek phone's chipset (e.g MT****_Android_scatter)
Notepad++ (Download @ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ )

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:

Follow this guide to do a full rom dump which will then contain the scatter file
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

Download MTK Droid tools & PdaNet
Download a scatter file for the phone's chipset (e.g MT65**_Android_scatter)
Notepad++ (Download @ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/)

Procedure

Setup MTK Droid Tools on the PC to ensure the phone gets detected
If the phone still doesn't get detected despite installing necessary drivers then it must be an ADB clash
Once the phone gets detected, click on Blocks Map
You should see something like in the image below
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
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
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
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
Modify the values for each partition in the scatter file using the values from the Blocks Map then save.
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

lakunle1love · 20-04-2016, 11:49 PM

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

lakunle1love · 22-04-2016, 01:15 AM

(16-04-2016, 09:40 PM)hovatek Wrote: 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

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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***hovatek*** · 22-04-2016, 02:30 PM

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

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Ignore it

lakunle1love · 22-04-2016, 02:36 PM

(22-04-2016, 02:30 PM)hovatek Wrote:
(22-04-2016, 01:15 AM)lakunle1love Wrote: 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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***hovatek*** · 22-04-2016, 05:05 PM

(22-04-2016, 02:36 PM)lakunle1love Wrote: 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?

lakunle1love · 22-04-2016, 05:19 PM

(22-04-2016, 05:05 PM)hovatek Wrote:
(22-04-2016, 02:36 PM)lakunle1love Wrote: 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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***hovatek*** · 22-04-2016, 07:16 PM

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

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Already replied @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-12802.html

lakunle1love · 22-04-2016, 07:32 PM

(22-04-2016, 07:16 PM)hovatek Wrote:
(22-04-2016, 05:19 PM)lakunle1love Wrote: GIONEE m5 mini, 16gig rom, 2gig ram, MT6580, Mali 400

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Already replied @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-12802.html

Okay Sir.

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beratest · 04-05-2016, 08:51 PM

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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