[Tutorial] How to use SP Flash tool to format a single partition in Mediatek
[Tutorial] How to use SP Flash tool to format a single partition in Mediatek
The steps below explain how to format a single partition of a mediatek (MTK) device using SP flash tool
See the video tutorial below or at https://youtu.be/3DrMuPBLW-ILinear_start addr = Begin Address
partition_size = Format Length
Quote:In this tutorial, I'll be showing You how to format a single partition of an MTK device using SP Flash tool. The purpose of this tutorial is for example, Your device is FRP locked. All You need is to format FRP partition or maybe You need to perform a factory reset but You're unable to boot into recovery mode for some reason. All You need is to format userdata & cache partitions, that's for factory reset For the requirements of this tutorial, all You need is SP Flash tool, the scatter file which will help You obtain the values of the partitions(s) You need to format and Notepad++ to open the scatter file and obtain the values.
You can get Your phone's scatter file either from the phone's firmware or You can download from our Forum under collection of scatter files for Mediatek phone chipsets. Browse Your phone's exact CPU There are a lot of CPUs You can grab the one for Your phone. Say You're using a Tecno phone, You can go to our Tecno individual files firmware map and browse Your phone model. There are a lot of models under Tecno. You can choose your phone model and download the scatter file for Your exact Build Number. Once You obtain the scatter file, open SP Flash tool and wait for SP Flash tool to load. Once SP Flash tool is loaded, under Scatter-loading, You click Choose to select the scatter file which You've obtained (this is the scatter file I'll be using) and click Open.
The next things is go to the Format tab. Under the Format tab, tick Manual Format Flash to help me insert the partition address I'll be formatting. This is the Begin Address and this the Format Length. The next thing to do is open my scatter file to get the values. I'll use Notepad++ to obtain the values. Say for example You're flashing any other partition. You can see there's a partition name in Your scatter file. You can format any partition You like, there are a lot of partitions In this tutorial, I'm particularly working on FRP partition so I'll go look for FRP.
This is FRP. What I need here is the Start Address. I'll copy Then I'll go back to SP Flash tool and paste my Start Address here I'll then copy the partition size and then go back to SP Flash tool and paste it under Format Length. The next thing to do is click on Format. You need to connect the phone using USB cable and make sure its charged & switched off and make sure the battery is inserted then connect the USB cable. My phone is connected. Wait for it to finish formatting You need to wait for it to show that format is successful. Now, format is successful.
Disconnect then boot up Your phone. Thanks for watching.
(25-01-2018, 04:50 PM)Samuel Ibe can I get a link for the m5 mini scatter file.... I don't have data to download the complete rom
(25-01-2018, 09:00 PM)Samuel Ibe I don't understand.... the link is on how to root itel phones
(26-01-2018, 08:14 PM)Samuel Ibe sp flash tool is giving me error...[BROM] ERROR :S_BROM_CMD_STARTCMD_FAIL(2005)