doc:appunti:android:sp_flash_tool
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====== SP Flash Tool on GNU/Linux ====== | ====== SP Flash Tool on GNU/Linux ====== | ||
- | **SP flash tool** is an application which mainly helps you to **flash stock ROMs**, **custom ROMs**, **custom recovery**, etc. on Android devices based on the **MTK chipsets**. It can also fix some extreme cases of bricked devices, occured during firmware updates, etc. SmartPhone FlashTool is working with **MediaTek Android smartphones** (**MTK** based). You can download the executable from the **[[https:// | + | **SP flash tool** is an application which mainly helps you to **flash stock ROMs**, **custom ROMs**, **custom recovery**, etc. on Android devices based on the **MTK chipsets**. It can also fix some extreme cases of bricked devices, occured during firmware updates, etc. SmartPhone FlashTool is working with **MediaTek Android smartphones** (**MTK** based). |
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+ | You can download the executable from the **[[https:// | ||
The software is **proprietary and closed source**, it is distributed for two platforms: **MS-Windows** and **GNU/ | The software is **proprietary and closed source**, it is distributed for two platforms: **MS-Windows** and **GNU/ | ||
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The most common way to create a scatter file was to use **MTK Droid Tools**, a proprietary, | The most common way to create a scatter file was to use **MTK Droid Tools**, a proprietary, | ||
- | It seems that the program runs over the ADB (**Android Debug Bridge**), so it requires that the phone is started and running the operating system, and that it has the **USB debugging** enabled. Using the ADB bridge, it should do not require the MTK VCOM drivers, but it requires the **[[https:// | + | It seems that the program runs over the ADB (**Android Debug Bridge**), so it requires that the phone is started and running the operating system, and that it has the **USB debugging** enabled. Using the ADB bridge, it should do not require the MTK VCOM drivers, but it requires the **[[https:// |
**MTK Droid Tools** does indeed runs in **GNU/ | **MTK Droid Tools** does indeed runs in **GNU/ | ||
+ | ==== The Miracle Box ==== | ||
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+ | It seems that the preferred tool to read/write firmware on moderm smartphones is the **[[http:// | ||
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+ | ==== Find the scatter file on the net ==== | ||
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+ | Another approach to obtain the scatter file for your Android device, is to **search the internet** for a **stock ROM** or a **custom ROM** for your exact model. These ROMs are generally shared as archives containing the various images files and the scatter file, usable to flash the images back to the phone (using SP Flash Tool). However, **you should be very careful** before using a scatter file to flash your device; you should check at least that the output of **cat / | ||
===== Download ===== | ===== Download ===== | ||
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+ | **Download** is the operation of **flashing the memory** of the device with the content of a file that you have on the PC. You must provide the **scatter file** and the program looks in the same directory for all **the image files** it refers. | ||
^ Download only | You must choose this option if you **flash selective partitions** e.g. **recovery** only. | | ^ Download only | You must choose this option if you **flash selective partitions** e.g. **recovery** only. | |
doc/appunti/android/sp_flash_tool.txt · Last modified: 2023/08/27 11:56 by niccolo