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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 /proc/partitions** to verify that starting address and size does match. Read this page: [[android_partitions#inspecting_partitions_on_the_command_line|Inspecting partitions on the command line]]. 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 /proc/partitions** to verify that starting address and size does match. Read this page: [[android_partitions#inspecting_partitions_on_the_command_line|Inspecting partitions on the command line]].
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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