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--- doc:appunti:android:sp_flash_tool [2020/01/17 16:09] – [The Miracle Box] niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:android:sp_flash_tool [2023/08/27 11:56] (current) – [SP Flash Tool on GNU/Linux] niccolo
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 ====== 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://spflashtool.com/|home page]]**.
+**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://spflashtools.com/|spflashtools.com]]**. :!: **WARNING**: The site is not officially managed by MediaTek, many other sites exist offering the same download (e.g. [[https://spflashtool.com/|spflashtool.com]]), but none seems to be the official one.
 The software is **proprietary and closed source**, it is distributed for two platforms: **MS-Windows** and **GNU/Linux**.
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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]].
 ===== Download =====
+**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.  |