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 | + | **SP flash tool** is an application which mainly helps you to **flash |
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 Scatter File ===== | ===== The Scatter File ===== | ||
- | It seems that to create a scatter file, you need **MTK Droid Tools**, a proprietary, | + | To perform upload (flashing) and readback (backup) of partitions using SP Flash Tool, you need a **scatter file** specifically written for your device. See this paragrah for more info: [[android_partitions# |
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+ | ==== MTK Droid Tools ==== | ||
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+ | The most common way to create a scatter file was to use **MTK Droid Tools**, a proprietary, | ||
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+ | 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://developer.android.com/studio/ | ||
**MTK Droid Tools** does indeed runs in **GNU/ | **MTK Droid Tools** does indeed runs in **GNU/ | ||
- | FIXME: Please verify | + | ==== The Miracle Box ==== |
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+ | It seems that the preferred tool to read/write firmware on moderm smartphones | ||
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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 | ||
===== 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. | | ||
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connect DA end stage: 2, enable DRAM in 1st DA: 0 | connect DA end stage: 2, enable DRAM in 1st DA: 0 | ||
COM port is open. Trying to sync with the target... | COM port is open. Trying to sync with the target... | ||
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+ | If you wait enough time, an **error** is displayed in a **dialog box**: | ||
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+ | ERROR : S_FT_DA_NO_RESPONSE (4001) | ||
+ | DA didn't send response data to FlashTool! | ||
</ | </ | ||
doc/appunti/android/sp_flash_tool.txt · Last modified: 2023/08/27 09:56 by niccolo