How To Use SP Flash Tool

View the text format of this video tutorial at https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-159.html You MUST install VCOM drivers as explained @ https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-440.html because the PdaNet drivers alone won't work on most models * Note: This video has been updated. See the latest version @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzyYXAflmOk 00:22 In this tutorial, We'll be discussing how to use SP Flash tool. Now, SP Flash tool is a very powerful tool which 00:30 can help you unbrick your phone in a case where you have a serious level of bricking. 00:34 To use SP Flash tool, you'll need your VCOM drivers which is what PdaNet is for. You'll need the files 00:42 you wish to flash, which could either be the MTK backup for that phone or specific files . 00:48 Take note that you don't flash files for one phone (model) to another phone (model) if not you'll end up 00:53 making things worse. For example, you don't flash (Tecno) P5 files to a D3 or an M3, 01:00 it could make things worse, and then SP Flash tool itself. First things first, we need to install our VCOM drivers 01:09 and that's what PdaNet is for (do a manual VCOM driver install if this fails). So I launch PdaNet 01:14 Note that without drivers, your phone and PC can't communicate (if this fails, install VCOM manually). 01:26 This tells me I have existing Android drivers so I click Yes to overwrite 01:33 Here, my phone brand isn't on the list so I tick Others, OK 01:39 Now, I'm being prompted to connect the phone to the PC with USB Debugging enabled. 01:51 To enable USB Debugging on an Android phone, you go to Settings - Developer Options 01:57 and you tick USB Debugging. I've done that so I'll connect the phone. Alright! 02:03 Connected! Phone is detected. Installing USB Driver. Setting up Network driver. 02:13 At the end of this, I should have my VCOM and MT drivers installed on PC 02:18 FOR NEWER MTK PHONES, DO A MANUAL VCOM DRIVER INSTALL. PDANET METHOD WON'T WORK 02:27 Now, we proceed to SP Flash tool. I'm going to run as Administrator. 02:40 The reason why we run as Administrator is to avoid permission issues which shouldn't be frequent. 02:48 In SP Flash tool, the first thing you need to do is to load the scatter file. 02:55 So I'm going to click Scatter-loading by the right here. In the Window that pops up, you locate the 03:04 MTK backup (firmware) which you have. In this case, its in the Hovatek folder. 03:09 Now, this is the scatter file, it looks something like this. So I highlight it then click Open 03:21 Here I have all my files loaded and ticked. Since I have a bricked phone and all I need to do is flash just the 03:30 system.img, I'll untick the rest. Its important that you only flash what you need in SP Flash tool. 03:38 I leave Android ticked. I double-click to be sure. I select my system.img and then click Open. 03:47 So we're good to go. I click Download. I get a prompt. Not all images are correctly loaded... 04:01 What this is saying is that you did not load all the files, are you sure you want to flash just one file? 04:08 I'm pretty confident I want just one file in this case, just my system.img. I'm going to click a Yes 04:16 Notice that Stop is now red and the rest are grayed out which means you're to connect your phone 04:24 Now, when you connect your phone, you're to ensure its switched off . 04:28 I'm going to take out the battery from mine and slot it back in (just power off if yours is inbuilt) 04:33 but still leave the phone off and then I'm going to connect it to the PC via USB cord. 04:40 [Alarm Clock] I have a detection and SP Flash tool is flashing. You can see the progress bar at the bottom. 04:52 It could take some time so you need to be patient. So Flashing is complete. 05:03 You'll usually know flashing is complete by this green circle saying Download OK 05:08 At this point, you can remove your battery and slot back in (if removable) then boot your phone 05:13 and your phone should be up and running again.