The naming convention— MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc.txt —reveals three critical pieces of information:
: The hex address where the partition begins on the eMMC. MT6577 Android scatter emmc.txt
| Partition Name | Address (Hex) | Size | Purpose | ||---|---|---|---| | | 0x0 | 256KB | Bootloader stage 1 (initializes DRAM). Flashing this incorrectly = hard brick. | | DSP_BL | 0x40000 | 512KB | Digital Signal Processor bootloader. | | MBR | 0x60000 | 512KB | Master Boot Record for eMMC. | | EBR1 | 0x80000 | 512KB | Extended Boot Record 1 (for internal SD expansion). | | UBOOT | 0xA0000 | 384KB | U-Boot bootloader (fastboot interface). | | BOOTIMG | 0x100000 | 6MB | Kernel + ramdisk (boot partition). | | RECOVERY | 0x700000 | 6MB | Custom recovery (TWRP/CWM) sits here. | | SEC_RO | 0xD00000 | 5.5MB | Secondary security (S-BOOT). | | ANDROID | 0x1280000 | 500MB+ | System partition (/system). | | CACHE | 0x20000000 | 252MB | Cache partition. | | USRDATA | 0x28000000 | Remainder | User data (/data). | The naming convention— MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc
The MT6577_Android_scatter_emmc.txt file is a critical component for low-level firmware operations on MT6577-based devices. Its transition to simple linear addressing reflects the shift from raw NAND to eMMC storage, making flashing more reliable and less prone to bad block errors. However, improper use—especially overwriting NVRAM or PROTECT partitions—can permanently damage device functionality. | | DSP_BL | 0x40000 | 512KB |
The MT6577 was one of MediaTek’s first widely used dual-core smartphone SoCs. The transition from NAND to eMMC in this generation marked a major change in scatter file structure.
Older MediaTek chips (MT65x3, MT6516) often used raw NAND flash with bad block management. The MT6577 was among the first mainstream MediaTek SoCs to adopt fully. From a scatter file perspective, this changes two things: