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#  General Setting
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- general: MT6589
- preloader_compatible: 1
- boot_compatible: 1
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| Partition | Function |
|-----------|----------|
| PRELOADER | 1st-stage bootloader (proprietary MediaTek) |
| PRO_INFO | Production info, hw config |
| NVRAM | IMEI, WiFi/BT MAC, calibration data |
| MBR | Master Boot Record (if legacy) |
| EBR1, EBR2 | Extended Boot Records for data & internal_sd |
| BOOTIMG | Linux kernel + ramdisk (boot partition) |
| RECOVERY | Custom recovery image |
| SEC_RO | Secure ROM region (signature checks) |
| ANDROID | /system partition |
| USRDATA | /data partition |
| CACHE | /cache partition |
Early MediaTek devices often used NAND flash with a different file system layout (e.g., YAFFS2). Starting with MT6589, eMMC became the dominant storage medium. The emmc in the filename signifies: Older MT6575/MT6577 used  scatter

Older MT6575/MT6577 used scatter.txt. MT6589 adopted scatter_emmc.txt to differentiate the storage type.

If you manually alter the scatter file (e.g., change the ANDROID start address), the eMMC GPT may become misaligned. The MT6589 boot ROM expects exact offsets. If you manually alter the scatter file (e
A typical MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt is divided into sections. Below is a reconstruction of what the critical parameters look like and what they mean.
For technicians and hobbyists, the MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt is the "Holy Grail" of repair. making recovery impossible.
The Scenario: A user interrupts an OTA update. The phone vibrates on boot but the screen stays black.
The Fix:

Without the specific scatter file for that specific hardware revision, the flash tool has no idea where to write the data, making recovery impossible.