– Replace BOOTIMG with Magisk‑patched boot image.
Unlike Qualcomm processors that use MBN or rawprogram0.xml files, MediaTek relies exclusively on the scatter format. The MT8163 has several unique characteristics that make its scatter file distinct: mt8163 scatter file
A flag indicating whether the partition is meant to be updated during a standard flash operation. – Replace BOOTIMG with Magisk‑patched boot image
A scatter file is a used by MediaTek’s SP Flash Tool , Flash Tool GUI , and mtkclient . It defines: Flash Tool GUI
For the MT8163 platform specifically, this file is essential because:
partition_index: SYS4 partition_name: PRO_INFO file_name: pro_info.bin is_download: false type: NORMAL_ROM linear_start_addr: 0x300000 physical_start_addr: 0x300000 partition_size: 0x300000 region: EMMC_USER storage: HW_STORAGE_EMMC boundary_check: true is_reserved: false operation_type: PROTECTED d_type: FALSE reserve: 0x00