SP Flash Tool Error Code Number and How to Resolve Them

SP Flash Tool Error Code Number and How to Resolve Them - On my blog, most of the guide is about Lenovo ROM. How to upgrade, downgrade, flashing, flashing recovery, change recovery file to custom and etc. On Lenovo to do this kind of activity we need to use a tool and this tool is SP Flash Tool.
On using flash tool to modified ROM, sometimes not as smooth as expected. Sometime we must handle some errors and find the solution about that errors. On flash tool error can be identified with code numbers, so today i will show you what mean of this error number and show you how to resolve it.

Here is the List of SP Flash Tool Error and Code Number, along with way to fix it.

Phone is dead

Message : Your device no longer respond on Power button

Solution : Make sure you flash suitable ROM file for your device, re flashing will fix the error unless you have hardware issues

Phone not working after flashing
Message : Successful flashing but stuck on boot logo

Solution : Try to use firmware ↦ upgrade button, or try find another ROM that suitable with your device.

After the flashing Phone shows white screen, strange colors or divided screen

Message : Your phone respond to the button, and you can hear the sound but blurry with white screen.

Solution : The ROM / Firmware that you flashing to your device is incompatible with your device, try find from another source.

Phone recur disconnect during flashing
Message : Your device keep disconnecting just as flashing process begin, interrupt the flashing process

Solution :  Try a different USB cord and USB port, try flashing the ROM without battery or try holding volume down button while connecting the phone to PC for flashing

Flash tool keep on 0%

Message : Your device only show charging sign, this mean the necessary drivers is not installed properly

Solution : Re install USB VCOM driver and make sure it installed completely.

Error 5054

Message : BROM ERROR S_DL_GET_DRAM_SETTINGS_FAIL (5054) please check your load matches your target which is to be downloaded, this means that the file you trying to flash do not belong or not compatible with your phone

Solution : Ensure you are using the right files for your device. If you are sure, then try to formatting before flashing again

Initialize scatter failed

Message : Error: Initialize scatter file failed. Please check the scatter file name you load is legal, SP flash tool does not accept the name format of scatter file, folder and everything that link to scatter file.

Solution : Make sure scatter file, folder and etc have legit name format, without contains any unique character. 

Error 8038

Message : Error 8038! Android download pmt is ready and layout has been changed, this mean SP Flash Tool is having problem writing to device partitions due to some incompatibility

Solution : Format your device, but don't format the bootloader and then try to flashing files again using download button, but sometime firmware ↦ upgrade button solve the problem

Error 4032

Message : BROM ERROR : S_FT_ENABLE_DRAM_FAIL (4032) [EMI] Enable DRAM fail, SP Flash Tool is unable to enable DRAM or communicate effectively with your device

Solution : You must make sure that the files you are trying to flash are actually for your exact phone model, if you are sure than try to formatting your phone but don't format the bootloader before flashing it. Sometime device that produce in 2014 also result this error code, solution is download preloader and move it to target_bin folder and rename or move checksum.ini from target_bin

Error 5056

Message : BROM ERROR : S_DL_PMT_ERR_NO_SPACE (5069), this mean the files that you are trying to flash is larger than the available space or your device partition

Solution : Make sure the files that you are trying to flashing is exact for your device model, try another ROM.