Format UFS

Formatting UFS can be done on a Linux PC.

Formatting the onboard UFS on a Linux PC

• Install the ModemManager API tool on Linux PC, such as Ubuntu 20.04.

$ sudo apt install -y modemmanager

• Get SP Flash Tool

$ mkdir -p ~/sp_flash_tool && wget https://dl.radxa.com/nio12l/tools/sp_flash_tool.tar.gz && tar zxvf sp_flash_tool.tar.gz -C ~/sp_flash_tool

• Run the Format UFS Script

$ cd ~/sp_flash_tool
$ ./format_ufs.sh
===[Start format UFS]===
sysname:Linux
 nodename:stephen
 release:5.15.0-101-generic
 version:#111~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 11 15:44:43 UTC 2024
 machine:x86_64

  domainame:(none)
 cur_kernel_version = 5.15.0
Begin
MediaTek SP Flash Tool v5.2120.00
Build Time: May  9 2021 19:08:42
Init config from config file
Combo Format Command::Create
General settings creat command
General Command exec
General Command ::LoadDA
General Command ::LoadScatterFile
General Command ::LoadRoms
rom list is empty, auto load all roms
rom list:Index(0), Enable(1),Path:/home/stephen/mediatek/sp_flash_tool/SP_Flash_Tool_V5/preloader_8395m1_64_bsp.bin
General Command ::LoadAuthFile
General Command ::LoadCertFile
General command exec done!
Connection create done!
Command (0)::Execute
Connecting to BROM...
Scanning USB port...
Search usb, timeout set as 3600000 ms

• NIO 12L enters Download Mode

  • Press and hold the Download Button
  • Use a USB Type-C cable with one end connected to the Type-C OTG port of the NIO 12L and the other end connected to the USB-A port of the PC.
  • Release Download Button

• Viewing the formatting process, there is the following output:

$ cd ~/sp_flash_tool
$ ./format_ufs.sh
===[Start format UFS]===
sysname:Linux
 nodename:stephen
 release:5.15.0-101-generic
 version:#111~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 11 15:44:43 UTC 2024
 machine:x86_64

  domainame:(none)
 cur_kernel_version = 5.15.0
Begin
MediaTek SP Flash Tool v5.2120.00
Build Time: May  9 2021 19:08:42
Init config from config file
Combo Format Command::Create
General settings creat command
General Command exec
General Command ::LoadDA
General Command ::LoadScatterFile
General Command ::LoadRoms
rom list is empty, auto load all roms
rom list:Index(0), Enable(1),Path:/home/stephen/mediatek/sp_flash_tool/SP_Flash_Tool_V5/preloader_8395m1_64_bsp.bin
General Command ::LoadAuthFile
General Command ::LoadCertFile
General command exec done!
Connection create done!
Command (0)::Execute
Connecting to BROM...
Scanning USB port...
Search usb, timeout set as 3600000 ms
add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2

add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0

add@/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/tty/ttyACM0

vid is 0e8d

device vid = 0e8d

pid is 0003

device pid = 0003

com portName is: /dev/ttyACM0

Total wait time = -1716195173.000000
USB port is obtained. path name(/dev/ttyACM0), port name(/dev/ttyACM0)
USB port detected: /dev/ttyACM0
BROM connected
Downloading & Connecting to DA...
connect DA end stage: 2, enable DRAM in 1st DA: 0
Download DA now...
30% of DA has been sent.
40% of DA has been sent.
70% of DA has been sent.
80% of DA has been sent.
100% of DA has been sent.
DA Connected
Check Storage Life Cycle: S_DONE(0)
Formatting Flash(2)... addr(0x0), len(0x0)
100% of flash has been formatted.
Format Succeeded.
Formatting Flash(2)... addr(0x0), len(0x0)
0% of flash has been formatted.
100% of flash has been formatted.
Format Succeeded.
Formatting Flash(2)... addr(0x0), len(0x0)
0% of flash has been formatted.
Formatting Flash(2)... addr(0x0), len(0x0)
10% of flash has been formatted.
20% of flash has been formatted.
30% of flash has been formatted.
40% of flash has been formatted.
50% of flash has been formatted.
60% of flash has been formatted.
70% of flash has been formatted.
80% of flash has been formatted.
90% of flash has been formatted.
100% of flash has been formatted.
Format Succeeded.
All command exec done!
Disconnect!