You might need to create a Scatter file from scratch or modify an existing one. The Scatter file should list the memory addresses and image paths for each component.
Example of a Scatter file entry:
partition_name: bootloader
image_name: bootloader.img
partition_size: 0x1000000
file_offset: 0x00000000
A common rookie mistake is renaming firmware.ozip to firmware.zip and trying to extract it. This will fail. Here is why: Ozip File To Scatter File Converter
Verdict: You need a dedicated converter tool, not a generic archive manager. You might need to create a Scatter file
Identify the key components of your firmware, such as boot.img, system.img, vendor.img, etc. These are usually found in the extracted OZIP file. A common rookie mistake is renaming firmware
Some converters require a key file or a hardware-encoded key (e.g., from a specific bootloader dump). Others work only on unencrypted Ozip files (common in leaked engineering builds). Legitimate converters will decrypt the archive using open-source reverse-engineered methods (e.g., ozip-decrypt.py).
Cause: File is corrupted or not a true Ozip (maybe a renamed OFP file).
Fix: Use a file identifier tool (TrID) to confirm the format. If it is OFP, use an OFP-to-scatter converter instead.