NAME¶

qdl - Qualcomm Download

SYNOPSIS¶

qdl [options] <prog.mbn> (<program-xml> | <patch-xml> | <read-xml>)...

DESCRIPTION¶

qdl [options] <prog.mbn> ((read | write) <address> <binary>)... qdl [options] <prog.mbn> (erase <address>)... qdl [options] <prog.mbn> (sha256 <address>)... qdl [options] <prog.mbn> (reset) qdl list qdl chipinfo qdl ramdump [--debug] [-o <ramdump-path>] [<segment-filter>,...] qdl ks -p <sahara-dev-node> -s <id:file-path>... qdl flash (<flashmap>[::specifier] | <contents>[::<specifier>]) qdl create-zip <zipfile> <contents>[::<specifier>]

-d, --debug

Print detailed debug info

-v, --version

Print the current version and exit

-n, --dry-run

Dry run execution, no device reading or flashing

-f, --allow-missing

Allow skipping of missing files during flashing

-s, --storage=T

Set target storage type T: <emmc|nand|nvme|spinor|ufs>

-l, --finalize-provisioning

Provision the target storage

-i, --include=T

Set an optional folder T to search for files

-S, --serial=T

Select target by serial number T (e.g. <0AA94EFD>)

-u, --out-chunk-size=T

Override chunk size for transaction with T

-t, --create-digests=T

Generate table of digests in the T folder

-T, --slot=T

Set slot number T for multiple storage devices

-D, --vip-table-path=T

Use digest tables in the T folder for VIP

-R, --skip-reset

Do not send the reset command after flashing completes

--backend=B

Select device backend B: <auto|usb|qud> (default: auto)

--skipblock=M

Use readback mechanism M to skip <program> entries already on flash; M: <none|sha256> (default: none)

-h, --help

Print this usage info

<program-xml>

xml file containing <program> or <erase> directives

<patch-xml>

xml file containing <patch> directives

<read-xml>

xml file containing <read> directives

<address>

disk address specifier, can be one of <P>, <P/S>, <P/S+L>, <name>, or <P/name>, to specify a physical partition number P, a starting sector number S, the number of sectors to follow L, or partition by "name"

<ramdump-path>

path where ramdump should stored

<segment-filter>

optional glob-pattern to select which segments to ramdump

<sahara-dev-node>

Sahara device node, e.g. /dev/mhi0_QAIC_SAHARA (ks)

<id:file-path>

map a Sahara image id to a host file, repeatable (ks)

<flashmap>

flashmap JSON file, or ZIP archive with flashmap.json

<contents>

contents XML file

<specifier>

comma-separated list of specifiers, such as storage type, layout, and flavors

Example: qdl prog_firehose_ddr.elf rawprogram*.xml patch*.xml

qdl flash contents.xml::ufs,spinor/safe_rtos qdl flash installer.zip::layout1/ufs