Smartphone Software Upgrade Guidance

Qualcomm Platform Smart Phone Software Upgrade Guidance

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2015/03/30 V1.0 Ben.xie

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CONTENT

CHAPTER 1.1: SOFTWARE UPGRADE GUIDANCE ..................................................................... 4

CHAPTER 1.1: USB CABLE DRIVER INSTALL ............................................................................. 4

1.1 DRIVER INSTALL ............................................................................................................................ 4

CHAPTER 1.2: SOFTWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE ................................................................. 8

1.2 SOFTWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE .................................................................................................. 8

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Chapter 1.1: Software Upgrade Guidance

Chapter 1.1: USB Cable Driver Install

1.1 Driver Install

Step 1: Find the file of qualcomm_Setup.exe path. (Attention: Do not connect the cable with

PC, when you install the USB Driver.)

Figure 1.1-1 USB_Driver

Step 2: Click next

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Figure 1.1-2 Install USB Driver

Figure 1.1-3 Install USB Driver

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Figure 1.1-4 Install USB Driver

Step 3: Finish

Figure 1.1-5 finish

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Step 4: COM PORT inspection, Cell phone Power off status, and press the volume up, volume

down at the same time, as figure 1.1-6, and then connect computer with USB cable. If devices

manager pop up COM port as figure 1.1-7, the driver installation is normal. Please disconnect the

phone with computer.

Figure 1.1-6

Figure 1.1-7

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Chapter 1.2: Software upgrade procedure

1.2 Software Upgrade Procedure

Attention: For using the Flash tool to download software for handset, you must keep the battery

have enough power to support the download process. Otherwise, maybe the handsets memory

will be broken by the suddenly interrupted. Or the RF parameter will be losing by the unfinished

upgrade process.

Step 1: Run QFIL, the QFIL window shows as below

Figure 1.3-1: open QFIL.exe

Step 2: Click Browse to select programmer MBN file. The programmer is usually
located in the folder (from boot build):

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Figure 1.2-2: select programmer MBN file

Step 3: Once selected file, Select programmer, Select Build search path will be
updated with the location of this programmer automatically.

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Figure 1.2-3: Select Build Setting

Regarding to the SW downloading, currently we have two options as below:

Option 1: rawprogram_unsparse (will lose RF calibration data as well as WIFI/BT address and
IMEI, needs to rewrite these information back after downloading)
Option 2: rawprogram_unsparse_without_QCN (will not lose data, doesnt need to rewrite)
Step 4: Load XML, select rawprogram_unsparse_without_QCN.xml as Figure 1.2-4, and

then select patch0.xml as figure 1.2-5, and then as figure 1.2-6.

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Figure 1.2-4: Load XML

Figure 1.2-5

Figure 1.2-6

Step 5: Cell phone Power off status, and press the volume up, volume down at the same time, as

figure 1.2-7, and then connect computer with USB cable.

Figure 1.2-7-1: press the download key and connect computer

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Figure 1.2-7-2: Connect Phone with USB Cable

Step 6: will show COM PORT as figure 1.2-8

Figure 1.2-8, show the COM PORT

Step 7: Click Download will start to download process as figure 1.2-9, and figure 1.2-10.

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Figure 1.2-9: Click Download to start

Figure 1.2-10

Step 8: Reset Phone, Waiting for reset done..., need to wait about 2-3 minutes, as figure 1.2-

11, Please dont take off the USB cable

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Figure 1.2-11 Reset phone

Step 9: Finish Download

Figure 1.2-12 Finish Download

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