QDL(1)

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version 2.8 · 5 versions
, in epel 10, fedora 44

✨ NAME ✨

qdl — Qualcomm Download 💖

welcome to the QDL(1) era bestie, this is the whole manual, no skips, we're reading all of it 🫶

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

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

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so qdl is a whole multi-tool and there are like a million ways to call it, so let's just lay them all out, no gatekeeping 💅

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>]

like… pick your fighter ✨ every single one of those is a real invocation, i'm not making any of them up.

💖 OPTIONS 💖

  • -d, --debug — print detailed debug info, aka the full unedited story 🔍
  • -v, --version — print the current version and dip immediately 👋
  • -n, --dry-run — dry run execution, no device reading or flashing — we're just pretending, manifesting only ✨
  • -f, --allow-missing — allow skipping of missing files during flashing, so a missing file doesn't ruin the whole moment 🙈
  • -s, --storage=T — set target storage type T: <emmc|nand|nvme|spinor|ufs> 💾
  • -l, --finalize-provisioning — provision the target storage, get it all settled and cozy 🏠
  • -i, --include=T — set an optional folder T to search for files 📂
  • -S, --serial=T — select target by serial number T (e.g. <0AA94EFD>) — yes, that serial number, bestie 🏷️
  • -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, the classic cry for help (affectionate) 🆘

🫶 the arguments 🫶

  • <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 🌈

Example: qdl prog_firehose_ddr.elf rawprogram*.xml patch*.xml
qdl prog_firehose_ddr.elf rawprogram*.xml patch*.xml
qdl flash contents.xml::ufs,spinor/safe_rtos
qdl flash installer.zip::layout1/ufs

like okay ate, no crumbs, that's the whole thing 💅✨

and that's the page, bestie!! this is qdl version unknown-version, dated September 2026 — yeah we don't know the version, it's giving mystery, it's giving main character energy 🕵️♀️💖 go flash something (or dry-run it, be safe) 🫶🌸

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