Firmware Flashing

Reminder

Flashing will format the system. Back up your data in advance.

Flashing Tool Installation

Before using A8625, developers need to preinstall required software on a local Windows PC:

• USB driver: USB_Driver_qud.win.1.1_installer_10061.1.zip
• System flashing tool: QPST_2.7.496.zip
• ADB tools: platform-tools.zip

Software download link: Software Tool Package Download Link

USB Driver Installation

• Extract USB_Driver_qud.win.1.1_installer_10061.1.zip.
• After extraction, double-click setup.exe. When the Qualcomm USB Drivers installer appears, click next as prompted.

System Flashing Tool Installation

• Extract QPST_2.7.496.zip to the current folder.
• Enter the extracted QPST_2.7.496 directory, then double-click QPST.2.7.496.1.exe to install.

• Follow the prompts and keep clicking next to complete installation.
• Default installation path after completion: C:\Program Files (x86)\Qualcomm\QPST\bin.
• You can enter this directory and send QFIL.exe to the desktop.

• Desktop icon shown below.

ADB Tool Installation

1. Extract

• Extract platform-tools.zip to drive D.

2. Configure ADB environment variables

• Copy the extracted platform-tools path.

• Right-click "This PC - Properties".

• In the settings window, click "Advanced system settings".

• In the System Properties window under Advanced, click "Environment Variables".

• In the Environment Variables window, select Path under "System variables" and click "Edit".

• In the Edit environment variable window, click "New" and add the platform-tools path copied above.

• Click "OK" to save and exit.

3. Verify ADB environment

• Open a cmd window, run adb, and ensure no error is reported.

Ubuntu System Installation

Switch to Flash Mode

• After the device boots, connect the PC and device with a USB Type-A to Type-C cable. Type-A connects to the PC USB port, and Type-C connects to the device.
• After connection, press WIN+R on Windows, enter cmd, and run adb devices in the opened window. Connected devices will be listed. If not shown, wait a while, or replug the Type-C cable and run the command again.

adb devices

• Switch to flash mode by running adb root;adb reboot edl.

adb root
adb reboot edl

• If using the debug baseboard in kit mode, the board has a built-in DIP switch to force flash mode, as shown below:

Set the device DIP switch to force flashing mode and power-cycle (using the power switch or unplug/replug power cable). If port 9008 is detected, setup is successful.

Configure QFIL Configuration Item

• Open QFIL and click Configuration - FireHose Configuration.

• In the Download Configuration window, set the following:

Set Download Protocol to 0-Sahara

Set Device Type to ufs

Enable Reset After Download

Keep other options consistent with the screenshot below.

• After configuration, click OK to save.

Select Flash Port

• Click Select Port, then in the popup select port 9008 and click OK.
• After switching via the Switch to Flash Mode section, this window should show port 9008 automatically. If it does not appear, power-cycle and switch again, then wait for it to appear.

Select Build Type

• Find Select Build Type and choose Flat Build.

Select Flash Files

• Extract the ROM package. The example below uses version A8625MY1-ubuntu_7DE921EA6.25_U06_260410.
• Find Select Programmer, click Browse... after Programmer Path, and select files in the extracted ROM path.

• Change the file type filter to All Files (*.*).

• Select xbl_s_devprg_ns.melf, then click Open.

Select Flash XML Files

• Find Select Flat Build, click Load XML..., and select flash XML files.

• In the popup, select all files and click Open.

• Another popup appears automatically. Select all files and click Open.

Start Flashing

• After all options are selected, click Download to start flashing.

• Wait about 5 minutes. When successful appears, flashing is complete. If flashing fails, contact APLUX after-sales support.

• After flashing, the system reboots automatically.

Warning

If you entered 9008 flashing mode using the debug baseboard DIP switch, power off the device after successful flashing, switch the force-flash toggle back to the opposite direction, then power on again.