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Qcom Yocto Download Prebuilt by qualcomm-linux

Name: Qcom Yocto Download Prebuilt
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: qualcomm-linux

Qcom Yocto Download Prebuilt

Download prebuilt Qualcomm Linux (Yocto/QLI) flashable images from the public CodeLinaro archive for supported boards (RB3 Gen 2, IQ-615, IQ-8275, IQ-9075, IQ-X5121, IQ-X7181), picking release, distro (qcom-distro / qcom-distro-sota) and image variant, then staging the extracted flashables for QDL. Use when asked to "download a prebuilt image", "get the QLI image for the IQ-9075 / RB3 Gen 2", "fetch the multimedia image", or "get flashable binaries without building". Do NOT use for building images yourself (see qcom-yocto-build-image), for flashing (see qcom-flash-qdl), or for Ubuntu/Debian images.

File contents

Download prebuilt Qualcomm Linux images

Fetches ready-to-flash Qualcomm Linux (QLI) images published on CodeLinaro, following the Dragonwing "Obtain Prebuilt Images" flash guide (https://dragonwingdocs.qualcomm.com/Key-Documents/Flash-Guide/obtain-prebuilts.md). No login is required; artifacts are public.

URL scheme

https://artifacts.codelinaro.org/artifactory/qli-ci/flashable-binaries/meta-qcom/[<distro>/]<machine>/<release>-<image>.zip

Field	Values
`<distro>`	omit the path segment for `qcom-distro` (default); `qcom-distro-sota/` for the OTA-enabled variant
`<machine>`	`rb3gen2-core-kit`, `iq-615-evk`, `iq-8275-evk`, `iq-9075-evk`, `iq-x5121`, `iq-x7181`
`<release>`	`qli-2.0` (current at time of writing)
`<image>`	`qcom-multimedia-image` or `qcom-multimedia-proprietary-image`

Examples:

.../meta-qcom/rb3gen2-core-kit/qli-2.0-qcom-multimedia-image.zip
.../meta-qcom/qcom-distro-sota/iq-9075-evk/qli-2.0-qcom-multimedia-proprietary-image.zip

Browse https://artifacts.codelinaro.org/ui/native/qli-ci/flashable-binaries/meta-qcom/ to discover newer releases or additional machines before assuming a URL — the machine directory names do not always match meta-qcom MACHINE names exactly (e.g. iq-x5121 here vs the iq-x5121-evk machine).

Procedure

1. Pick the artifact

Ask/confirm three choices: board, distro (qcom-distro unless the user wants OTA/SOTA support), and image (qcom-multimedia-image unless the user explicitly wants the proprietary variant — it contains license-restricted binaries; the user is responsible for accepting the applicable license terms).

2. Download

The zips are large (roughly 1–2 GB), so download resumably and confirm size before unpacking:

curl -fLO --retry 3 -C - <url>     # or: wget -c <url>
unzip -t <file>.zip >/dev/null && echo "archive OK"

3. Extract and locate the flashables

unzip -q <file>.zip -d <dest>
ls <dest>/*/images/<machine>/<image>-<machine>/

The flashable set is the usual QDL bundle: prog_firehose_ddr.elf, rawprogram*.xml, patch*.xml, plus the partition images. Report the extracted path, the release version, and the total size.

4. Hand off to flashing

Flash with the qcom-flash-qdl skill from the extracted directory. Notes from the per-board Dragonwing flash guides:

These prebuilt bundles target UFS storage; the documented invocation uses qdl --storage ufs prog_firehose_ddr.elf rawprogram*.xml patch*.xml.
Some boards need one-time provisioning or extra firmware before the first OS flash (e.g. the IQ-9075 EVK: UFS provision.zip from the codelinaro-le/Qualcomm_Linux/<SoC> archive and SAIL firmware flashed to SPI-NOR). Follow the board's "Flash using QDL" page on https://dragonwingdocs.qualcomm.com for these steps — do not improvise provisioning XMLs.

Notes

Prebuilt images exist only for the boards/images listed by the flash guide; for any other machine, distro or image (e.g. qcom-console-image, a nodistro build, or a different kernel), build it with the qcom-yocto-build-image skill.
An embedded SDK (eSDK) matching the release is published under the qcom-armv8a directory of the same archive for application developers who need the toolchain without a full Yocto build.
Downloads come from Qualcomm's QLI CI archive on CodeLinaro; artifact layout may change between releases — when a URL 404s, re-check the browsable index and the flash guide rather than guessing.

---name: qcom-yocto-download-prebuiltdescription: Download prebuilt Qualcomm Linux (Yocto/QLI) flashable images from the public CodeLinaro archive for supported boards (RB3 Gen 2, IQ-615, IQ-8275, IQ-9075, IQ-X5121, IQ-X7181), picking release, distro (qcom-distro / qcom-distro-sota) and image variant, then staging the extracted flashables for QDL. Use when asked to "download a prebuilt image", "get the QLI image for the IQ-9075 / RB3 Gen 2", "fetch the multimedia image", or "get flashable binaries without building". Do NOT use for building images yourself (see qcom-yocto-build-image), for flashing (see qcom-flash-qdl), or for Ubuntu/Debian images.---# Download prebuilt Qualcomm Linux imagesFetches ready-to-flash Qualcomm Linux (QLI) images published on CodeLinaro,following the Dragonwing "Obtain Prebuilt Images" flash guide(<https://dragonwingdocs.qualcomm.com/Key-Documents/Flash-Guide/obtain-prebuilts.md>).No login is required; artifacts are public.## URL scheme```texthttps://artifacts.codelinaro.org/artifactory/qli-ci/flashable-binaries/meta-qcom/[<distro>/]<machine>/<release>-<image>.zip```| Field | Values ||---|---|| `<distro>` | omit the path segment for `qcom-distro` (default); `qcom-distro-sota/` for the OTA-enabled variant || `<machine>` | `rb3gen2-core-kit`, `iq-615-evk`, `iq-8275-evk`, `iq-9075-evk`, `iq-x5121`, `iq-x7181` || `<release>` | `qli-2.0` (current at time of writing) || `<image>` | `qcom-multimedia-image` or `qcom-multimedia-proprietary-image` |Examples:```text.../meta-qcom/rb3gen2-core-kit/qli-2.0-qcom-multimedia-image.zip.../meta-qcom/qcom-distro-sota/iq-9075-evk/qli-2.0-qcom-multimedia-proprietary-image.zip```Browse <https://artifacts.codelinaro.org/ui/native/qli-ci/flashable-binaries/meta-qcom/>to discover newer releases or additional machines before assuming a URL —the machine directory names do not always match meta-qcom `MACHINE` namesexactly (e.g. `iq-x5121` here vs the `iq-x5121-evk` machine).## Procedure### 1. Pick the artifactAsk/confirm three choices: **board**, **distro** (`qcom-distro` unless theuser wants OTA/SOTA support), and **image** (`qcom-multimedia-image` unlessthe user explicitly wants the proprietary variant — it containslicense-restricted binaries; the user is responsible for accepting theapplicable license terms).### 2. DownloadThe zips are large (roughly 1–2 GB), so download resumably and confirmsize before unpacking:```bashcurl -fLO --retry 3 -C - <url> # or: wget -c <url>unzip -t <file>.zip >/dev/null && echo "archive OK"```### 3. Extract and locate the flashables```bashunzip -q <file>.zip -d <dest>ls <dest>/*/images/<machine>/<image>-<machine>/```The flashable set is the usual QDL bundle: `prog_firehose_ddr.elf`,`rawprogram*.xml`, `patch*.xml`, plus the partition images. Report theextracted path, the release version, and the total size.### 4. Hand off to flashingFlash with the `qcom-flash-qdl` skill from the extracted directory. Notesfrom the per-board Dragonwing flash guides:- These prebuilt bundles target UFS storage; the documented invocation uses `qdl --storage ufs prog_firehose_ddr.elf rawprogram*.xml patch*.xml`.- Some boards need one-time provisioning or extra firmware before the first OS flash (e.g. the IQ-9075 EVK: UFS `provision.zip` from the `codelinaro-le/Qualcomm_Linux/<SoC>` archive and SAIL firmware flashed to SPI-NOR). Follow the board's "Flash using QDL" page on <https://dragonwingdocs.qualcomm.com> for these steps — do not improvise provisioning XMLs.## Notes- Prebuilt images exist only for the boards/images listed by the flash guide; for any other machine, distro or image (e.g. `qcom-console-image`, a `nodistro` build, or a different kernel), build it with the `qcom-yocto-build-image` skill.- An embedded SDK (eSDK) matching the release is published under the `qcom-armv8a` directory of the same archive for application developers who need the toolchain without a full Yocto build.- Downloads come from Qualcomm's QLI CI archive on CodeLinaro; artifact layout may change between releases — when a URL 404s, re-check the browsable index and the flash guide rather than guessing.

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