| name | qcom-yocto-download-prebuilt |
| description | 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. |
| metadata | {"version":"0.1"} |
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>
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.
