[RESEND v2 6/6] doc: board/qualcomm: Update RDP flashing instructions
Varadarajan Narayanan
varadarajan.narayanan at oss.qualcomm.com
Tue Dec 23 06:11:28 CET 2025
On Fri, Dec 19, 2025 at 08:13:55PM +0530, Sumit Garg wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 11:45:57AM +0530, Varadarajan Narayanan wrote:
> > Update the flashing instructions to include fastboot.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Varadarajan Narayanan <varadarajan.narayanan at oss.qualcomm.com>
> > ---
> > doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst | 14 ++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst b/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst
> > index 99cf8eba57c..97a64e4677c 100644
> > --- a/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst
> > +++ b/doc/board/qualcomm/rdp.rst
> > @@ -42,6 +42,20 @@ on your device with::
> >
> > U-Boot should be running after a reboot (``reset``).
> >
> > +This U-Boot doesn't have the n/w driver.
>
> Can you expand a bit on "n/w driver" a bit?
This board is capable of network connectivity over ethernet. However,
the relevant network driver is not available yet for U-Boot. Hence,
trying to enable fastboot to update firmware.
-Varada
> > To restore the original U-Boot or flash
> > +modified versions of the above built U-Boot, 'fastboot' can be used.
> > +
> > + => setenv serial# ipq9574
> > + => fastboot usb 0
> > +
> > + C:\>.\fastboot.exe devices
> > + ipq9574 fastboot
> > +
> > + C:\>.\fastboot flash 0:APPSBL u-boot.mbn
> > + Sending '0:APPSBL' (620 KB) OKAY [ 0.042s]
> > + Writing '0:APPSBL' OKAY [ 0.030s]
> > + Finished. Total time: 0.342s
> > +
> > .. WARNING
> > Boards with newer software versions would automatically go the emergency
> > download (EDL) mode if U-Boot is not functioning as expected. If its a
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >
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