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Preparation
Qualcomm Software
Install
Qualcomm's USB driver
(if you have not done so already) and the
QPST package
(contains QFIL) on your PC.
Charge the Device
Make sure the device is charged. To do, so connect it to its power adapter. If the LED next to
the power button is red or off, leave the device charging. The same LED will turn blue when the
device is sufficiently charged.
Backup Persist Partition
Currently, the QFIL process will delete the
persist
partition on the device. This will create MAC
address inconsistencies. Before beginning the QFIL process, use the
adb pull
command
to
backup your
persist
partition by following these instructions:
1. Check that adb can communicate with your device with the adb devices command.
a. You should see the following if adb is working correctly:
2. After confirming that adb and your device are communicating, use
adb pull
persist
to
backup the
persist
partition. The command will copy
persist
to your user folder:
