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5/28/2012
This readme covers important information concerning Qualcomm USB Host drivers
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Qualcomm USB Host Drivers are built for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7,
and Windows 8 operating systems and are intended for use with Qualcomm USB Host
hardware and firmware supporting all QUALCOMM VID/PIDs. Supported architectures
include x86, x64, and ARM (Windows 8 serial driver only).
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2. WHAT'S NEW
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3. KNOWN ISSUES
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4. BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
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5. INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
Driver Installation
On All Windows systems (XP/Vista/7/8/10)
o 64-bit systems must have test certificate installed first. See
section below “On 64-bit Windows systems” before attempting to
install.
o Manual Installation: follow the procedure documented in 80-V4609-
1, point the driver to the fre/chk path (e.g.
QMI\win\build\target\fre\Win7) when system asks for driver files.
o Windows 7 might not prompt for the driver installation when a USB
device is plugged in. In this case, open the device manager and
manually install a driver for each device instance by right
clicking on each device with the yellow warning icon and selecting
“Update Driver Software…”.
o Finally, select the path to the drivers for the intended operating
system:
On Windows 8 ARM Only
· Follow the instructions under "On 64-bit Windows systems and ARM"
On 64-bit Windows systems and ARM (including 64-bit WIndows XP/Vista/7/8/10)
o Manual Installation: You must install the test certificate on the
system first.
f. Click OK.
· Go to Details Tab and look at the "Hardware Ids" property and it should
show the VID/PID of the device for Ex. USB\VID_05C6&PID_ in the Value
box. Please identify the correct VID/PID of the Qualcomm Device
After Identifying do Driver update on the Identified "USB Composite Device"
Follow the same instructions under “On All Windows systems” above by selecting
the “Browse for driver software on your computer” -> “Search for driver software
in this location” and entering the path to the drivers for the target operating
system.
After updating the Composite device the QMI clients should start communication
with the device
Driver Upgrade
To update a driver, use one of the following options:
· Uninstall driver and reinstall driver
· From Device Manager, manually update driver as shown below: