Qualcomm Adreno GPU drivers November 2015

[Stefan]

User-mode driver binaries for Qualcomm Adreno 3xx/4xx GPU on Nexus 5, 6 & 7 devices running Google Android Marshmallow

Adreno Driver Update Installation Instructions Requirements

   
• Nexus 5/6/7 device with the bootloader unlocked
• Linux, Windows, or Mac host with the Android SDK installed
• Factory ROM images for your device

This release is certified for use on Nexus 5/6/7 devices with following factory image installed.

   
• MRA58K for Nexus 5
• MRA58K for Nexus 6
• MRA58K for Nexus 7

Instructions Optional Steps These steps describe how to install a clean Google factory image onto your device. THIS WILL PERFORM A FACTORY RESET AND ERASE ALL YOUR DATA. It is not necessary to perform these steps, but you may wish to if you try this driver with a release of Android other than stock image is has been tested on.
IMPORTANT: If you are using a Nexus 6 device, please disable Device Protection prior to installing factory ROM images, or you may lose access to your device. Please see this article for more information.

   
• Download and install the factory ROM for your device and install it according to Google's instructions.
• Boot the device and perform the initial setup steps as described by the onscreen prompts.

Required Steps

   
• Download and install the TWRP recovery image for your device, according to the instructions on the TeamWin site.
• Reboot the device in recovery mode.
• Put the TWRP recovery image in sideload mode by following these instructions.
• Send the Adreno libraries update to the device by typing adb sideload <filename> on your host computer, where <filename> is replaced by one of the following, appropriate for your device:
  
  
        
  • Adreno-Nexus5-MRA58K.zip (for Nexus 5)
  • Adreno-Nexus6-MRA58K.zip (for Nexus 6)
  • Adreno-Nexus7-MRA58K.zip (for Nexus 7)
• Reboot the device by following the onscreen prompts.