| File Name | Description | |-----------|-------------| | UPDATE.APP | The main system image, kernel, recovery, and vendor partitions. | | UPDATE_PLS.APP | PLS (Peripheral Loading System) – contains modem firmware and baseband. | | UPDATE_ALL_HW.APP | Hardware-specific customizations (e.g., NFC, audio DSP). | | UPDATE_CUST.APP | Regional customizations (CUST partition). |
| Stage | Operation | Duration | |-------|-----------|----------| | 1/5 | Checking update package signature | 10 sec | | 2/5 | Flashing , recovery , system | 2–3 min | | 3/5 | Flashing modem (PLS) and hardware (ALL_HW) | 1 min | | 4/5 | Flashing CUST (region settings) | 30 sec | | 5/5 | Verifying partitions and cleaning cache | 30 sec |
SDCARD/ └── dload/ ├── UPDATE.APP ├── UPDATE_PLS.APP ├── UPDATE_ALL_HW.APP └── UPDATE_CUST.APP Note: Some STK-L21 firmware packages may merge UPDATE_ALL_HW and UPDATE_CUST into a single UPDATE_HW.APP . 4.1 Official Sources (Historical) Huawei used to provide firmware via http://update.hicloud.com . Example URL pattern for STK-L21 (C432 – Europe):
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| File Name | Description | |-----------|-------------| | UPDATE.APP | The main system image, kernel, recovery, and vendor partitions. | | UPDATE_PLS.APP | PLS (Peripheral Loading System) – contains modem firmware and baseband. | | UPDATE_ALL_HW.APP | Hardware-specific customizations (e.g., NFC, audio DSP). | | UPDATE_CUST.APP | Regional customizations (CUST partition). |
| Stage | Operation | Duration | |-------|-----------|----------| | 1/5 | Checking update package signature | 10 sec | | 2/5 | Flashing , recovery , system | 2–3 min | | 3/5 | Flashing modem (PLS) and hardware (ALL_HW) | 1 min | | 4/5 | Flashing CUST (region settings) | 30 sec | | 5/5 | Verifying partitions and cleaning cache | 30 sec | stk-l21 firmware sd card
SDCARD/ └── dload/ ├── UPDATE.APP ├── UPDATE_PLS.APP ├── UPDATE_ALL_HW.APP └── UPDATE_CUST.APP Note: Some STK-L21 firmware packages may merge UPDATE_ALL_HW and UPDATE_CUST into a single UPDATE_HW.APP . 4.1 Official Sources (Historical) Huawei used to provide firmware via http://update.hicloud.com . Example URL pattern for STK-L21 (C432 – Europe): | File Name | Description | |-----------|-------------| |