No guide for upgrading Quectel Module firmware on GL-X2000

Routers Cellular, USB modems
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Hi all,

I noticed that there is no official guide for upgrading the Quectel module firmware on the GL-X2000 (Spitz Plus). I tried doing the upgrade myself using QFirehose v1.5, but I ran into an issue.

Steps I followed:

  1. Built QFirehose and copied it to the device.

  2. Unzipped the Quectel firmware package (it contains the update/firehose directory).

  3. Ran QFirehose with the command:

    ./QFirehose -f <firmware_folder>

After running this, the modem resets, but then I receive the following error:

fail to fopen /sys/bus/usb/devices/2-1/uevent

At this point the /sys/bus/usb/devices/2-1/ directory disappears, and QFirehose can’t continue.
If I run QFirehose again, it just shows “module not found” right away.

Has anyone successfully upgraded the Quectel modem firmware inside the GL-X2000?

  • Is there an official procedure from GL.iNet or Quectel for PCIe-attached modules like the EG120K?
  • Do we need to remove the module and flash via USB adapter instead?

Any guidance or an official upgrade guide would be really helpful.

Thanks in advance!

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The module upgrade method for GL-X2000 is a bit different. You can reboot the router and upgrade it via the web GUI.
GL-X2000 supports to update the module from the GUI ->Upgrade->Module Local Upgrade

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Thanks for the suggestion. I already tried upgrading through the web GUI, but it failed with the error:

Failed to upload file

So unfortunately I couldn’t proceed that way either.

Do you have any guidance on why the GUI upload fails, or an alternative method that works reliably for the GL-X2000’s Quectel module?

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Have you tried rebooting router before uploading the file?
Could you export the router log from SYSTEM ->Log page, and send to me to check?

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Yes, I did reboot the router before trying the upload. I’ll send you the failed log as requested, but it will take me about 2 days since I don’t have access to the router at the moment.

Thanks for your support!

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No problem :smiley: