# Router Upgrade GL-X3000

**URL:** <https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893>\
**Category:** Router\
**Created:** [May 29, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893 "2024-05-29T01:46:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![PracticalNymph105](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@PracticalNymph105](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/PracticalNymph105)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893/1 "2024-05-29T01:46:51Z")

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![Screenshot_20240528_044748_glinet](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/3X/e/1/e1897e694db5cba725939b0ab3087d3e87410038.jpeg)  
When I do this upgrade it completes with success! Well its short lived when i get a continous reboot after. I get about 10 pings before it reboots. Any ideas? I tried different manual upgrades and same result with success and continuous reboot.

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**Author:** ![ywp](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@ywp](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/ywp)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893/2 "2024-05-29T01:51:06Z")

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Do you change the mode of the module?

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**Author:** ![ywp](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@ywp](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/ywp)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893/3 "2024-05-29T02:04:02Z")

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Versions above 4.3.0 detect whether the module is in pcie mode  
Therefore, you need to upgrade the firmware to 4.3.0 first  
Execute the following AT instructions

```auto
AT+QCFG="data_interface",1,0
AT+QCFG="pcie/mode",0

```

Restart the device  
Enter router background

```auto
ssh root@192.168.8.1
ls /dev/mhi Press tab

```

See if these are generated

 ![image](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/3X/6/9/69a2694247844c8841bd2ad2f61750eb2f4abf30.png)

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**Author:** ![PracticalNymph105](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@PracticalNymph105](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/PracticalNymph105)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893/4 "2024-05-29T03:07:15Z")

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not sure what router background is?

Entered both AT commands and did a restart of router

root@GL-X3000:~# ls /dev/mhi  
ls: /dev/mhi: No such file or directory  
root@GL-X3000:~#

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**Author:** ![PracticalNymph105](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@PracticalNymph105](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/PracticalNymph105)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893/5 "2024-05-29T03:15:18Z")

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Looks like I do have them when I list the dev  
root@GL-X3000:~# cd  
root@GL-X3000:~# cd /dev  
root@GL-X3000:/dev# ls  
bsg mapper mtd1 ttyS15  
bus mem mtd1ro ttyS2  
conninfra\_dev mhi\_BHI mtdblock0 ttyS3  
console mhi\_DIAG mtdblock1 ttyS4  
cpu\_dma\_latency mhi\_DUN net ttyS5  
full mhi\_LOOPBACK null ttyS6  
fuse mhi\_QMI0 port ttyS7  
gpiochip0 mmcblk0 ppp ttyS8  
hwrng mmcblk0boot0 ptmx ttyS9  
iio:device0 mmcblk0boot1 pts ttyUSB0  
kmsg mmcblk0p1 random ttyUSB1  
log mmcblk0p2 sda ttyUSB2  
loop-control mmcblk0p3 shm ttyUSB3  
loop0 mmcblk0p4 tty ubi\_ctrl  
loop1 mmcblk0p5 ttyS0 urandom  
loop2 mmcblk0p6 ttyS1 vhci  
loop3 mmcblk0p7 ttyS10 watchdog  
loop4 mmcblk0p8 ttyS11 watchdog0  
loop5 mmcblk0rpmb ttyS12 zero  
loop6 mtd0 ttyS13  
loop7 mtd0ro ttyS14

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**Author:** ![PracticalNymph105](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@PracticalNymph105](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/PracticalNymph105)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893/6 "2024-05-29T03:22:18Z")

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root@GL-X3000:/dev# ls /dev/mhi\_DIAG  
/dev/mhi\_DIAG  
root@GL-X3000:/dev# ls /dev/mhi\_DUN  
/dev/mhi\_DUN  
root@GL-X3000:/dev# ls /dev/mhi\_LOOPBACK  
/dev/mhi\_LOOPBACK  
root@GL-X3000:/dev# ls /dev/mhi\_QMI0  
/dev/mhi\_QMI0

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**Author:** ![ywp](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@ywp](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/ywp)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893/7 "2024-05-29T04:00:02Z")

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Now upgrade 4.4.8 will also restart?

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**Author:** ![PracticalNymph105](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@PracticalNymph105](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/PracticalNymph105)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893/8 "2024-05-29T04:28:21Z")

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Completed update and is now running new load correctly.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/router-upgrade-gl-x3000/42893/9 "2025-10-29T11:39:18Z")

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