X750C4 new hardware version of x750? (solved)

lopiuh · 2019-09-25T00:29:29.992Z

Hi,

this is a crosspost to Uboot web page is gone after flashing openwrt ... was [Glinet_gl-x750 new version (?)] - For Developers - OpenWrt Forum

"I got glinet_gl-x750, the sticker on the back of the device says “X750C4” and there is a FCC from 2019-06-19

https://fccid.io/2AFIW-X750C4

Flashing Openwrt or LTE Openwrt (rooter) GoldenOrb is not possible
(“Device gl-x750 not supported by this image
Supported devices: glinet,gl-x750”)

I was brave and tried sysupgrade -F (force) but it (luckily?) did not work.
Any idea? I would be glad to help with further information."

Thanks

lopiuh

robotluo · 2019-09-25T06:25:18.149Z

Where did you download the openwrt source code？

lopiuh · 2019-09-25T10:40:10.995Z

Hi,

I used snapshot (compiled) from here:
http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ath79/generic/openwrt-ath79-generic-glinet_gl-x750-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin

Thanks

lopiuh

robotluo · 2019-09-26T03:40:22.997Z

Our official firmware is based on AR71XX, the firmware in this link is based on ATH79, therefore, it is not possible to upgrade the system with sysupgrade command
You can upgrade this firmware in uboot,please refer to here

lopiuh · 2019-09-26T04:45:32.296Z

robotluo:

Our official firmware is based on AR71XX, the firmware in this link is based on ATH79

Thanks, (uboot) worked like a charm. Is there any reason not to migrate to ATH79 (stability?) or is it just on the todo-list?

Thanks

lopiuh

Johnex · 2019-09-27T12:57:33.376Z

GL is waiting on the new OpenWRT release before the upgrade to the new targets that is all

alzhao · 2019-09-27T14:07:29.177Z

One problem. ATH79 firmware cannot be upgraded fro AR71xx firmware. What should we do?

lopiuh · 2019-09-29T15:28:59.907Z

uhh that’s right, uboot does not present a web page anymore after flashing openwrt (I used rooter goldenorb). is there a tftp or any other way to come back to stock firmware

Yours lopiuh

lopiuh · 2019-09-29T20:39:30.904Z

Jeff in the openwrt-forum says “It might be that “goldenorb, rooter” replaces U-Boot, which is not something OpenWrt does.”

do someone know how to repair uboot?

Thanks

lopiuh

alzhao · 2019-09-30T07:49:28.431Z

Flashing uboot will not damage uboot.

Pls go throught uboot again carefully. There may be something wrong. But uboot is not touched for sure.

lopiuh · 2019-09-30T20:43:38.353Z

shame on me, i fooled myself. What happened? Entering “192.168.1.1” in firefox adressbar got autofilled to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci. The uboot webserver correctly said “page [cgi-bin/luci] not found”. I was not able to go to plain 192.168.1.1 (firefox feature or my illiteracy). Opened page in chrome [lopiuh 04.10.19: chrome does this as well, so deleting browser caches help] and the main page of uboot was shown.

Sorry folks for being in chicken mode. Everything went well and I am back on stock firmware.

Thanks

lopiuh

Kittybua · 2019-10-15T05:56:43.172Z

I have C6 version ! Gl.inet is the best router for me ! Mfg

tasinofan · 2020-03-26T00:15:43.869Z

lopiuh:

Everything went well and I am back on stock firmware

@lopiuh were you not satisfied with ath79-generic-glinet_gl-x750 ?

tasinofan · 2020-03-31T03:36:03.166Z

I u-boot installed vanilla latest release openwrt which went fine but no mobile interface . So I reverted back to latest release gl firmware. Not sure if anyone else had mobile working with release openwrt …
update
This does work if one installs and configures proper kernel modules, protocols and drivers.

robotluo · 2020-04-02T06:37:41.536Z

There are some problems with 19.07, especially that repeater can cause firmware to crash. Therefore, we have not provided the firmware supporting 1907 for the time being.

tasinofan · 2020-04-02T11:50:00.471Z

@robotluo
Thanks for mentioning some 19.07 problems. I have, of course, not tested all that much. I do not use repeater functionality and 19.07 works for what I need.

nrobertson1007 · 2020-11-18T18:54:45.578Z

Please Help!! I put my sim card in and add the correct apn settings, the device wont read the sim card i tried two different activated sim cards, i factory reset the router too nothing is working

alzhao · 2020-11-19T08:18:18.581Z

Pls make new thread. This thread is too old.

limbot · 2020-11-19T09:23:15.443Z

@nrobertson1007

Is it not recognizing the sim or recognises the sim and doesn’t work?

If it’s not recognising the sim are you using a nano to micro sim adapter? Sometimes the adapter is a little big thicker than the nano sim and needs to be shimmed or padded out to get good contact.

bizzbyster · 2021-01-20T02:25:00.530Z

This was over a year ago. I’m trying to figure out how to upgrade to a 19.* version of OpenWRT on my X750C4. Has anyone done that successfully?