QFirehose Update Modem RM551 Issue

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Happy New Year To All Members

I’m facing issue to update my modem RM551 with QFirehose V1.4.17 installed on ROOter system (OpenWRT) on my Router BPI-R4

root@ROOter:~# QFirehose -f /mnt/sda1/firmware
[000.000]: Version: QFirehose_Linux_Android_V1.4.17
[000.001]: Builded: Dec 31 2024 20:09:08
[000.003]: Find md5 check file </mnt/sda1/firmware/md5.txt>
[004.740]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/NON-HLOS.ubi pass
[004.758]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/abl.elf pass
[004.772]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/aop.mbn pass
[004.778]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/aop_devcfg.mbn pass
[004.778]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/apdp.mbn pass
[006.779]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/boot.img pass
[006.779]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/cdt.bin pass
[006.813]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/cmnlib64.mbn pass
[006.820]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/cpucp.elf pass
[006.820]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/devcfg.mbn pass
[006.822]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/firehose/partition_complete_p4K_b256K.mbn                 pass
[006.824]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/firehose/patch_p4K_b256K.xml pass
[006.935]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/firehose/prog_firehose_sdx7x.elf pass
[006.936]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/firehose/rawprogram_nand_p4K_b256K_update                .xml pass
[006.942]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/fw_ipa_gsi_6.0_p.elf pass
[007.010]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/hypvm.mbn pass
[007.020]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/km41.mbn pass
[007.020]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/multi_image.mbn pass
[007.021]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/multi_image_qti.mbn pass
[007.061]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/oemapp.ubi pass
[007.088]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/oemdata.ubi pass
[007.088]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/partition.mbn pass
[007.089]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/partition_nand.xml pass
[007.089]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/qupv3fw.elf pass
[007.894]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/recoveryfs.ubi pass
[007.900]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/shrm.elf pass
[011.010]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/sysfs.ubi pass
[011.110]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/tz.mbn pass
[011.243]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/uefi.elf pass
[011.441]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/usrdata.ubi pass
[011.454]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/xbl_config.elf pass
[011.495]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/xbl_ramdump.elf pass
[011.560]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/xbl_s_nand.melf pass
[011.560]: Totals checking 33 files md5 value, 0 file fail!
[011.560]: find 'prog_firehose_sdx7x.elf'
[011.560]: find_firehose_mbn prog_firehose_sdx7x.elf
[011.561]: [1] /sys/bus/usb/devices/2-1.1 2c7c/122/515
[011.561]: qusb_read_speed_atime speed: 5000, st_atime: 20241231_20:37:47
[011.561]: P: /dev/bus/usb/002/003 idVendor=2c7c idProduct=0122
[011.562]: C: /dev/bus/usb/002/003 bNumInterfaces: 5
[011.562]: I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff Sub=ff Prot=30
[011.562]: E: Ad=01 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[011.562]: E: Ad=81 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[011.562]: I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff Sub=00 Prot=00
[011.562]: E: Ad=82 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[011.562]: E: Ad=02 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[011.562]: I: If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff Sub=00 Prot=00
[011.562]: E: Ad=84 Atr=03 MxPS= 10 Ivl=9ms
[011.562]: E: Ad=83 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[011.562]: E: Ad=03 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[011.562]: I: If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff Sub=00 Prot=00
[011.562]: E: Ad=86 Atr=03 MxPS= 10 Ivl=9ms
[011.562]: E: Ad=85 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[011.562]: E: Ad=04 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[011.562]: I: If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff Sub=ff Prot=ff
[011.562]: tmp=/sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/../driver, driver=../../../../bus/platform/drivers/xhci-mtk
[011.562]: qusb_noblock_open port_name = /dev/ttyUSB0
[014.569]: poll_wait events=POLLIN msec=3000 timeout
[014.569]: qfirehose.c detect_and_judge_module_version 251 fail
[015.570]: poll_wait events=POLLIN msec=1000 timeout
[015.570]: switch to 'Emergency download mode'
[015.574]: successful, wait module reboot
[016.575]: fail to fopen /sys/bus/usb/devices/2-1.1/uevent, errno: 2 (No such file or directory)
[017.575]: P: /dev/bus/usb/002/004 idVendor=05c6 idProduct=9008
[017.575]: C: /dev/bus/usb/002/004 bNumInterfaces: 1
[017.575]: I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff Sub=ff Prot=11
[017.575]: E: Ad=81 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[017.575]: E: Ad=01 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[017.575]: tmp=/sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/../driver, driver=../../../../bus/platform/drivers/xhci-mtk
[017.575]: usbfs_is_kernel_driver_alive find interface 0 has match the driver qcserial
[017.589]: usbfs_detach_kernel_driver detach kernel driver success
[017.589]: <=== Q_SAHARA_ONE
[017.589]: Q_SAHARA_TWO ===>
[017.592]: <=== Q_SAHARA_EIGHTEEN
[017.592]: 0x0000000d 0x00000000 0x00000000
[022.645]: inf[0] ep_in -1/4096, errno = 110 (Operation timed out), timeout=5000
[022.645]: qusb_noblock_read read=0, errno: 110 (Operation timed out)
[022.645]: qusb_noblock_read cur=0, min_size=1
[022.645]: Sahara protocol error
[022.645]: Upgrade module failed.

Also I attached steps to check

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Please remove the qcerial from the Linux kernel.

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Thank you Dear @Bean.Wang-Q for respond

I found qcserial installed on system so I followed these steps to remove qcserial

root@ROOter:~# find /lib/modules/$(uname -r) -name "qcserial*"
/lib/modules/6.6.32/qcserial.ko
root@ROOter:~# rm /lib/modules/6.6.32/qcserial.ko
root@ROOter:~# lsmod | grep qcserial
qcserial               16384  0
usb_wwan               16384  2 qcserial,option
usbcore               188416 30 rt2800usb,qcserial,option,cdc_mbim,usb_wwan,sierra_net,sierra,rt2x00usb,rndis_host,qmi_wwan,huawei_cdc_ncm,cdc_ncm,cdc_ether,usbserial,usbnet,usblp,ipheth,cdc_wdm,cdc_acm,usb_storage,xhci_plat_hcd,xhci_pci,xhci_mtk_hcd,xhci_hcd,uhci_hcd,ohci_platform,ohci_hcd,ehci_platform,ehci_fsl,ehci_hcd
usbserial              24576  4 qcserial,option,usb_wwan,sierra
root@ROOter:~# rmmod qcserial
root@ROOter:~# lsmod | grep qcserial
root@ROOter:~# find /lib/modules/$(uname -r) -name "qcserial*"

The qcserial removed from device

I tried to upgrade the modem again but still i’m getting fail

root@ROOter:~# QFirehose -f /mnt/sda1/firmware
[000.000]: Version: QFirehose_Linux_Android_V1.4.17
[000.000]: Builded: Dec 31 2024 20:09:08
[000.026]: Find md5 check file </mnt/sda1/firmware/md5.txt>
[002.838]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/NON-HLOS.ubi pass
[002.846]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/abl.elf pass
[002.852]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/aop.mbn pass
[002.854]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/aop_devcfg.mbn pass
[002.854]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/apdp.mbn pass
[004.019]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/boot.img pass
[004.020]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/cdt.bin pass
[004.039]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/cmnlib64.mbn pass
[004.042]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/cpucp.elf pass
[004.044]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/devcfg.mbn pass
[004.069]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/firehose/partition_complete_p4K_b256K.mbn pass
[004.069]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/firehose/patch_p4K_b256K.xml pass
[004.128]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/firehose/prog_firehose_sdx7x.elf pass
[004.129]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/firehose/rawprogram_nand_p4K_b256K_update.xml pass
[004.132]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/fw_ipa_gsi_6.0_p.elf pass
[004.171]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/hypvm.mbn pass
[004.180]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/km41.mbn pass
[004.181]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/multi_image.mbn pass
[004.181]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/multi_image_qti.mbn pass
[004.206]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/oemapp.ubi pass
[004.222]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/oemdata.ubi pass
[004.223]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/partition.mbn pass
[004.223]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/partition_nand.xml pass
[004.226]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/qupv3fw.elf pass
[004.698]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/recoveryfs.ubi pass
[004.700]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/shrm.elf pass
[006.536]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/sysfs.ubi pass
[006.594]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/tz.mbn pass
[006.675]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/uefi.elf pass
[006.797]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/usrdata.ubi pass
[006.804]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/xbl_config.elf pass
[006.827]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/xbl_ramdump.elf pass
[006.870]: md5 checking: /mnt/sda1/firmware/update/xbl_s_nand.melf pass
[006.870]: Totals checking 33 files md5 value, 0 file fail!
[006.870]: find 'prog_firehose_sdx7x.elf'
[006.870]: find_firehose_mbn prog_firehose_sdx7x.elf
[006.871]: [1] /sys/bus/usb/devices/2-1.1 2c7c/122/515
[006.871]: qusb_read_speed_atime speed: 5000, st_atime: 20241231_20:10:01
[006.871]: P: /dev/bus/usb/002/003 idVendor=2c7c idProduct=0122
[006.871]: C: /dev/bus/usb/002/003 bNumInterfaces: 5
[006.871]: I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff Sub=ff Prot=30
[006.871]: E: Ad=01 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[006.871]: E: Ad=81 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[006.871]: I: If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff Sub=00 Prot=00
[006.871]: E: Ad=82 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[006.871]: E: Ad=02 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[006.871]: I: If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff Sub=00 Prot=00
[006.871]: E: Ad=84 Atr=03 MxPS= 10 Ivl=9ms
[006.871]: E: Ad=83 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[006.871]: E: Ad=03 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[006.871]: I: If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff Sub=00 Prot=00
[006.871]: E: Ad=86 Atr=03 MxPS= 10 Ivl=9ms
[006.871]: E: Ad=85 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[006.871]: E: Ad=04 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[006.871]: I: If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff Sub=ff Prot=ff
[006.872]: tmp=/sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/../driver, driver=../../../../bus/platform/drivers/xhci-mtk
[006.872]: qusb_noblock_open port_name = /dev/ttyUSB0
[009.878]: poll_wait events=POLLIN msec=3000 timeout
[009.878]: qfirehose.c detect_and_judge_module_version 251 fail
[010.879]: poll_wait events=POLLIN msec=1000 timeout
[010.879]: switch to 'Emergency download mode'
[010.882]: successful, wait module reboot
[011.884]: P: /dev/bus/usb/002/004 idVendor=05c6 idProduct=9008
[011.884]: C: /dev/bus/usb/002/004 bNumInterfaces: 1
[011.884]: I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff Sub=ff Prot=11
[011.884]: E: Ad=81 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[011.884]: E: Ad=01 Atr=02 MxPS= 1024 Ivl=0ms
[011.884]: tmp=/sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2/../driver, driver=../../../../bus/platform/drivers/xhci-mtk
[011.884]: <=== Q_SAHARA_ONE
[011.884]: Q_SAHARA_TWO ===>
[011.887]: <=== Q_SAHARA_EIGHTEEN
[011.887]: 0x0000000d 0x00000000 0x00000000
[016.907]: inf[0] ep_in -1/4096, errno = 110 (Operation timed out), timeout=5000
[016.907]: qusb_noblock_read read=0, errno: 110 (Operation timed out)
[016.907]: qusb_noblock_read cur=0, min_size=1
[016.907]: Sahara protocol error
[016.907]: Upgrade module failed.

I appreciate your advise …

Also Please can you share new QFirehose V1.4.18 or newer
Email : kfozzx@gmail.com

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Why is there a need for removing the qcserial driver when QFirehose itself can detach it and has done so? Comparing the 2 logs clearly shows the same error regardless of the qcserial driver being removed by user or being detached by QFirehose.

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I have sent you the QFirehose_Linux_and_Android_V1.4.21. Please try it.

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Hi @Bean.Wang-Q

The latest version had error while compiling. Can u advise

Can u share version above this version or something higher than V1.4.17. , so I can try it

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Could you show the errors?

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Dear @Bean.Wang-Q

Please find below pic for both 20 and 21 …

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Wrote By Senior Dev :
here the error when compile the QFirehost for version 1.4.17+.

I compare the version 17 and 21 i notice the QFirehost bin file in the main directory was deleted by quectel.

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This log didn’t tell us anything…

make package/qifrehose/clean V=s
make package/qifrehose/compile V=s

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yeah same thing what I tried …

Yes these command I used. its throwing the same errors.

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I think you might don’t how to compile the qfirehose in OpenWrt.
You should provide the log for me…
If I have time I will try it…

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@Bean.Wang-Q
Yes , maybe i’m doing something wrong with my steps …

I tried this setup for makefile . becuase some people on openwrt informed I need to do changes on makefile so it can match with openwrt … I found someone did it on github so I copied and paste it … its same person who tried V21 and V20 Qfirehose and failed to build them on OpenWRT …

So I tried same steps

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I uploaded Video on YouTube For my steps i’m sure there is something wrong with my steps at Qfirehose file its self I didn’t make it comply with OpenWRT system

See Video Please

Log for make -j1 package/qfirehose/compile V=s Check the log for full info attached

mj@mj:~/OpenWRT.BPI-R4$ make -j1 package/qfirehose/compile V=s
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/scripts/config'
make[2]: 'conf' is up to date.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/scripts/config'
time: target/linux/prereq#0.58#0.14#0.67
Checking 'python3-dev'... ok.
Checking 'python3-setuptools'... ok.
Checking 'swig'... ok.
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4'
+ mkdir -p /home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/staging_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl
+ cd /home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/staging_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl
+ mkdir -p bin lib stamp usr/include usr/lib
mkdir -p /home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/stamp
touch /home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/staging_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/.prepared
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/package/utils/lua'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/package/utils/lua'
time: package/utils/lua/host-compile#0.69#0.23#0.80
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/package/system/apk'
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/package/system/apk'
time: package/system/apk/host-compile#0.63#0.27#0.75
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/package/libs/toolchain'
rm -f /home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/toolchain/.built
[mj@mj~OpenWRT.BPI-R4$ make -j1 pack.txt|attachment](upload://ysdFLKE9JjeDFE1Tj27uTa1VH8u.txt) (39.5 KB)
a53_musl/pkginfo/toolchain.default.install
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/package/libs/toolchain'
time: package/libs/toolchain/compile#1.82#1.12#2.83
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/package/utils/qfirehose'
Makefile:43: *** missing separator.  Stop.
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/package/utils/qfirehose'
time: package/utils/qfirehose/compile#1.14#0.45#1.68
    ERROR: package/utils/qfirehose failed to build.
make[1]: *** [package/Makefile:185: package/utils/qfirehose/compile] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4'
make: *** [/home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/include/toplevel.mk:233: package/qfirehose/compile] Error 2

This is steps to make OpenWRT Image on Lunix for Banana BPI-R4

git clone https://git.openwrt.org/openwrt/openwrt.git OpenWRT.BPI-R4
cd OpenWRT.BPI-R4
git pull
./scripts/feeds update -a
./scripts/feeds install -a
make menuconfig
make -j16 ( this will build the image and every single individual packet)


To copy package Qfirehose from home to openwrt file location
cp -r /home/mj/QFirehose_Linux_and_Android_V1.4.21 /home/mj/OpenWRT.BPI-R4/package/utils/qfirehose

mj@mj~OpenWRT.BPI-R4$ make -j1 pack.txt (39.5 KB)

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Hi Dear @Bean.Wang-Q :wave:

OpenWRT Dev passed developing OpenWRT with Qfirehose V1.4.21
Where I flashed the modem RM551 and its working fine … without any issue

Thank you so much for your support… Really Quectel Team and Members are glad to have Technical Engineer like you … You supported me very well on this subject

Word of thanks is not enough for you … Really thank you so much :pray::relieved:

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Great and Glad to hear that!
If I need to compile the QFirehose in the OpenWrt SDK. I have to add the QFirehose to the SDK and make some modifications and even write some Makefile for it. This module is not a very simple to use product.

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please share the new version with me on my email
imdadimi@gmail.com

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Hi,@imidad
I have sent it to you via email,pls check