Fwiw I am currently connected to the pi via ethernet, and the internet via the pi's wireless card without any trouble.
I guessed that I might be able to connect to the sixfab modem using qmi. I searched for 'qmi' in the pi's web interface: system > software page and installed the packages that were available: qmi-utils, kmod-usb-net-qmi-wwan, luci-proto-qmi, libqmi, and uqmi.
I then went to Network > Interfaces > Add new interface. I named the interface, then selected QMI Cellular for 'Protocol'. Then 'create device'.
I was hoping that openwrt would automatically know the modem device I wanted/needed to use, but nothing came up.
So:
Can I create a data connection using qmi? If I can how can I find out what modem device I need to use? (I think I know the rest of the settings).
I am not 100% sure what qmi actually is. Does its use mean I don't need a driver for the sixfab 5g modem kit anyway? If I need something other than simply to use qmi can somebody tell me what I need - or at least give me a good point in the right direction)?
yes, that's what the links tells you about snapshots.
it doesn't, but you didn't install an official image.
cool, in that case:
It appears you are using firmware that is not from the official OpenWrt project.
When using forks/offshoots/vendor-specific builds that are "based on OpenWrt", there may be many differences compared to the official versions (hosted by OpenWrt.org). Some of these customizations may fundamentally change the way that OpenWrt works. You might need help from people with specific/specialized knowledge about the firmware you are using, so it is possible that advice you get here may not be useful.
Ask for help from the maintainer(s) or user community of the specific firmware that you are using.
Provide the source code for the firmware so that users on this forum can understand how your firmware works (OpenWrt forum users are volunteers, so somebody might look at the code if they have time and are interested in your issue).
If you believe that this specific issue is common to generic/official OpenWrt and/or the maintainers of your build have indicated as such, please feel free to clarify.
it doesn't, but you didn't install an official image.
I literally just told you that I did install the official image, but I couldn't get to the web interface.
In the 'installed packages' the snapshot lists 'luci' amongst the packages installed, however, apparently it is not installed.
As I said.
The thread title clearly contains the word 'noob'. I need the web interface, so I cannot use the snapshot you suggest.
Again, thanks for your input but you are not helping at all, quite the contrary. I am very happy for you to move on to other threads and hopefully somebody else will chime in who has information that might be useful.