TL-MR6400 v4 - LTE modem for WAN connection

gianprior · September 16, 2021, 11:40pm

Hi, i have TL-MR6400 v4 and i have installed this OpenWrt release:
http://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/21.02.0/targets/ramips/mt76x8/openwrt-21.02.0-ramips-mt76x8-tplink_tl-mr6400-v4-squashfs-tftp-recovery.bin

The device is working properly but I cannot start the LTE modem.
I followed this guide:

when i do this terminal command i get this result:

root@OpenWrt:~# ls -l /dev/cdc-wdm0
crw-------    1 root     root      180, 176 Sep 16 22:18 /dev/cdc-wdm0

but when i do this terminal command i get this result:

root@OpenWrt:~# uqmi -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --get-data-status
"Failed to connect to service"

Do you have any suggestions? Thanks

frollic · September 17, 2021, 7:14am

could this be relevant for the v4 too TL-MR6400 v5 can't start built in modem ?

gianprior · September 17, 2021, 9:55am

I have already read the whole discussion but the user who opened it has not yet found a solution

gianprior · September 17, 2021, 1:31pm

Some update!
4G modem now is "connected" and seems to have established an internet connection.

conn

I have set everything else as per the guide but I cannot navigate to the internet.
I probably did something wrong. Any suggestions? Thanks

Here are the configurations as written in the guide

Frankedinven · September 21, 2021, 12:29pm

This may be due to rawIP mode not being detected, you may try:

in /etc/rc.local include the line:
echo "Y" > /sys/class/net/$ifname/qmi/raw_ip

fachos · October 1, 2021, 4:03pm

https://mega.nz/folder/tj5yTTgb#FzUuQNF4XaPqB--pnzxFIA

here the firmware i change/add few line in qmi.sh & qmi.js...
after finish flashing need reboot the router... let me know if it working..

Thank you

adamjamal · October 26, 2021, 10:09pm

any update did you manage to get it working I have the same problem ?

capsia · November 9, 2021, 6:59pm

Hello! I'm having the same problem on my mr6400 v4, do you have a fix for this? I'm currently using the modem with modem manager provided in this image:

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/gamwe6/ef726b550037957a4d6d5255dc7efa7a

install-openwrt-on-tp-link-tl-mr6400-v4.md

# Install OpenWrt on TP-Link TL-MR6400 V4

1. Download OpenWrt firmware image [here](https://github.com/gamwe6/openwrt-tplink-tl-mr6400-v4/releases).

2. Flash your router using this [guide](https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tp-link_tl-mr3420_v5#installation).

3. SSH into your router: `ssh root@192.168.1.1`.

4. Add a new interface in `/etc/config/network`.
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maros · December 8, 2021, 7:17pm

Hi @fachos first of all thanks for the effort, this image worked right away and survived reboot, promoting to most stable image I tried so far on the v4. I have noticed that it is based on 21.02.0. Since than the 21.02.1 is out and I am wondering, long term how can I upgrade without destroying the changes you made in order for this internal modem to work? I have never compiled an image myself but if you have a good reference it would give it a try. Thanks.

capsia · December 9, 2021, 7:53pm

Cool! Thank you @fachos ! It would be awesome if all of these changes could be available on the official image. Would that be possible in some way?

M3m3nt0 · December 28, 2021, 1:29pm

Could you tell us which lines did you change?

mrhaav · December 28, 2021, 6:51pm

Hi

I have a MR200v4 with this modem, Vendor=05c6 ProdID=9025 Rev= 3.18. I don´t know if it´s the same in MR6400v4.
I have a modified uqmi working for my modem.
uqmi ipk, 19.07.8, is available at: https://github.com/mrhaav/openwrt
and source code at: https://github.com/mrhaav/openwrt-packages

root@OpenWrt:~# cat /sys/kernel/debug/usb/devices
T:  Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#=  2 Spd=480  MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
P:  Vendor=05c6 ProdID=9025 Rev= 3.18
S:  Manufacturer=Android
S:  Product=Android
S:  SerialNumber=0123456789ABCDEF
C:* #Ifs= 6 Cfg#= 1 Atr=a0 MxPwr=500mA
I:* If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=(none)
E:  Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
I:* If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=42 Prot=01 Driver=(none)
E:  Ad=02(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
I:* If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
E:  Ad=84(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=  10 Ivl=32ms
E:  Ad=83(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=03(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
I:* If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
E:  Ad=86(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=  10 Ivl=32ms
E:  Ad=85(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=04(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
I:* If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=ff Prot=ff Driver=qmi_wwan
E:  Ad=88(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=   8 Ivl=32ms
E:  Ad=87(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=05(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
I:* If#= 5 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=08(stor.) Sub=06 Prot=50 Driver=(none)
E:  Ad=89(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=0ms
E:  Ad=06(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 512 Ivl=125us

Dotlee · January 5, 2022, 9:59pm

Having the same issue, any updates on this?

Dotlee · January 5, 2022, 10:10pm

Can this be updated to 21.02.1?

mrhaav · January 6, 2022, 10:08pm

I have compliled uqmi_2021-12-22-0.3_mipsel_24kc.ipk with openwrt-sdk-21.02.1-ramips-mt76x8_gcc-8.4.0_musl.Linux-x86_64 and it´s available at https://github.com/mrhaav/openwrt/tree/master/21.02.1.

If luci-proto-qmi is not istalled. Install it and reboot.
Download and then install manually with opkg install uqmi_2021-12-22-0.3_mipsel_24kc.ipk.

Then configure your wwan interface from Luci - Network - Interfaces and add:

uci set network.wwan.dhcp=0
uci commit network

Restart interface.

You will see what happens in the System Log or logread | grep 'netifd: wwan'

I have not been able to test it on a MR6400v4.

Dotlee · January 11, 2022, 5:44am

May I know what the changes are from the one in your repo vs the official build? What's the issue that's preventing the official build from working?

Secondly, does anyone have issues with accessing the interface of the LTE modem? It's supposed to be accessible via 192.168.0.1, but doesn't seem to be working on the v4.

mrhaav · January 11, 2022, 5:51pm

Hi
The main difference is that I use APN profiles to start the session. My version make sure that the default APN profile is configured correct before the modem attach the network.
If the default profile is wrong I will set the modem to Airplane mode on and change the profile and then set Airplane mode to off. Not all cellular operator accept an "empty" APN profile when the modem attach to the network.

Dotlee · January 12, 2022, 2:11am

Thank you for clarifying. May I know how do I access the LTE modem GUI interface? Been reading on the forum that some people were able to access this via 192.168.0.1, but this doesn't seem to be working on mine.

mrhaav · January 12, 2022, 12:17pm

As far as I know most LTE modems are accessed via cli, with AT-command, QMI or MBIM. It´s not that common to use GUI.
My modem, in the MR200v4, has no GUI.

Dotlee · February 17, 2022, 7:11am

Hello there, I've been looking at commits for the TP-Link MR series routers (i.e. those with 4G modems) and keep seeing DTR. I tried looking this up, and seems like it means Digital Trunk Radio. The MR6400 lists a DTR Quirk Patch file in one of the commits for adding OpenWrt support. May I know the signficance of this file?