# eSIM - EM9291's second slot **URL:** \ **Category:** MC/EM Series\ **Tags:** debug, driver\ **Created:** [September 12, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504 "2025-09-12T23:00:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![josh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@josh2](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/josh2)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/1 "2025-09-12T23:00:21Z")
I am trying to use my EM9291 as a dual sim with one slot as an eSIM. I am trying to send apdu messages with an lpac to save the profile onboard but it’s not working. I am using qmicli version 1.37 and modem firmware version 2.17 I also saw in the AT command reference document that the latest FW is 3.04 but on the sources page it only goes to 2.17. Any advice? @jyijyi ---
**Author:** ![jyijyi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.sierrawireless.com/jyijyi/32/4766_2.png) [@jyijyi](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/jyijyi)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/2 "2025-09-13T00:05:09Z")
FW 3.04 probably is referring to em91 module ---
**Author:** ![josh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@josh2](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/josh2)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/3 "2025-09-13T00:25:14Z")
So is eSIM supported? I had trouble with LPA but I can get slot 2 as an eUICC - also I am using Ubuntu 20.04 ---
**Author:** ![jyijyi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.sierrawireless.com/jyijyi/32/4766_2.png) [@jyijyi](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/jyijyi)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/4 "2025-09-13T00:42:45Z")
what are the return of the following? ```auto ati3 AT!entercnd="A710" at!custom? AT!uims? at+cpin? at+ccid at+cimi ``` ---
**Author:** ![blackbow7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@blackbow7](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/blackbow7)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/5 "2025-09-13T13:47:39Z")
The 3.04 firmware is there under the PTCRB heading. ---
**Author:** ![daniel.swanemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@daniel.swanemar](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/daniel.swanemar)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/6 "2025-09-19T07:11:10Z")
FYI Rel.8 includes modifications to the internal LPA meaning you will be able to communicate via LPAd such as LPAC. Rel.8 is 03.04 FW which is on the source. ---
**Author:** ![josh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@josh2](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/josh2)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/7 "2025-09-22T23:20:06Z")
@blackbow7 got it, I was using the 2.17 firmware under Generic - I will use the correct one and share results ---
**Author:** ![josh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@josh2](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/josh2)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/8 "2025-09-23T15:01:21Z")
\*\*I am still having issues, these are the outputs to those commands: ati3\*\* Manufacturer: Sierra Wireless, Incorporated Model: EM9291 Revision: SWIX65C\_03.04.10.01 00b8ca jenkins 2025/06/18 05:56:16 IMEI: 358186652142931 IMEI SV: 11 FSN: 833445509504B1 +GCAP: +CGSM OK AT!entercnd=“A710” OK at!custom? !CUSTOM: ``` GPSENABLE 0x01 GPSSEL 0x01 IMCONFIG 0x02 IPV6ENABLE 0x01 UIM2ENABLE 0x02 SIMLPM 0x01 USBSERIALENABLE 0x01 ICMPINTSRVDIS 0x01 SIMLPA 0x01 ``` OK AT!uims? !UIMS: 1 OK at+cpin? +CME ERROR: SIM busy at+ccid +CCID: ,89033023425121000000026672210309 OK at+cimi ERROR **and this is my slot and card status** sudo qmicli -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --device-open-proxy --uim-get-slot-status [/dev/cdc-wdm0] Successfully got slots status [/dev/cdc-wdm0] 2 physical slots found: Physical slot 1: ``` Card status: present Slot status: inactive ICCID: 89148000004222428149 Protocol: uicc Num apps: 0 Is eUICC: no ``` Physical slot 2: ``` Card status: present Slot status: active Logical slot: 1 ICCID: unknown Protocol: uicc Num apps: 0 Is eUICC: yes EID: 89033023425121000000026672210309 ``` [2025/09/23-15:00:27] nsd25001(edit ~/.site): **nsd\_user@dcs:** : **~** Purpose: **feature/v2.0.31-patches/orin:** sudo qmicli -d /dev/cdc-wdm0 --device-open-proxy --uim-get-card-status [/dev/cdc-wdm0] Successfully got card status Provisioning applications: Primary GW: session doesn’t exist Primary 1X: session doesn’t exist Secondary GW: session doesn’t exist Secondary 1X: session doesn’t exist Slot [1]: Card state: ‘present’ UPIN state: ‘not-initialized’ UPIN retries: ‘0’ UPUK retries: ‘0’ Slot [2]: Card state: ‘absent’ UPIN state: ‘not-initialized’ UPIN retries: ‘0’ UPUK retries: ‘0’ ---
**Author:** ![jyijyi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.sierrawireless.com/jyijyi/32/4766_2.png) [@jyijyi](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/jyijyi)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/9 "2025-09-23T15:07:31Z")
you can connect to Windows and see if you can see the “manage esim profiles” option ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/sierrawireless/original/2X/0/0aec1f4ca51682299f1baca204c2ef3f69a2cdea.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![josh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@josh2](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/josh2)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/10 "2025-09-23T15:22:40Z")
I do not have windows on this device, I am forced to exclusively use Linux ---
**Author:** ![jyijyi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.sierrawireless.com/jyijyi/32/4766_2.png) [@jyijyi](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/u/jyijyi)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.sierrawireless.com/t/esim-em9291s-second-slot/35504/11 "2025-09-23T15:32:28Z")
you might need to contact distributor to get an application note “2174369 Thales LPA SDK r1.pdf” on this eSIM implementation This document describes how to use Thales’ Linux host-based LPA SDK to manage eSIM profiles over the EM9 module from Linux host machine.