Upgrade MC7455 by linux binary files

knguyen1 · July 31, 2018, 4:31pm

Hi,

Can anyone share the instruction of how to upgrade MC7455 firmware by linux binary files?

Thank you,
Tony.

danielwood · July 31, 2018, 4:57pm

danielewood/sierra-wireless-modems/blob/master/Sierra-Linux-QMI-SDK.md#flash-using-sierra-wireless-linux-flashing-tool-fwdwl-lite

## Flash using Sierra Wireless Linux Flashing Tool (fwdwl-lite)
All instruction have been tested on **Ubuntu 18.04 using a LiveUSB without persistent storage**. If you want to use another version of Linux, that is completely on you and I will not help you at all.

### Baseline Setup
1. Boot USB/CD
2. Select Try Ubuntu
2. Open Terminal and Firefox

### MC/EM 74XX Series
+ Stop and disable ModemManager during update process
    ```
    systemctl stop ModemManager
    systemctl disable ModemManager
    ```
+ Download and unzip the latest Generic Firmware (Linux)
    + [SWI9X30C_02.24.05.06_Generic_002.026_000.zip](https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airprime/minicard/74xx/airprime-em_mc74xx-approved-fw-packages/)
    + `unzip SWI9X30C_02.24.05.06_Generic_002.026_000.zip`
+ Download and Extract the latest Linux QMI SDK Software (fwdwl-litehostx86_64)
    + [SLQS04.00.15-lite.bin.tar.gz](https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airprime/software/linux-qmi-sdk-software-latest/)
    + `tar --extract --strip-components 3 --file SLQS04.00.15-lite.bin.tar.gz SampleApps/lite-fw-download/bin/fwdwl-litehostx86_64`

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knguyen1 · July 31, 2018, 9:15pm

Thanks Daniel for your reply,
Tony,

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