# Base Image Flash, ESIM Disabled, Help Installing ESIM **URL:** \ **Category:** Tachyon\ **Tags:** cellular, sim, tachyon\ **Created:** [March 24, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/base-image-flash-esim-disabled-help-installing-esim/71183 "2026-03-24T17:22:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wesleydarnell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/wesleydarnell/32/31220_2.png) [@wesleydarnell](https://community.particle.io/u/wesleydarnell)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/base-image-flash-esim-disabled-help-installing-esim/71183/1 "2026-03-24T17:22:57Z")
I am working on creating a flashable base image for a device. We have taken the default image and added our own overlays. Building on 20.04. It flashes no issue, but having troubles setting up the ESIM’s from scratch. Flashing with `particle flash --tachyon ` `particlectl setup` has been ran and it is added to my account. ESIMs both report as not installed on console dashboard. `particle-tachyon-ril-ctl sendat at+iccid` Returns my iccid of the selected sim (1) `particle-tachyon-ril-ctl state` `SIM Disabled` `particle-tachyon-ril-ctl esim download ` `Command queued` `particle-tachyon-ril-ctl esim enable ` `Command queued` Always just says command queued. Can’t seem to get the esim going. connect, power, and esim list commands all just return Command queued. How can I setup the particle ESIMs that would typical be pre-installed if using `particle tachyon setup` `particlectl status` output: `"attributes": {` `"deviceId": "",` `"deviceModel": "Particle Tachyon",` `"distroVersions": {` `"distro": {` `"board": "formfactor_dvt",` `"region": "NA",` `"stack": "ubuntu-headless",` `"variant": "headless",` `"version": "1.0.181"` `},` `"src": {` `"quectel_bp_fw": "1.0.20",` `"ubuntu_20_04": "image-91-9c690c3e0"` `}` `},` `"packageVersions": {` `"particle-linux": "0.21.3",` `"particle-tachyon-ril": "0.4.5-1",` `"particle-tachyon-syscon": "1.0.19-1"` `},` `"productId": 41881` `},` `"features": {` `"applications": {` `"properties": {` `"apps": ` `}` `},` `"cellular": {` `"properties": {` `"RAT": "Unknown",` `"RSRP": 0,` `"activeIccid": null,` `"carrier": "unknown",` `"cellId": 0,` `"dataConnection": "down",` `"interface": "",` `"ipv4": "",` `"locationAreaCode": 0,` `"mobileCountryCode": "unknown",` `"mobileNetworkCode": "unknown",` `"rat": "Unknown",` `"registrationState": "Not Registered, Not Searching",` `"rsrp": 0,` `"rsrq": 0,` `"signalStrength": 146` `}` `},` `"esim": {` `"properties": {` `"lastOperations": ``,` `"modemState": "SIM Disabled"` `}` `},` `"ethernet": {` `"properties": {` `"activeConnection": {` `"interface": "eth0",` `"ipv4": "",` `"ipv6": ",` `"speed": 1000` `},` `"mac": ""` `}` `},` `"network": {` `"properties": {` `"activeInterface": "eth0"` `}` `},` `"wifi": {` `"properties": {` `"activeConnection": null,` `"localNetworks": ``,` `"mac": "",` `"syncedNetworks": ` `}` `}` `},` `"system": {` `"memory": {` `"ram": {` `"free": 2840784896,` `"total": 7650988032,` `"used": 1852125184` `},` `"swap": {` `"free": 3824967680,` `"total": 3824967680,` `"used": 0` `}` `},` `"power": {` `"batteryPct": 90,` `"batteryState": "charged",` `"batteryVoltage": 4.138806,` `"source": "battery"` `},` `"uptime": 71469.96` `}` `}` Journalctl logs of particle-tachyon-rild `Jun 18 04:29:51 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3645]: sh: /etc/init.d/start_q>` `Jun 18 04:29:50 2BCEEBF018 systemd[1]: Started Particle RIL Service.` `Jun 18 04:29:51 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: State command received` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: Processing: STATUS` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: Signal Strength: 0 (0-3>` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: Command: AT+COPS=3,2, R>` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: ERROR` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: Command: AT+COPS?, Resp>` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: ERROR` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: Command: AT+CEREG?, Res>` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: ERROR` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: Command: AT+COPS=3,0, R>` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: ERROR` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: Command: AT+COPS?, Resp>` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: ERROR` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: MCCMNC: unknown, LAC: 0>` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: data_connection: down` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: Registration State: Not>` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: State command received` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: Command: AT+COPS=3,2, R>` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: ERROR` `Jun 18 04:30:00 2BCEEBF018 particle-tachyon-rild[3599]: Command: AT+COPS?, Resp>` ---
**Author:** ![wesleydarnell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/wesleydarnell/32/31220_2.png) [@wesleydarnell](https://community.particle.io/u/wesleydarnell)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/base-image-flash-esim-disabled-help-installing-esim/71183/2 "2026-04-01T20:25:57Z")
Flashing through the setup command instead allowed me to get the ESIM profiles with my custom image. `particle tachyon setup --version ` Does have extra boiler plate and flashing steps compared to `particle flash --tachyon ` but does work. Given I plan to use the particle ESIM. I believe if someone was trying to download their own ESIM, with the bare base image the download seems to fail. Would likely have to start with `particle tachyon setup`, then modify your ESIMS set after. My use case I don’t wish to manually configure an ssh password or wifi on each flashing. Setup allows entering these blank but the outcome of this is unspecified. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/3X/3/2/3291e3c9351789fe8620ae5bcec8d3fec67ff221.png) [@system](https://community.particle.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/base-image-flash-esim-disabled-help-installing-esim/71183/3 "2026-05-02T06:26:40Z")
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