Control: severity -1 normal Control: tags -1 + moreinfo Hi,
On Thu, Apr 03, 2025 at 12:08:27PM +0200, Jean-Marc LACROIX wrote: > Package: firmware-atheros > Version: 20230210-5 > Severity: grave > > Dear maintainers, > > It seems there is one régression when using Debian package firmware-atheros > on Debian Bookworm 12.10 on one target Odroid HC1 (armhf architecture) > > My environnement is .... > > ## test 1 : current Linux kernel > ############################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ apt policy linux-image-armmp-lpae > linux-image-armmp-lpae: > Installed: 6.1.129-1 > Candidate: 6.1.129-1 > Version table: > 6.12.20-1 80 > 80 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian trixie/main armhf Packages > *** 6.1.129-1 500 > 500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian bookworm/main armhf Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 6.1.128-1 500 > 500 https://security.debian.org bookworm-security/main armhf > Packages > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > ## test 2 : current Linux kernel > ############################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ uname -a > Linux hn-odroid-hc1-110 6.1.0-32-armmp-lpae #1 SMP Debian 6.1.129-1 > (2025-03-06) armv7l GNU/Linux > > ## test 3 : current Debian release > ################################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ lsb_release -a > No LSB modules are available. > Distributor ID: Debian > Description: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) > Release: 12 > Codename: bookworm > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > ## test 4 : current Debian release > ################################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ cat /etc/debian_version > 12.10 > > > ## test 5 : boot command line > ################################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ cat /proc/cmdline > UUID=b93d51ee-68ba-435b-b0a4-e36122aa0fd0 console=ttySAC2,115200n8 > console=ttySAC2,115200n8 log_buf_len=1M net.ifnames=0 fsck.mode=force > fsck.repair=yes ipv6.disable=1 loglevel=7 apparmor=0 selinux=0 > cgroup_no_v1=all > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > ## test 6 : target clean ? > ################################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ dpkg -l |grep -v ii > Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold > | > Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend > |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) > ||/ Name Version Architecture Description > +++-===============================-====================================-============-================================================================================ > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > > ## test 7: USB devices > ###################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ lsusb > Bus 006 Device 002: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8153 Gigabit > Ethernet Adapter > Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub > Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 004 Device 002: ID 152d:0578 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA > Technology Corp. JMS578 SATA 6Gb/s > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0cf3:9271 Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 > 802.11n > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > Usb dongle is one TP-LINK usb/Wifi dongle AC-600 with SMA external antenna > > ## test 8 : usb device wifi identification > ########################################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ udevadm info -q all --path /sys/class/net/wlan0 > P: /devices/platform/soc/12110000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/net/wlan0 > M: wlan0 > R: 0 > U: net > T: wlan > I: 156 > E: DEVPATH=/devices/platform/soc/12110000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1:1.0/net/wlan0 > E: SUBSYSTEM=net > E: DEVTYPE=wlan > E: INTERFACE=wlan0 > E: IFINDEX=156 > E: USEC_INITIALIZED=52956786304 > E: ID_NET_NAMING_SCHEME=v252 > E: ID_NET_NAME_MAC=wlxf4f26d1428de > E: ID_OUI_FROM_DATABASE=TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD. > E: ID_BUS=usb > E: ID_MODEL=USB2.0_WLAN > E: ID_MODEL_ENC=USB2.0\x20WLAN > E: ID_MODEL_ID=9271 > E: ID_SERIAL=ATHEROS_USB2.0_WLAN_12345 > E: ID_SERIAL_SHORT=12345 > E: ID_VENDOR=ATHEROS > E: ID_VENDOR_ENC=ATHEROS > E: ID_VENDOR_ID=0cf3 > E: ID_REVISION=0108 > E: ID_TYPE=generic > E: ID_USB_MODEL=USB2.0_WLAN > E: ID_USB_MODEL_ENC=USB2.0\x20WLAN > E: ID_USB_MODEL_ID=9271 > E: ID_USB_SERIAL=ATHEROS_USB2.0_WLAN_12345 > E: ID_USB_SERIAL_SHORT=12345 > E: ID_USB_VENDOR=ATHEROS > E: ID_USB_VENDOR_ENC=ATHEROS > E: ID_USB_VENDOR_ID=0cf3 > E: ID_USB_REVISION=0108 > E: ID_USB_TYPE=generic > E: ID_USB_INTERFACES=:ff0000: > E: ID_USB_INTERFACE_NUM=00 > E: ID_USB_DRIVER=ath9k_htc > E: ID_USB_CLASS_FROM_DATABASE=Vendor Specific Class > E: ID_USB_SUBCLASS_FROM_DATABASE=Vendor Specific Subclass > E: ID_USB_PROTOCOL_FROM_DATABASE=Vendor Specific Protocol > E: ID_VENDOR_FROM_DATABASE=Qualcomm Atheros Communications > E: ID_MODEL_FROM_DATABASE=AR9271 802.11n > E: ID_PATH=platform-12110000.usb-usb-0:1:1.0 > E: ID_PATH_TAG=platform-12110000_usb-usb-0_1_1_0 > E: ID_NET_DRIVER=ath9k_htc > E: ID_NET_LINK_FILE=/usr/lib/systemd/network/73-usb-net-by-mac.link > E: ID_NET_NAME=wlan0 > > ## test 9: error when inserting USB dongle > ########################################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ sudo dmesg |tail -30 > [10698.417934] EXT4-fs (dm-68): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. > Quota mode: none. > [10698.438301] Not activating Mandatory Access Control as /sbin/tomoyo-init > does not exist. > [10699.524558] EXT4-fs (dm-0): re-mounted. Quota mode: none. > [10700.715149] EXT4-fs (dm-13): re-mounted. Quota mode: none. > [43332.990553] hrtimer: interrupt took 11994500 ns > [52944.787058] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 2 > [52944.956474] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized > [52952.478940] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using exynos-ehci > [52952.660735] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, > bcdDevice= 1.08 > [52952.668178] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, > SerialNumber=48 > [52952.675023] usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 WLAN > [52952.679002] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS > [52952.683658] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 12345 > [52952.691500] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw > requested > [52952.708263] usb 1-1: firmware: failed to load ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw > (-2) > [52952.714500] usb 1-1: firmware: failed to load ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw > (-2) > [52952.721515] usb 1-1: Direct firmware load for ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw > failed with error -2 > [52952.730383] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested > [52952.742836] usb 1-1: firmware: direct-loading firmware htc_9271.fw > [52953.036988] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: htc_9271.fw, size: 50980 > [52953.277569] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits > [52954.383459] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.3 > [52954.387474] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: FW RMW support: Off > [52954.392260] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x809c > [52954.392280] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code > [52954.392292] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search > [52954.392301] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x52 > [52954.392311] ath: Country alpha2 being used: CN > [52954.392322] ath: Regpair used: 0x52 > [52954.400480] ieee80211 phy1: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1 > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > > Therefore, it is not possible to use this access point . > > I have also try to change behaviour by changing sources.list with new > (Trixie) package, in order to verify if firmware-atheros rom Trixie is OK ? > > ...then ... > > ## test 10: use recent firmware-atheros (from Debian Trixie) > ############################################################# > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ apt policy firmware-atheros > firmware-atheros: > Installed: 20230210-5 > Candidate: 20230210-5 > Version table: > 20241210-1 80 > 80 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free-firmware armhf > Packages > *** 20230210-5 500 > 500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian bookworm/non-free-firmware armhf > Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > > ## test 11: force now installation of recent firmware (from Debian Trixie) > ############################################################# > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ sudo apt remove --yes --purge firmware-atheros > && sudo apt -t trixie install firmware-atheros > > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > firmware-atheros* > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > After this operation, 84.1 MB disk space will be freed. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ^C > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ sudo apt remove --yes --purge firmware-atheros > && sudo apt -t trixie install firmware-atheros > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > firmware-atheros* > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > After this operation, 84.1 MB disk space will be freed. > (Reading database ... 34860 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing firmware-atheros (20241210-1) ... > dpkg: warning: while removing firmware-atheros, directory > '/usr/lib/firmware' not empty so not removed > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > The following NEW packages will be installed: > firmware-atheros > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 314 not upgraded. > Need to get 24.8 MB of archives. > After this operation, 84.1 MB of additional disk space will be used. > Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free-firmware armhf > firmware-atheros all 20241210-1 [24.8 MB] > Fetched 24.8 MB in 11s (2256 kB/s) > > Selecting previously unselected package firmware-atheros. > (Reading database ... 34540 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to unpack .../firmware-atheros_20241210-1_all.deb ... > Unpacking firmware-atheros (20241210-1) ... > Setting up firmware-atheros (20241210-1) ... > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > ## test 12: firmware-atheros installed on target > ################################################ > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ apt policy firmware-atheros > firmware-atheros: > Installed: 20241210-1 > Candidate: 20241210-1 > Version table: > *** 20241210-1 100 > 80 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free-firmware armhf > Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 20230210-5 500 > 500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian bookworm/non-free-firmware armhf > Packages > > ## test 13 : unplug the USB, then plug device > ############################################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ sudo dmesg |tail -30 > [52954.392292] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search > [52954.392301] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x52 > [52954.392311] ath: Country alpha2 being used: CN > [52954.392322] ath: Regpair used: 0x52 > [52954.400480] ieee80211 phy1: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1 > [58951.613764] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 3 > [58951.734518] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized > [58975.649371] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 4 using exynos-ehci > [58975.835180] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, > bcdDevice= 1.08 > [58975.842042] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, > SerialNumber=48 > [58975.849589] usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 WLAN > [58975.853377] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS > [58975.857425] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 12345 > [58975.889210] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw > requested > [58975.896490] usb 1-1: firmware: failed to load ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw > (-2) > [58975.903080] usb 1-1: firmware: failed to load ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw > (-2) > [58975.909798] usb 1-1: Direct firmware load for ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw > failed with error -2 > [58975.918844] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested > [58975.924821] usb 1-1: firmware: direct-loading firmware htc_9271.fw > [58976.219541] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: htc_9271.fw, size: 50980 > [58976.460151] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits > [58977.566339] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.3 > [58977.570384] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: FW RMW support: Off > [58977.575338] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x809c > [58977.575361] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code > [58977.575373] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search > [58977.575382] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x52 > [58977.575393] ath: Country alpha2 being used: CN > [58977.575403] ath: Regpair used: 0x52 > [58977.583026] ieee80211 phy2: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1 > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > Issue is the same... > > ## test 14: use previous firmware-atheros (from Debian bullseye) > ################################################################ > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ apt policy firmware-atheros > firmware-atheros: > Installed: 20241210-1 > Candidate: 20241210-1 > Version table: > *** 20241210-1 100 > 80 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free-firmware armhf > Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 20230210-5 500 > 500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian bookworm/non-free-firmware armhf > Packages > 20210315-3 90 > 90 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian bullseye/non-free armhf Packages > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > ## test 15: force now installation of old firmware (from Debian bullseye) > ############################################################# > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ sudo apt remove --yes --purge firmware-atheros > && sudo apt -t bullseye install firmware-atheros > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ sudo apt remove --yes --purge firmware-atheros > && sudo apt -t bullseye install firmware-atheros > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > firmware-atheros* > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > After this operation, 31.4 MB disk space will be freed. > (Reading database ... 34736 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing firmware-atheros (20210315-3) ... > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > The following NEW packages will be installed: > firmware-atheros > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > Need to get 10.0 MB of archives. > After this operation, 31.4 MB of additional disk space will be used. > Get:1 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian bullseye/non-free armhf > firmware-atheros all 20210315-3 [10.0 MB] > Fetched 10.0 MB in 4s (2285 kB/s) > Selecting previously unselected package firmware-atheros. > (Reading database ... 34540 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to unpack .../firmware-atheros_20210315-3_all.deb ... > Unpacking firmware-atheros (20210315-3) ... > Setting up firmware-atheros (20210315-3) ... > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > ## test 16: firmware-atheros installed on target > ################################################ > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ apt policy firmware-atheros > Installed: 20210315-3 > Candidate: 20230210-5 > Version table: > 20241210-1 80 > 80 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian trixie/non-free-firmware armhf > Packages > 20230210-5 500 > 500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian bookworm/non-free-firmware armhf > Packages > *** 20210315-3 100 > 90 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian bullseye/non-free armhf Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > ## test 17 : unplug the USB, then plug device > ############################################### > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ sudo dmesg |tail -30 > [58977.566339] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.3 > [58977.570384] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: FW RMW support: Off > [58977.575338] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x809c > [58977.575361] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code > [58977.575373] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search > [58977.575382] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x52 > [58977.575393] ath: Country alpha2 being used: CN > [58977.575403] ath: Regpair used: 0x52 > [58977.583026] ieee80211 phy2: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1 > [60456.074301] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 4 > [60456.180820] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized > [60461.522948] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 5 using exynos-ehci > [60461.704602] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, > bcdDevice= 1.08 > [60461.711503] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, > SerialNumber=48 > [60461.719708] usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 WLAN > [60461.722793] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS > [60461.726855] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 12345 > [60461.732751] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw > requested > [60461.740099] usb 1-1: firmware: direct-loading firmware > ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw > [60462.035874] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: > ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw, size: 51008 > [60462.288026] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits > [60462.545586] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.4 > [60462.549639] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: FW RMW support: On > [60462.554343] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x809c > [60462.554357] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code > [60462.554368] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search > [60462.554376] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x52 > [60462.554387] ath: Country alpha2 being used: CN > [60462.554397] ath: Regpair used: 0x52 > [60462.561841] ieee80211 phy3: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1 > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ > > > ## test 18 : verify net device > ################################ > > ansible@hn-odroid-hc1-110:~$ sudo iwconfig wlan0 > wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any > Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=0 dBm > Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Encryption key:off > Power Management:off > > > Conclusions: > It seems there is one issue on this package > Thanks in advance for you help ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw is actually provided by the firmware-ath9k-htc . Can you verify if this fixes your issue? Regards, Salvatore
