On 27.12.2018 14:05, john doe wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to get (1) to work on Debian Stretch. > > >From what I understand, only "qca9982" v1 is supported on Debian, > however, (3) supports qca9882 v2. > That brings me to some questions: > > - Am I on the right track by trying to build the firmware using > backports from (3)? > - Can I build the firmware in an VM an move that firmware to that > wireless box? > > In other words, what should I do to get qca9882 v2 to work on Debian > Stretch? > > Any help is appriciated. > > > 1) https://www.compex.com.sg/product/wle600vx/ > 2) https://packages.debian.org/stretch/firmware-atheros > 3) https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath10k > ||According to specifications from Compex, WLE600VX utilizes Qualcomm-Atheros QCA*98*82 chip. I think it is a good idea to try packages from "stretch-backports" first [1] [2], because it looks like WLE600VX was produced a few years ago and should have already have support in linux kernel. So I highly doubt this NIC model requires latest Qualcomm firmware update, that was pushed into kernel.org source repository 9 days ago.
[1] $ rmadison -s stable,stretch-backports firmware-atheros firmware-atheros | 20161130-4 | stable/non-free | all firmware-atheros | 20180825+dfsg-1~bpo9+1 | stretch-backports/non-free | all [2] $ rmadison -s stable,stretch-backports linux-image-amd64 linux-image-amd64 | 4.9+80+deb9u6 | stable | amd64 linux-image-amd64 | 4.18+100~bpo9+1 | stretch-backports | amd64 -- With kindest regards, Alexander. ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀