On 12/28/2018 6:58 PM, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: > On 28.12.2018 12:32, john doe wrote: >> On 12/27/2018 12:24 PM, Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: >>> 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 >>> >> Thank you, the last time I tryed didn't have much luck. >> If I understand correctly, (1) does list the qca9882 v1 but not qca9882 v2? >> >> 1) https://packages.debian.org/stretch-backports/firmware-atheros >> > I think "qca9882 v2" doesn't exist. What made you think there are > different versions of qca9882 chipsets?
>From the above URLs: The Debian page: " * Qualcomm Atheros QCA988X board configuration, version 1" and the kernel wireless wiki page: "QCA9882 Version 2 found in Compex WLE600VX" > Support for qca9882 chipset was added to kernel 2 years ago and gets > updated when new firmware version is available. [1] > This page from kernel.org wiki lists your NIC as supported [2], which > means firmware file is available in repository. > At this moment "firmware-atheros" package from "stretch/non-free" repo > contains firmware for qca9882 chipset, version 10.2.4.70.54 > (ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-5.bin) which should provide support for > WLE600VX NIC. > Try to get some information from kernel logs to see if ath10k module > loads at all. > # dmesg | grep ath10k > This guide should be helpful to debug more [3], especially these > commands should output more debug information into kernel logs: > # modprobe -r ath10k_core > # modprobe ath10k_core debug_mask=0x00000432 > > > [1] https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware/tree/master/QCA988X/hw2.0 > [2] https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath10k > [3] https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath10k/debug > I'm using the firmware (firmware-5.bin) from the github URL but some firmware are still missing (1) though.: pre-cal-pci-0000:04:00.0.bin cal-pci-0000:04:00.0.bin board-2.bin 1) https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2018/12/msg00766.html -- John Doe
