On 12/29/2018 1:04 PM, john doe wrote: > 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 >
To answer my own question: Those two firmwares are calibration files and are optional (1). Also, it looks like "Direct firmware load for ... failed with error -2" does not imply that the missing firmware is required. Thank you to "didier gaumet <didier.gau...@gmail.com>" for clearing (2) up and to "Alexander V. Makartsev <avbe...@gmail.com>" for his help. 1) https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/405009/what-is-the-purpose-of-ath10k-pre-cal-pci-and-ath10k-cal-pci 2) https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2018/12/msg00777.html -- John Doe
