Running Ubuntu 16.04 current of today (4.4.0-15-generic #31-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 18 19:08:31 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux) with a Asus z170i pro gaming that comes with the "Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 32) [168c:003e]" I got wifi-ac working just by adding the board-2.bin file, unload ath10k_pci and ath10k_core, load ath10k_pci.
sudo wget -O /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board-2.bin https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k- firmware/blob/master/QCA6174/hw3.0/board-2.bin?raw=true sudo rmmod ath10k_pci ath10k_core modprobe ath10k_pci Monitoring the connection in my router I can see up to 866.7Mbps, though cifs file transfer speed is just about 100Mbps. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1520343 Title: Qualcomm Atheros wireless card [168c:003e] (rev 32) not supported To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1520343/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs