** Description changed: This card remains unsupported out-of-the-box by the ath10k_pci kernel module. At this point, it looks like kvalo's ath10k-firmware repo just needs to be pulled in. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW TO GET THIS CARD TO WORK: I don't actually have this card, but AndyP was able to get this card to work by following my instructions, so I've written them here in a clearer format. - 1) Support for this card is not present in kernel 4.2. However, it was - added at some point between then and kernel 4.4. See + 1) Use a kernel that supports this card + + Support for this card is not present in kernel 4.2. However, it was + added at some point between then and kernel 4.4. If you're running + Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or above, your kernel is fine; skip to the next step. + If you're running Ubuntu 15.10 or below, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/MainlineBuilds for info on installing a - newer kernel. Kernel 4.5 is suggested. + newer kernel. Alternatively, you can use backports. This is a lot more + work, but if you really need to keep using an older kernel for some + reason, there are some guides to installing backports in the comments + below. 2) Get the latest firmware from https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k- firmware/archive/master.zip - 3) Unzip this file, and copy the contents of ath10k-firmware-master to - /lib/firmware/ath10k. + wget https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware/archive/master.zip + + 3) Unzip the downloaded file. Inside the ath10k-firmware-master folder + is a folder named QCA9377. Copy the QCA9377 folder to + /lib/firmware/ath10k: + + unzip master.zip + sudo cp -r ath10k-firmware-master/QCA9377/ /lib/firmware/ath10k/ 4) Run the following commands to rename the necessary firmware file: + cd /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/ sudo mv firmware-5.bin_WLAN.TF.1.0-00267-1 firmware-5.bin 5) Reboot your computer. Run "lshw -C network" to see if your card is - recognized. + recognized. You can delete the files you downloaded earlier: + + cd ~ + rm master.zip + rm -r ath10k-firmware-master/ Please tell me if these instructions are working for you. The original bug description follows. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, Qualcomm Atheros Device [168c:0042] (rev 30) is not supported by linux kernal. Please add support. Thanks ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-61-generic 3.13.0-61.100 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-61.100-generic 3.13.11-ckt22 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-61-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu14 1658 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: ubuntu14 1658 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Aug 12 20:31:24 2015 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=0483444a-0d9a-4215-b36b-4aee75fd9ec0 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-11 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140722.2) IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. MachineType: Acer Aspire E5-573 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-61-generic root=UUID=72a8a100-d5ec-4e9d-8bc5-45695001a29c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-61-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-61-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.15 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: rts5139 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/20/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V1.11 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: ZORO_BH dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: Type2 - A01 Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.11:bd04/20/2015:svnAcer:pnAspireE5-573:pvrV3.72:rvnAcer:rnZORO_BH:rvrType2-A01BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: Aspire E5-573 dmi.product.version: V3.72 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
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