On 12/28/2018 8:32 AM, 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 >
Ok -- I'm currently testing the fw from (1). In the log I get: $ journalctl -x -o cat | awk '/ath10k/ && /[Ee]rror/' ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:04:00.0.bin failed with error -2 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:04:00.0.bin failed with error -2 ath10k_pci 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/board-2.bin failed with error -2 Can anyone tell me what the first two firmwares are for and where I can find them? Should I care about the missing board-2.bin? Thanks for any help. 1) https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware -- John Doe