Dear Linux Wireless devs,
I'm having problems loading the ath10k firmware for a Qualcomm Atheros
QCA9984 802.11ac wireless module (Compex WLE1216VX) in a x86_64 PC.
This particular unit is 2.4/5 GHz dual band.
When I modprobe ath10k_pci I get the following syslog error messages:
Nov 18 23:49:31 localhost.localdomain kernel: cfg80211: Loading
compiled-in X.509 certificates for regulatory database
Nov 18 23:49:31 localhost.localdomain kernel: cfg80211: Loaded X.509
cert 'sforshee: 00b28ddf47aef9cea7'
Nov 18 23:49:31 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
Nov 18 23:49:31 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
qca9984/qca9994 hw1.0 target 0x01000000 chip_id 0x00000000 sub 168c:cafe
Nov 18 23:49:31 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 0 testmode 0
Nov 18 23:49:31 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
firmware ver 10.4-3.9.0.2-00131 api 5 features
no-p2p,mfp,peer-flow-ctrl,btcoex-param,allows-mesh-bcast,no-ps,peer-fixed-rate
crc32 23bd9e43
Nov 18 23:49:32 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
failed to fetch board data for bus=pci,bmi-chip-id=0,bmi-board-id=11
from ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/board-2.bin
Nov 18 23:49:32 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
failed to fetch board-2.bin or board.bin from ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0
Nov 18 23:49:32 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
failed to fetch board file: -2
Nov 18 23:49:32 localhost.localdomain kernel: ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
could not probe fw (-2)
This is with firmware ver. 10.4-3.9.0.2-00131, which is the most recent
I can find on Git, and on kernel 5.9.8-200 (Fedora 33); I get the same
error - apart from reported firmware version - with 10.4-3.9.0.2-00070
which is installed by linux-firmware-20201022-113 (latest Fedora
package) as well as on earlier kernels and firmware versions, and other
x86_64 hardware. The board-2.bin and firmware-5.bin files do exist in
the /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0 directory, which matches the
exact chipset ID.
This thread reports a very similar issue on the same chipset:
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg196425.html. I also
raised a thread on the ClearOS forum
(https://www.clearos.com/clearfoundation/social/community/why-is-the-clearos-7-kernel-version-still-3-10)
as initially I thought the problem might be with the kernel version;
however ClearOS 7 (Centos / Red Hat-based) has a fully patched and
backported kernel. (The aim is for the QCA9984 to go in my ClearOS 7
firewall / wireless AP, also on x86_64 hardware.)
lspci -nn output reports PCI ID 168c:0046.
Grateful for any suggestions. I'm no hardware expert, but I will do
anything I can to help (e.g. pull requests) and obviously do any testing
I can. More lspci and modinfo output appended below.
Many thanks,
Andrew
[root@localhost QCA9984]# lspci -s 03:00.0 -vvv
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9984 802.11ac Wave 2
Wireless Network Adapter
Subsystem: Qualcomm Atheros Device cafe
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort-
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 35
Region 0: Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=2M]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA
PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/32 Maskable+ 64bit+
Address: 00000000fee02004 Data: 4023
Masking: fffffffe Pending: 00000000
Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s
unlimited, L1 unlimited
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
SlotPowerLimit 10.000W
DevCtl: CorrErr- NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq-
RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq-
AuxPwr+ TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM not
supported
ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 5GT/s (ok), Width x1 (ok)
TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt-
ABWMgmt-
DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+,
NROPrPrP-, LTR+
10BitTagComp-, 10BitTagReq-, OBFF Not
Supported, ExtFmt-, EETLPPrefix-
EmergencyPowerReduction Not Supported,
EmergencyPowerReductionInit-
FRS-, TPHComp-, ExtTPHComp-
AtomicOpsCap: 32bit- 64bit- 128bitCAS-
DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-,
LTR-, OBFF Disabled
AtomicOpsCtl: ReqEn-
LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance-
SpeedDis-
Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range,
EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB,
EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-,
LinkEqualizationRequest-
Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt-
UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt-
UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt-
UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout-
AdvNonFatalErr-
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout-
AdvNonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, ECRCGenCap+ ECRCGenEn-
ECRCChkCap+ ECRCChkEn-
MultHdrRecCap- MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres-
HdrLogCap-
HeaderLog: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
Capabilities: [148 v1] Device Serial Number
00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
Capabilities: [158 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
Max snoop latency: 0ns
Max no snoop latency: 0ns
Capabilities: [160 v1] L1 PM Substates
L1SubCap: PCI-PM_L1.2- PCI-PM_L1.1- ASPM_L1.2-
ASPM_L1.1- L1_PM_Substates-
L1SubCtl1: PCI-PM_L1.2- PCI-PM_L1.1- ASPM_L1.2-
ASPM_L1.1-
L1SubCtl2:
Kernel driver in use: ath10k_pci
Kernel modules: ath10k_pci
[root@localhost QCA9984]# modinfo ath10k_pci
filename:
/lib/modules/5.9.8-200.fc33.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ath10k_pci.ko.xz
firmware: ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/board.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-6.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board-2.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-6.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-4.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board-2.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-5.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA9887/hw1.0/board-2.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA9887/hw1.0/board.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA9887/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/board-2.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/board.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-5.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-4.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-3.bin
firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-2.bin
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Driver support for Qualcomm Atheros 802.11ac WLAN
PCIe/AHB devices
author: Qualcomm Atheros
alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000050sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000042sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000046sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000056sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000040sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000003Esv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000041sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000003Csv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00000777d000011ACsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends: ath10k_core
retpoline: Y
intree: Y
name: ath10k_pci
vermagic: 5.9.8-200.fc33.x86_64 SMP mod_unload
sig_id: PKCS#7
signer: Fedora kernel signing key
sig_key:
33:36:25:96:B7:D1:5F:C3:7A:F5:2D:F4:24:3A:F5:D2:B6:5F:E7:55
sig_hashalgo: sha256
signature:
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parm: irq_mode:0: auto, 1: legacy, 2: msi (default: 0) (uint)
parm: reset_mode:0: auto, 1: warm only (default: 0) (uint)