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Subject: Re: mwifiex 1.0 (16.68.10.p159) - PCIEUSB-8997 firmware is buggy
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Correcting old marvell address to new nxp...

Le 25/09/2021 à 19:19, Gérald Kerma a écrit :
> Héllo All,
>
> I made some few tests on EspressoBin-Ultra from GlobalScaleTechnologies,
> because of problem with the WiFi.
>
> I have done some quick tests on all the firmware of PCIEUSB-8997 using
> the pcieuart8997_combo_v4.bin on OpenWrt 21.02.x
>
> Here is a summary of the tests :
> - W16.68.10.p159 = KO
> - W16.68.1.p195 = KO
> - V16.68.1.p145 = OK
> - 16.68.1.p140 = OK
> - 16.68.1.p133 = OK
> - 16.68.1.p97 = OK
> - 16.68.1.p70 = KO
>  
> REF (and all details of tests) :
> https://github.com/NXP/mwifiex-firmware/issues/1
>
>
> Broken firmware :
>
> Version |W16.68.1.p195| of |pcieusb8997_combo_v4.bin| was included into
> linux-firmware repository by this pull request:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+5PVA5yQbjg3vaT7F8120B6ngLn7+sZC0OWt0KoUiQR9hS4FA@mail.gmail.com/
> <https://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+5PVA5yQbjg3vaT7F8120B6ngLn7+sZC0OWt0KoUiQR9hS4FA@mail.gmail.com/>
>
> And latest version |W16.68.10.p159| of |pcieusb8997_combo_v4.bin| by
> this pull request:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-firmware/CA+5PVA5on7+CRtEV7tThPxgucwt3W9i-tEXm4cgH-AmMB-Jrtg@mail.gmail.com/
> <https://lore.kernel.org/linux-firmware/CA+5PVA5on7+CRtEV7tThPxgucwt3W9i-tEXm4cgH-AmMB-Jrtg@mail.gmail.com/>
>
> Olders looks to works better.
>
> In quick tests, they allow more than 1 clients at a time !
>
> I am still testing the V16.68.1.p145 and report the results after some
> longer use...
>
> Hopes it will help...
> Regards,
> Gérald Kerma
> gandalf(at)gk2(dot)net