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aientech

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[SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

I've got a fresh install arch on my alienware 15, and installed firmware and backports for my wifi. But ip link show returns no wifi interface.

[aien@Alienware ~]$ ip link show
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp59s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether f8:ca:b8:05:fe:f0 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

Here is dmesg | grep ath10k

[aien@Alienware ~]$ dmesg | grep ath10k
[    2.419702] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    2.422620] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: pci irq msi-x interrupts 8 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[    2.650894] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:3c:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[    2.651088] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin failed with error -2
[    2.651089] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin': -2
[    2.651555] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: invalid firmware magic
[    2.651561] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-3.bin failed with error -2
[    2.651562] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-3.bin': -2
[    2.651566] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-2.bin failed with error -2
[    2.651566] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-2.bin': -2
[    2.651570] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware.bin failed with error -2
[    2.651570] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not fetch firmware (-2)
[    2.651571] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not fetch firmware files (-2)
[    2.651572] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not probe fw (-2)

I suspect that the problem might be in firmware which I've got from this wiki

Last edited by aientech (2016-04-28 08:36:23)

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Lone_Wolf

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

$ pacman -Fl linux-firmware | grep QCA6174
linux-firmware usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/
linux-firmware usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/
linux-firmware usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board.bin
linux-firmware usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-5.bin
linux-firmware usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/notice_ath10k_firmware-5.txt
linux-firmware usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/
linux-firmware usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board.bin
linux-firmware usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-4.bin
linux-firmware usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/notice_ath10k_firmware-4.txt
$ 

Looks like that firmware has been added to linux-firmware package.

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aientech

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

So what should I do now? I still don't have any wifi connections...

Last edited by aientech (2016-04-27 07:07:38)

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V1del

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

I have a card with the same driver, but I use the board-2.bin from the github link instead of the killer link, works fine here, although I don't know if it does in your case, since it doesn't look like your hardware even probes for the board.bin. Also try to rename the firmware file to all the names being probed here, it might be valid for another name

aientech

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

Ok, thanks, renaming and reinstalling linux-firmware made the iwconfig to recognize my wireless hardware.
Now:

# ip link set wlp60s0 up
RTNETLINK answers: Resource temporarily unavailable

Now I'm searching for this one

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V1del

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

repost dmesg, note that at least here occasionally the firmware crashes (usually once after boot) but recovers and works fine after (I have to reinitialize the connection, so you might want to execute that up command a second time)

aientech

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

$ dmesg | grep ath10k
[    2.176174] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    2.179445] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: pci irq msi-x interrupts 8 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[    2.402740] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:3c:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[    2.403438] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin failed with error -2
[    2.403442] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin': -2
[    2.468200] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board-2.bin failed with error -2
[    4.587445] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: qca6174 hw3.2 (0x05030000, 0x00340aff sub 1a56:1535) fw WLAN.RM.2.0-00180-QCARMSWPZ-1 fwapi 4 bdapi 1 htt-ver 3.26 wmi-op 4 htt-op 3 cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1 features wowlan,ignore-otp,no-4addr-pad
[    4.587463] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: debug 1 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 0 testmode 0
[    7.586696] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[    7.654726] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0 wlp60s0: renamed from wlan0
[   12.910037] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to set rx-chainmask: -11, req 0x3
[   15.910146] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to set arp ac override parameter: -11
[   21.910237] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   27.223704] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to set tx-chainmask: -11, req 0x3
[   30.223700] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to set arp ac override parameter: -11
[   36.223870] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   41.517311] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to set rx-chainmask: -11, req 0x3
[   44.517391] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to set arp ac override parameter: -11
[   50.517393] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   62.237698] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   68.237820] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   73.531237] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   79.531405] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   95.248322] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  101.248426] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  106.541876] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  112.541985] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  124.718899] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  130.719004] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  136.012466] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  142.012565] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  147.309313] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  153.312766] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  169.246420] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  175.246531] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  180.543241] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  186.543370] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  202.253676] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to set tx-chainmask: -11, req 0x3
[  205.253767] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to set arp ac override parameter: -11
[  211.253872] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  216.553929] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  222.554101] ath10k_pci 0000:3c:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)

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V1del

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

Did you add the board-2.bin from the github repo already? If not do so and retry: https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmwar … oard-2.bin

aientech

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

A simple restart did the job.
Many thanks

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V1del

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

No problem, don't forget to mark the thread as solved by editing your initial post and prepending [SOLVED] or similar to the title

jeremy31

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

Hello aientech

What kernel are you using that worked

uname -a

aientech

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Re: [SOLVED] Arch not recognizing Wireless hardware Atheros QCA6174

My kernel info:

$ uname -a
Linux Alienware 4.5.1-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Apr 14 19:19:32 CEST 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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