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a.s5n

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From: Innsbruck, AT

Registered: 2023-01-07

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[SOLVED] rtw_8822ce: Firmware version

Hi everyone. I've been seeing lines like this:

# journalctl --grep rtw_8822c
-- Boot 8f81635bf799436a9fc84b5e14d58d29 --
Dec 21 08:59:51 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
Dec 21 08:59:51 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 9.9.4, H2C version 15
Dec 21 08:59:51 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 9.9.13, H2C version 15
-- Boot 40c3475dc26843e193b860a43360b5ff --
Dec 21 09:04:27 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
Dec 21 09:04:27 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 9.9.4, H2C version 15
Dec 21 09:04:27 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 9.9.13, H2C version 15
-- Boot 90ceac4d47524f45a16fefc4b6bb43ba --
Jan 03 12:36:58 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
Jan 03 12:36:58 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 9.9.13, H2C version 15
Jan 03 12:36:58 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 9.9.4, H2C version 15
-- Boot 3728d98da1ea4464bee318b678c79377 --
Jan 07 07:56:56 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
Jan 07 07:56:56 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 9.9.13, H2C version 15
Jan 07 07:56:56 ring kernel: rtw_8822ce 0000:01:00.0: Firmware version 9.9.4, H2C version 15

My question here: is there just a notice about actual and available firmware, if not what does it actually mean?

Last edited by a.s5n (2023-01-08 15:54:03)

cantabile

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Registered: 2010-06-29

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Re: [SOLVED] rtw_8822ce: Firmware version

rtw88 prints these messages about the firmware it's loading from the hard drive. For this device (RTL8822CE) there are two kinds of firmware, normal (9.9.13) and wake-on-wlan (9.9.4), because it supports the wake-on-wlan feature.

I think starting with kernel 6.2 it will say "WOW firmware version 9.9.4" to make it clear which one is which.

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a.s5n

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From: Innsbruck, AT

Registered: 2023-01-07

Posts: 4

Re: [SOLVED] rtw_8822ce: Firmware version

Got it. Thanks.