How to enable ASUS PCE-AC88 (BCM4366)?

ttheodor · 2020-09-02 14:51:57

Hi!

I got a new pcie wifi card, ASUS PCE-AC88 but I can't get it to work.

According to the wiki and https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/use … /brcm80211, it should be supported since kernel 4.4 with the brcm80211 kernel driver.

If I run

 lspci -vnn -d 14e4: -k

I get:

42:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries Device [14e4:43c3] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:86fb]
	Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 89
	Memory at ed000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
	Memory at ec800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8M]
	Memory at e2400000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4M]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel modules: brcmfmac

So the card is detected but if I run

 ip link show

then the interface won't show up.

There's also the following:

dmesg | grep brcm
[    5.638068] usbcore: registered new interface driver brcmfmac
[    5.638162] brcmfmac 0000:42:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    5.743773] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie for chip BCM4366/4
[    5.746567] brcmfmac 0000:42:00.0: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie.Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.-X399 DESIGNARE EX.txt failed with error -2
[    5.746584] brcmfmac 0000:42:00.0: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie.txt failed with error -2
[    6.503843] brcmfmac 0000:42:00.0: swiotlb buffer is full (sz: 2048 bytes), total 0 (slots), used 0 (slots)
[    6.503846] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.503849] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_data_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.520042] brcmfmac 0000:42:00.0: swiotlb buffer is full (sz: 2048 bytes), total 0 (slots), used 0 (slots)
[    6.520044] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.520047] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_data_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.536817] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.536821] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_data_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.553376] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.553380] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_data_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.570041] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.570044] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_data_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.586714] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.586717] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_data_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.603469] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.603472] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_data_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.620135] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.620138] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_data_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.636709] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.636712] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_data_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.653375] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.653378] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_data_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.670044] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.670048] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_ctrl_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.670050] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!
[    6.670051] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_rxbuf_ctrl_post: No PKTID available !!
[    6.670391] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_process_gen_status: Firmware reported general error: 9
[    8.776718] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_msgbuf_query_dcmd: Timeout on response for query command
[    8.776724] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Retrieving cur_etheraddr failed, -5
[    8.776728] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_bus_started: failed: -5
[    8.776736] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_attach: dongle is not responding: err=-5

Maybe this is related https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Br … 1_EFI_Vars
but the file mentioned in the wiki (/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/nvram-74b00bd9-805a-4d61-b51f-43268123d113) does not exist in my system:

ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
AdvMitAttrib-ec87d643-eba4-4bb5-a1e5-3f3e36b20da9
AMD_PBS_SETUP-a339d746-f678-49b3-9fc7-54ce0f9df226
AMD_RAID-fe26a894-d199-47d4-8afa-070e3d54ba86
AmdSetup-3a997502-647a-4c82-998e-52ef9486a247
AMITSESetup-c811fa38-42c8-4579-a9bb-60e94eddfb34
ApSyncFlagNv-ad3f6761-f0a3-46c8-a4cb-19b70ffdb305
AuditMode-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
Boot0000-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
Boot0003-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
Boot0004-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
BootCurrent-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
BootOptionSupport-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
BootOrder-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
BugCheckCode-ba57e015-65b3-4c3c-b274-659192f699e3
BugCheckParameter1-ba57e015-65b3-4c3c-b274-659192f699e3
BugCheckProgress-ba57e015-65b3-4c3c-b274-659192f699e3
ConIn-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
ConInDev-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
ConOut-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
ConOutDev-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
CoolConCRC-46fe2754-75ed-40db-a395-032d70994457
CoolConsole-46fe2754-75ed-40db-a395-032d70994457
CurrentPolicy-77fa9abd-0359-4d32-bd60-28f4e78f784b
dbDefault-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
dbx-d719b2cb-3d3a-4596-a3bc-dad00e67656f
dbxDefault-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
DefaultBootOrder-45cf35f6-0d6e-4d04-856a-0370a5b16f53
DefaultLegacyDevOrder-3c4ead08-45ae-4315-8d15-a60eaa8caf69
DeployedMode-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
DeploymentModeNv-97e8965f-c761-4f48-b6e4-9ffa9cb2a2d6
EasyHealthAddress-dd41adf5-4368-4654-b1ca-46a6b98d9e84
EasyTuneSetupAddress-2a64d079-aceb-4ad9-afd5-252e35ba994a
EasyVoltageAddress-dd41adf5-4368-4654-b1ca-46a6b98d9e84
ErrOut-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
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HiiDB-1b838190-4625-4ead-abc9-cd5e6af18fe0
KEKDefault-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
Kernel_ATPSiStatus-77fa9abd-0359-4d32-bd60-28f4e78f784b
Kernel_DriverSiStatus-77fa9abd-0359-4d32-bd60-28f4e78f784b
Kernel_EntRevokeSiStatus-77fa9abd-0359-4d32-bd60-28f4e78f784b
Kernel_RvkSiStatus-77fa9abd-0359-4d32-bd60-28f4e78f784b
Kernel_SiStatus-77fa9abd-0359-4d32-bd60-28f4e78f784b
Kernel_SkuSiStatus-77fa9abd-0359-4d32-bd60-28f4e78f784b
Kernel_WinSiStatus-77fa9abd-0359-4d32-bd60-28f4e78f784b
LegacyDevOrder-a56074db-65fe-45f7-bd21-2d2bdd8e9652
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OfflineUniqueIDRandomSeedCRC-eaec226f-c9a3-477a-a826-ddc716cdc0e3
OfflineUniqueIDRandomSeed-eaec226f-c9a3-477a-a826-ddc716cdc0e3
OsIndicationsSupported-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
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Profile0-b05e6b5f-6ed8-4015-b5c5-b1049faf3e5b
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Any ideas? Thanks!

Lone_Wolf · 2020-09-02 15:33:20

[    5.743773] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie for chip BCM4366/4
[    5.746567] brcmfmac 0000:42:00.0: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie.Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.-X399 DESIGNARE EX.txt failed with error -2
[    5.746584] brcmfmac 0000:42:00.0: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie.txt failed with error -2

No idea what this means, but would you happen to be using that gigabyte X399 motherboard ?

ttheodor · 2020-09-02 15:55:03

Lone_Wolf wrote:

[    5.743773] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie for chip BCM4366/4
[    5.746567] brcmfmac 0000:42:00.0: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie.Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.-X399 DESIGNARE EX.txt failed with error -2
[    5.746584] brcmfmac 0000:42:00.0: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac4366c-pcie.txt failed with error -2

No idea what this means, but would you happen to be using that gigabyte X399 motherboard ?

Yes, that's the motherboard I'm using.

loqs · 2020-09-02 20:21:07

[    6.503843] brcmfmac 0000:42:00.0: swiotlb buffer is full (sz: 2048 bytes), total 0 (slots), used 0 (slots)
[    6.503846] brcmfmac: brcmf_msgbuf_alloc_pktid: dma_map_single failed !!

What if you increase the number of TLB slabs with swiotlb=1 https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentatio … meters.txt

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#1 2020-09-02 14:51:57

How to enable ASUS PCE-AC88 (BCM4366)?

#2 2020-09-02 15:33:20

Re: How to enable ASUS PCE-AC88 (BCM4366)?

#3 2020-09-02 15:55:03

Re: How to enable ASUS PCE-AC88 (BCM4366)?

#4 2020-09-02 20:21:07

Re: How to enable ASUS PCE-AC88 (BCM4366)?

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