Need support for new AVM Wifi usb stick - AVM Fritz!WLAN AC 430 [057c:8502]

[karmen]

This is the most recent wifi dongle from AVM.
Extracting the official windows 7 64bit binary driver and loading it with ndiswrapper doesn't work

# ndiswrapper -l
fwlan6x_w7 : driver installed
device (057C:8502) present

# dmesg | egrep 'ndis|wlan'
[ 777.438876] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:'ExEventObjectType'
[ 777.438891] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:'isxdigit'
[ 777.438938] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: ntoskrnl.exe:'_local_unwind'
[ 777.438954] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBuffer'
[ 777.438964] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBuffer'
[ 777.438973] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferList'
[ 777.438986] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisQueueIoWorkItem'
[ 777.439000] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateStatusEx'
[ 777.439012] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMOidRequestComplete'
[ 777.439021] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMDeregisterMiniportDriver'
[ 777.439031] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMRegisterMiniportDriver'
[ 777.439040] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMFreePort'
[ 777.439054] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeIoWorkItem'
[ 777.439064] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSetMiniportAttributes'
[ 777.439073] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisOpenConfigurationEx'
[ 777.439093] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisDeregisterDeviceEx'
[ 777.439107] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateIoWorkItem'
[ 777.439116] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMIndicateReceiveNetBufferLists'
[ 777.439126] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMSendNetBufferListsComplete'
[ 777.439135] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferList'
[ 777.439145] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferListPool'
[ 777.439154] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeMdl'
[ 777.439164] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMemoryWithTagPriority'
[ 777.439190] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateMdl'
[ 777.439199] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMNetPnPEvent'
[ 777.439214] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool'
[ 777.439231] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList'
[ 777.439241] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisAllocateNetBufferPool'
[ 777.439266] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisMAllocatePort'
[ 777.439275] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisFreeNetBufferPool'
[ 777.439285] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: NDIS.SYS:'NdisRegisterDeviceEx'
[ 777.439293] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionUnbindClass'
[ 777.439301] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionBindClass'
[ 777.439308] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionBind'
[ 777.439316] ndiswrapper (import:232): unknown symbol: WDFLDR.SYS:'WdfVersionUnbind'
[ 777.439320] ndiswrapper (load_sys_files:199): couldn't prepare driver 'fwlan6x_w7'
[ 777.439479] ndiswrapper (load_wrap_driver:121): couldn't load driver 'fwlan6x_w7'

After some research this device turned out to have a Mediatek mt7610un chipset.
There is an official driver on the mediatek website: http://www.mediatek.com/en/downloads/?sort=os

We compiled the driver and copied the binary files from ~/mt7610u_wifi_sta_v3002_dpo_20130916/mcu/bin
to /lib/firmware.

The result of sudo modprobe mt7650u_sta is:

Mar 8 16:37:15 kernel: [ 279.692549] ERROR!!! NICLoadFirmware failed, Status[=0x00000001]

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1317591

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[karmen (blue-t)]

I can't run the command because i have no internet connection due to this bug.
Therefore "confirmed" without additional logs

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.15 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.15-rc4-utopic/

[karmen (blue-t)]

3.15-rc4 has the same issues that i mentioned in the original report

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

This issue appears to be an upstream bug, since you tested the latest upstream kernel. Would it be possible for you to open an upstream bug report[0]? That will allow the upstream Developers to examine the issue, and may provide a quicker resolution to the bug.

Please follow the instructions on the wiki page[0]. The first step is to email the appropriate mailing list. If no response is received, then a bug may be opened on bugzilla.kernel.org.

Once this bug is reported upstream, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-reported-upstream'.

[0] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/kernel