Comment 148 for bug 1436940
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| Patrick Lacasse (patrick-m-lacasse) wrote Re: [Bug 1436940] Re: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6164 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0041] is not supported | #148 |
I upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (4.4.0-21-generic) and my wifi now works out
of the box.
I was using a usb-wifi since I bought my Lenovo Yoga 3 and I'm very happy
because the builtin wifi card is much better.
This bug is solved for me!
However, I can't tell if the firmware I copied last month are used or not.
2016-04-22 19:14 GMT-04:00 Miles Krell <email address hidden>:
> ** Description changed:
>
> - This card remains unsupported out-of-the-box by the ath10k_pci kernel
> - module. At this point, it looks like kvalo's ath10k-firmware repo just
> - needs to be pulled in.
> + The firmware for this card isn't included with Ubuntu. The firmware
> + provided in /lib/firmware/
> + used with this card. This included firmware is likely for the QCA6174
> + instead of this card, the QCA6164.
> +
> + Yes, you read that right: the files for the QCA6164 need to be a folder
> + called QCA6174 in order for the card to work. Running "modprobe
> + ath10k_pci" shows that the ath10k_pci module looks for firmware in a
> + folder called QCA6174, but not in any folder called QCA6164.
> +
> + It seems that before this issue can be resolved, the ath10k_pci module
> + must be changed so that it recognizes firmware for both the QCA6164 and
> + QCA6174, in separate folders.
>
>
> -------
>
> HOW TO GET THIS CARD TO WORK:
>
> - As of February 26, 2016, this has become rather simple.
> + 1) Use a kernel that supports this card
>
> - According to the Linux Wireless wiki, support was added in kernel 4.2
> - Your kernel is probably fine, but if it's older than 4.2, see
> + According to WikiDevi, support for this card was added in kernel 4.3.
> + If you're running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or above, your kernel is fine; skip
> + to the next step. If you're running Ubuntu 15.10 or below, see
> https:/
> - newer one.
> + newer kernel. Alternatively, you can use backports. This is a lot more
> + work, but if you really need to keep using an older kernel for some
> + reason, there are some guides to installing backports in the comments
> + below.
>
> - 1) Get the latest firmware from https:/
> - firmware/
> + 2) Get rid of the firmware folder for this card that's included with
> + Ubuntu:
>
> - 2) Unzip this file, and copy the contents of ath10k-
> - /lib/firmware/
> + sudo rm -r /lib/firmware/
>
> - 3) Rename two of the firmware files like so:
> - cd /lib/firmware/
> + 3) Download the latest firmware:
> +
> + wget https:/
> +
> + 4) Unzip the downloaded file. Inside the ath10k-
> + is a folder named QCA6174. Copy the QCA6174 folder to
> + /lib/firmware/
> +
> + unzip master.zip
> + sudo cp -r ath10k-
> +
> + 5) Rename two of the firmware files like so:
> +
> + cd /lib/firmware/
> sudo mv firmware-
> - cd /lib/firmware/
> + cd /lib/firmware/
> sudo mv firmware-
>
> - 4) Reboot your computer. Run "lshw -C network" to see if your card is
> - recognized.
> + 6) Reboot your computer. Run "lshw -C network" to see if your card is
> + recognized. You can delete the files you downloaded earlier:
>
> - If you created a "/lib/modprobe.
> - otp, you can remove it. I did, and the card still works fine.
> + cd ~
> + rm master.zip
> + rm -r ath10k-
>
> - Last updated Match 26, 2016
> + Verified to work on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (with kernel 4.4.0-21-generic)
> +
> + Last updated April 22, 2016
>
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> Title:
> Qualcomm Atheros QCA6164 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0041]
> is not supported
>
> Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in linux source package in Vivid:
> Confirmed
> Status in linux source package in Wily:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> The firmware for this card isn't included with Ubuntu. The firmware
> provided in /lib/firmware/
> used with this card. This included firmware is likely for the QCA6174
> instead of this card, the QCA6164.
>
> Yes, you read that right: the files for the QCA6164 need to be a
> folder called QCA6174 in order for the card to work. Running
> "modprobe ath10k_pci" shows that the ath10k_pci module looks for
> firmware in a folder called QCA6174, but not in any folder called
> QCA6164.
>
> It seems that before this issue can be resolved, the ath10k_pci module
> must be changed so that it recognizes firmware for both the QCA6164
> and QCA6174, in separate folders.
>
>
> -------
>
> HOW TO GET THIS CARD TO WORK:
>
> 1) Use a kernel that supports this card
>
> According to WikiDevi, support for this card was added in kernel 4.3.
> If you're running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or above, your kernel is fine; skip
> to the next step. If you're running Ubuntu 15.10 or below, see
> https:/
> newer kernel. Alternatively, you can use backports. This is a lot
> more work, but if you really need to keep using an older kernel for
> some reason, there are some guides to installing backports in the
> comments below.
>
> 2) Get rid of the firmware folder for this card that's included with
> Ubuntu:
>
> sudo rm -r /lib/firmware/
>
> 3) Download the latest firmware:
>
> wget https:/
>
> 4) Unzip the downloaded file. Inside the ath10k-
> folder is a folder named QCA6174. Copy the QCA6174 folder to
> /lib/firmware/
>
> unzip master.zip
> sudo cp -r ath10k-
>
> 5) Rename two of the firmware files like so:
>
> cd /lib/firmware/
> sudo mv firmware-
> cd /lib/firmware/
> sudo mv firmware-
>
> 6) Reboot your computer. Run "lshw -C network" to see if your card is
> recognized. You can delete the files you downloaded earlier:
>
> cd ~
> rm master.zip
> rm -r ath10k-
>
> Verified to work on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (with kernel 4.4.0-21-generic)
>
> Last updated April 22, 2016
>
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