Bug 1208986

Summary: Ath10k drivers can't find firmware
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: A.J. Werkman <aj.werkman>
Component: linux-firmwareAssignee: David Woodhouse <dwmw2>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 22CC: alex.ploumistos, anaconda-maint-list, dwmw2, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, kernel-maint, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Description A.J. Werkman 2015-04-04 21:23:08 UTC
Description of problem:
When starting f22_Beta_TC6 installation on Acre V15, anaconda does not load wireless adapter firmware.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
F22_Beta_TC6

How reproducible:
Everytime

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start F22_Beta_TC6 in rescue mode
2. Type lspci -v and see that the wireless adapter is connected to the ath10k kernel module
3. ifconfig -a does not show the wireless adapter
4. dmesg shows firmware load error.

Actual results:
Anaconda does not configure and use the wireless adapter.

Expected results:
Anaconda should configure and use the wireless adapter.

Additional info:

lspci shows the following information:
03:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros Killer N1525 Wireless-AC (rev 20)
	Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device e08e
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 50
	Region 0: Memory at c4000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=8/8 Maskable+ 64bit-
		Address: fee00518  Data: 0000
		Masking: 00000000  Pending: 00000000
	Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
			ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us
			ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
		LnkCtl:	ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk-
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+, LTR+, OBFF Via message
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR+, OBFF Disabled
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
			 EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
	Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
		UESta:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		UEMsk:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		UESvrt:	DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		CESta:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
		CEMsk:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
		AERCap:	First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
	Capabilities: [148 v1] Virtual Channel
		Caps:	LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
		Arb:	Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
		Ctrl:	ArbSelect=Fixed
		Status:	InProgress-
		VC0:	Caps:	PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
			Arb:	Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
			Ctrl:	Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
			Status:	NegoPending- InProgress-
	Capabilities: [168 v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
	Capabilities: [178 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
		Max snoop latency: 3145728ns
		Max no snoop latency: 3145728ns
	Capabilities: [180 v1] L1 PM Substates
		L1SubCap: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+ ASPM_L1.1+ L1_PM_Substates+
			  PortCommonModeRestoreTime=50us PortTPowerOnTime=10us
	Kernel driver in use: ath10k_pci
	Kernel modules: ath10k_pci


dmesg shows the following information:

[    0.949348] pci 0000:03:00.0: [168c:003e] type 00 class 0x028000
[    0.949386] pci 0000:03:00.0: reg 0x10: [mem 0xc4000000-0xc41fffff 64bit]
[    0.949590] pci 0000:03:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold
[    0.949640] pci 0000:03:00.0: System wakeup disabled by ACPI
[    4.718135] pci 0000:03:00.0: Signaling PME through PCIe PME interrupt
[   22.616014] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: pci irq msi-x interrupts 8 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[   22.842480] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:03:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[   22.842493] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin failed with error -2
[   22.842496] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin': -2
[   22.842504] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-3.bin failed with error -2
[   22.842506] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-3.bin': -2
[   22.842513] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-2.bin failed with error -2
[   22.842515] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-2.bin': -2
[   22.842523] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board.bin failed with error -2
[   22.842526] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch board data (-2)
[   22.842528] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware files (-2)
[   22.842529] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not probe fw (-2)

Comment 1 Alexander Ploumistos 2015-08-06 12:09:22 UTC
I encountered a similar situation on an Aspire V17 Nitro (VN7-791G). No WiFI and no Bluetooth.

This is the device:

07:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 20)
	Subsystem: Foxconn International, Inc. Device e08e
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx+
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 35
	Region 0: Memory at d1400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=8/8 Maskable+ 64bit-
		Address: fee00518  Data: 0000
		Masking: 00000000  Pending: 00000000
	Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
			ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us
			ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
		LnkCtl:	ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk-
			ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+, LTR+, OBFF Via message
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR+, OBFF Disabled
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
			 EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
	Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
		UESta:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		UEMsk:	DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		UESvrt:	DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
		CESta:	RxErr+ BadTLP+ BadDLLP+ Rollover- Timeout+ NonFatalErr-
		CEMsk:	RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
		AERCap:	First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
	Capabilities: [148 v1] Virtual Channel
		Caps:	LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
		Arb:	Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
		Ctrl:	ArbSelect=Fixed
		Status:	InProgress-
		VC0:	Caps:	PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
			Arb:	Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
			Ctrl:	Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
			Status:	NegoPending- InProgress-
	Capabilities: [168 v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
	Capabilities: [178 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
		Max snoop latency: 71680ns
		Max no snoop latency: 71680ns
	Capabilities: [180 v1] L1 PM Substates
		L1SubCap: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+ ASPM_L1.1+ L1_PM_Substates+
			  PortCommonModeRestoreTime=50us PortTPowerOnTime=10us
	Kernel driver in use: ath10k_pci
	Kernel modules: ath10k_pci


While searching for a solution, I came across these two threads:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=196519
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1383184

I could not find any newer firmware files over at kernel.org, so I downloaded the ones provided in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1383184/comments/244
copied them to /usr/lib/firmware/
and I added an ath10k.conf file in /etc/modprobe.d/ with
options ath10k_core skip_otp=y

Wireless is working now, BT still doesn't.


The following is from before the addition of the firmware files:
[    7.019027] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: pci irq msi-x interrupts 8 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[    7.166269] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:07:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[    7.166281] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin failed with error -2
[    7.166283] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin': -2
[    7.166290] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-3.bin failed with error -2
[    7.166292] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-3.bin': -2
[    7.166298] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-2.bin failed with error -2
[    7.166299] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-2.bin': -2
[    7.166306] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board.bin failed with error -2
[    7.166307] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: could not fetch board data (-2)
[    7.166309] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: could not fetch firmware files (-2)
[    7.166310] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: could not probe fw (-2)

And after:
[    3.687802] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: pci irq msi-x interrupts 8 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[    3.834484] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:07:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[    3.834779] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin failed with error -2
[    3.834781] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin': -2
[    3.834789] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-3.bin failed with error -2
[    3.834790] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-3.bin': -2
[    5.044991] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: qca6174 hw2.1 (0x05010000, 0x003405ff) fw rome-hw2.1-v211-michalk api 2 htt 3.0 wmi 4 cal otp max_sta 32
[    5.044995] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 0 testmode 0
[    5.118459] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0 wlp7s0: renamed from wlan0

So, probably something is still missing.

I'll have this laptop for a few weeks, so if you need me to do any additional tests, please let me know.

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