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[Bug 1436940] Re: Atheros wifi 168c:0041(QCA6174) is not supported

 

Jeremy,

I can not thank you enough for your instructions.  I made sure I was
running the 4.1.6 firmware, went through the steps you provided, and it
worked perfectly.  My wireless network is currently stable and
functional.

otter@otterlappy:~$ uname -a
Linux otterlappy 4.1.6-040106-generic #201508170230 SMP Mon Aug 17 06:32:14 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
otter@otterlappy:~$ sudo lshw -C network
  *-network               
       description: Wireless interface
       product: Qualcomm Atheros
       vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
       logical name: wlan1
       version: 20
       serial: ac:e0:10:2d:8c:3b
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
       configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath10k_pci driverversion=4.1.6-040106-generic firmware=atheros-12.0.0.102-fw ip=192.168.1.68 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11abgn
       resources: irq:39 memory:f0800000-f09fffff
  *-network
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
       vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 10
       serial: 68:f7:28:cb:5e:a2
       size: 100Mbit/s
       capacity: 1Gbit/s
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=rtl8168g-3_0.0.1 04/23/13 ip=192.168.1.71 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
       resources: irq:35 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:f0c04000-f0c04fff memory:f0c00000-f0c03fff
otter@otterlappy:~$ sudo modinfo ath10k_pci
filename:       /lib/modules/4.1.6-040106-generic/updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ath10k_pci.ko
firmware:       ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-4.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-5.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/board.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-5.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-4.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-3.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-2.bin
firmware:       ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware.bin
license:        Dual BSD/GPL
description:    Driver support for Atheros QCA988X PCIe devices
author:         Qualcomm Atheros
version:        backported from Linux (next-20150903-0-ga672f92) using backports backports-20150903-0-g7b34ea2
srcversion:     2C3D5FA5797C89E8231F86B
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00000040sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd0000003Esv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd00000041sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v0000168Cd0000003Csv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        ath10k_core,compat
vermagic:       4.1.6-040106-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
parm:           irq_mode:0: auto, 1: legacy, 2: msi (default: 0) (uint)
parm:           reset_mode:0: auto, 1: warm only (default: 0) (uint)

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Title:
  Atheros wifi 168c:0041(QCA6174) is not supported

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in linux source package in Vivid:
  Confirmed
Status in linux source package in Wily:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The atheros wireless device (168c:0041) isn't supported by the
  ath10k_pci kernel driver.

  Found in several laptop models:

  Lenovo Z70
  Lenovo G50-45
  Lenovo G50-80
  Lenovo Edge 15
  Lenovo Yoga 3 11
  Lenovo Flex 3-1470
  Samsung ATIV Book 9 NP930X2K

  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: linux-image-3.19.0-9-generic 3.19.0-9.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-9.9-generic 3.19.1
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-9-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  nicholas   1695 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  nicholas   1695 F.... pulseaudio
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Mar 26 09:47:16 2015
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=5b068cd8-e60a-49b9-a88e-1581bb6b3dc1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-25 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
  IwConfig:
   eth0      no wireless extensions.

   lo        no wireless extensions.
  Lsusb:
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
   Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:e300 Atheros Communications, Inc.
   Bus 001 Device 003: ID 5986:0652 Acer, Inc
   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  MachineType: LENOVO 80E5
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-9-generic root=UUID=e52867c5-0b50-42fb-8288-f30765f926c5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.19.0-9-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.19.0-9-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.143SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-03-26 (0 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/20/2014
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: B0CN69WW
  dmi.board.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Lenovo G50-80
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: 31900058 WIN
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo G50-80
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrB0CN69WW:bd06/20/2014:svnLENOVO:pn80E5:pvrLenovoG50-80:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoG50-80:rvr31900058WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoG50-80:
  dmi.product.name: 80E5
  dmi.product.version: Lenovo G50-80
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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