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[dagny <dtag1000@xxxxxxxxx>]

whatever you do, if you are dualbooting, do not use these drivers.

for some reason, if you put them in the firmware file like the guide
says, when you reboot, it deletes the whole dualboot partition.

major bug.

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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:
  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.

  Speaking of which, that repo contains a folder for the QCA6174, but
  not for the QCA6164.  The firmware in the QCA6174 folder works for the
  QCA6164; I still find it strange.  I'm not sure how well the actual
  QCA6174 [168c:003e] firmware works.

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  HOW TO GET THIS CARD TO WORK:

  As of February 26, 2016, this has become very simple.

  I'm unsure of what version kernel you need to be using - it's either
  at least 4.0 or at least 4.2.  I'm currently using 4.4.3.  If the
  kernel you have isn't working, try that one.

  1) Get the latest firmware from https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-
  firmware/archive/master.zip

  2) Unzip this file, and copy the ath10k folder's contents to
  /lib/firmware/ath10k.

  3) Reboot your computer.  Run "lshw -C network" to see if your card is
  recognized.

  If you created a "/lib/modprobe.d/ath10k.conf" file earlier to disable
  otp, you can remove it.  I did, and the card still works fine.

  Last updated February 28, 2016

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