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[Miles Krell <mileskrell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Nithya, sorry about the guide.  I forgot that the firmware files have
their version number in their names, so they need to be renamed before
they'll work.  The guide has been updated to reflect this.

I'd appreciate if someone would try following the updated guide and
telling me if it works now.

** 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.
  
  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.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  HOW TO GET THIS CARD TO WORK:
  
- As of February 26, 2016, this has become very simple.
+ As of February 26, 2016, this has become relatively 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.
+ least 4.0 or at least 4.2.  I'm currently using 4.5.  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
+ 2) Unzip this file, and copy contents of ath10k-firmware-master to
  /lib/firmware/ath10k.
  
- 3) Reboot your computer.  Run "lshw -C network" to see if your card is
+ 3) Rename two of the firmware files like so:
+     cd /lib/firmware/QCA6174/hw2.1
+     sudo mv firmware-5.bin_SW_RM.1.1.1-00157-QCARMSWPZ-1 firmware-5.bin
+     cd /lib/firmware/QCA6174/hw3.0
+     sudo mv firmware-4.bin_WLAN.RM.2.0-00180-QCARMSWPZ-1 firmware-4.bin
+ 
+ 4) 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
+ Last updated Match 18, 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:
  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.

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  HOW TO GET THIS CARD TO WORK:

  As of February 26, 2016, this has become relatively 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 4.5.  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 contents of ath10k-firmware-master to
  /lib/firmware/ath10k.

  3) Rename two of the firmware files like so:
      cd /lib/firmware/QCA6174/hw2.1
      sudo mv firmware-5.bin_SW_RM.1.1.1-00157-QCARMSWPZ-1 firmware-5.bin
      cd /lib/firmware/QCA6174/hw3.0
      sudo mv firmware-4.bin_WLAN.RM.2.0-00180-QCARMSWPZ-1 firmware-4.bin

  4) 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 Match 18, 2016

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