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[Miles Krell <mileskrell@xxxxxxxxx>]

AndyP, thanks for telling me.  I'd really like to reinstall Ubuntu and
*then* follow my own guide to see if it works, but I don't want to do
this with 16.04 right around the corner.  Once it's released, I'll do
this and get back to you guys.

I can tell you that I'm not using backports, as I just installed kernel
4.5 a few days ago, and the files in my /lib/firmware/ath10k were all
deleted and then replaced following the steps in the guide.  I'm also
not using any of the dkms stuff that people have talked about for this
card.

I guess there's still something I missed.  Could you post the output of
"modinfo ath10k_pci"?

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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 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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