From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail27.static.mailgun.info ([104.130.122.27]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.92.3 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1jR9b4-0006M2-3v for ath10k@lists.infradead.org; Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:15:04 +0000 From: Kalle Valo Subject: Re: Killer WiFi card keeps disconnecting due to latest firmware References: <87ftd3r4lt.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:14:53 +0300 In-Reply-To: <87ftd3r4lt.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> (Kalle Valo's message of "Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:34:54 +0300") Message-ID: <87k128ng9e.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "ath10k" Errors-To: ath10k-bounces+kvalo=adurom.com@lists.infradead.org To: Nicola Mori Cc: ath10k@lists.infradead.org, Wen Gong Kalle Valo writes: > Nicola Mori writes: > >> Hi, I have an issue with the WiFi card in my laptop, that keeps >> disconnecting from the network in a strange way: randomly every 1-2 >> hours I can't access web pages or even ping the gateway, but existing >> connections (like existing ssh sessions or Zoom videoconferences) >> continue to work. The only solution is to restart the network >> connection. >> >> The fix for me has been to downgrade the firmware by removing >> /usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-6.bin so that >> /usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-4.bin is used; with >> this, I have no issues. > > These firmware filenames tell nothing to me (-6 and -4 are just > interface version numbers), I need the exact firmware versions of which > works and which doesn't. 'dmesg | grep ath10k' is the best way to get > them. > > Also adding Wen to the loop. For some reason I don't see Nicola's reply in the list, I'll copy it below just in case. So it looks like WLAN.RM.4.4.1 has a regression. Wen, what do you think? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Kalle, thanks for replying. This is the output of 'dmesg | grep ath10k' when using the firmware file that works: 1448:[ 3.485923] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) 1449:[ 3.489776] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0 1480:[ 3.845150] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: qca6174 hw3.2 target 0x05030000 chip_id 0x00340aff sub 1a56:1535 1481:[ 3.845151] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: kconfig debug 1 debugfs 1 tracing 1 dfs 0 testmode 0 1482:[ 3.845545] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: firmware ver WLAN.RM.2.0-00180-QCARMSWPZ-1 api 4 features wowlan,ignore-otp,no-4addr-pad crc32 75dee6c5 1487:[ 3.909684] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id N/A crc32 4ac0889b 1507:[ 3.986187] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: unsupported HTC service id: 1536 1508:[ 4.007720] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: htt-ver 3.26 wmi-op 4 htt-op 3 cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1 1530:[ 4.459620] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: unsupported HTC service id: 1536 And this is when using the faulty firmware file: 1411:[ 3.161194] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) 1413:[ 3.163852] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0 1446:[ 3.544236] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: qca6174 hw3.2 target 0x05030000 chip_id 0x00340aff sub 1a56:1535 1447:[ 3.544237] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: kconfig debug 1 debugfs 1 tracing 1 dfs 0 testmode 0 1448:[ 3.544560] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: firmware ver WLAN.RM.4.4.1-00140-QCARMSWPZ-1 api 6 features wowlan,ignore-otp,mfp crc32 29eb8ca1 1461:[ 3.636783] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id N/A crc32 4ac0889b 1469:[ 3.711916] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: unsupported HTC service id: 1536 1470:[ 3.730945] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: htt-ver 3.60 wmi-op 4 htt-op 3 cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1 1534:[ 4.378847] ath10k_pci 0000:3b:00.0: unsupported HTC service id: 1536 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches _______________________________________________ ath10k mailing list ath10k@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/ath10k