Bug#1030636: Debian Installer complains about missing firmware in ath10k, even when using image with firmware included
On Mon, Feb 6, 2023, at 4:36 AM, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Hi Brandon,
>
> Brandon Werner <brandon_code@fastmail.fm> (2023-02-05):
>> I saw the recent work to the installer surrounding firmware handling
>> and thought I would test on my machines to see how this all was
>> working. I used one of the daily sid_d-i netinst cds including
>> firmware. I noticed some problems around the installer asking for
>> firmware that was not neded for ath10k. I first tried on a laptop that
>> had QCA-6174 hw2.1. I noticed the prompt telling me about missing
>> firmware and asking if I wanted to load it from additional media,
>> which was puzzling for the firmware image. If I select no, the
>> installer continues, however, I thought this could confuse users, so
>> I dug into it.
>
> Thanks for the tests and the report.
>
>> Before firmware atheros was loaded, the kernel tried to load versions
>> 6 through 2 of the firmware files as well as calibration firmware
>> files. After firmware atheros was installed, the card was brought up,
>> and this time, only three files were missing. The cal and pre-cal
>> files appear to be optional according to the driver source, and do not
>> exist in linux-firmware upstream, so I think them missing is no
>> problem. Firmware ver 6 doesn't exist yet in the upstream Linux repo
>> so maybe this is in the driver for future use? I guess the installer
>> still thinks there is missing firmware because of the kernel failing
>> to load these 3 unnecessary files. After version 5 of the firmware was
>> found, the kernel stopped trying to load versions 4 3 2, so there was
>> many fewer missing files on the second run of check-missing-firmware.
>
> We would need to see more of your log file. It starts with mainloop
> iteration #1, while the first check_missing call has happened already.
Thanks for your response. I have included the syslog lines from the installer log you requested.
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking at dmesg for the first time
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: saving timestamp for a later use: [ 57.345819]
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-5.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-5.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-3.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-3.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-2.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-2.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: missing firmware files (ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-5.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-5.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-3.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-3.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-2.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-2.bin) for ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: mainloop iteration #1
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: lookup with /cdrom/firmware/Contents-firmware
Feb 5 10:35:26 check-missing-firmware: installing firmware package /cdrom/firmware/firmware-atheros_20221214-5_all.deb (non-free-firmware)
Feb 5 10:35:28 check-missing-firmware: removing and loading kernel module ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.711599] DMAR: DRHD: handling fault status reg 2
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.711605] DMAR: [DMA Write NO_PASID] Request device [01:00.0] fault addr 0x7ee00000 [fault reason 0x05] PTE Write access is not set
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.711661] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.977712] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.977724] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.977735] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.977744] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.977755] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.977762] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.977973] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-5.bin
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.977980] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: qca6174 hw2.1 target 0x05010000 chip_id 0x003405ff sub 144d:4125
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.977986] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 0 tracing 0 dfs 0 testmode 0
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 60.978697] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware ver SW_RM.1.1.1-00157-QCARMSWPZ-1 api 5 features ignore-otp,no-4addr-pad crc32 10bf8e08
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 61.040011] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board-2.bin
Feb 5 10:35:28 kernel: [ 61.040387] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id N/A crc32 ae2e275a
Feb 5 10:35:29 check-missing-firmware: looking at dmesg again, restarting from timestamp: [ 57.345819]
Feb 5 10:35:29 check-missing-firmware: timestamp found, truncating dmesg accordingly
Feb 5 10:35:29 check-missing-firmware: saving timestamp for a later use: [ 61.040387]
Feb 5 10:35:29 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:29 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:29 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:29 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:29 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:29 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:29 check-missing-firmware: missing firmware files (ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin) for ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:35:29 kernel: [ 62.211095] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: htt-ver 3.1 wmi-op 4 htt-op 3 cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
Feb 5 10:35:30 kernel: [ 62.299139] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x6a
Feb 5 10:35:30 kernel: [ 62.299142] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
Feb 5 10:35:30 kernel: [ 62.299144] ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
Feb 5 10:35:30 kernel: [ 62.299145] ath: Regpair used: 0x6a
Feb 5 10:35:30 kernel: [ 62.300428] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0
Feb 5 10:35:30 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface wlp1s0
Feb 5 10:36:02 check-missing-firmware: mainloop iteration #2
Feb 5 10:36:02 check-missing-firmware: lookup with /cdrom/firmware/Contents-firmware
Feb 5 10:36:02 check-missing-firmware: removing and loading kernel module ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:36:02 kernel: [ 95.083903] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.349714] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.349727] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.349739] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.349749] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.349760] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.349770] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin (-2)
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.349914] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-5.bin
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.349919] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: qca6174 hw2.1 target 0x05010000 chip_id 0x003405ff sub 144d:4125
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.349922] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 0 tracing 0 dfs 0 testmode 0
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.350425] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware ver SW_RM.1.1.1-00157-QCARMSWPZ-1 api 5 features ignore-otp,no-4addr-pad crc32 10bf8e08
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.411727] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board-2.bin
Feb 5 10:36:03 kernel: [ 95.412101] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id N/A crc32 ae2e275a
Feb 5 10:36:03 check-missing-firmware: looking at dmesg again, restarting from timestamp: [ 61.040387]
Feb 5 10:36:03 check-missing-firmware: timestamp found, truncating dmesg accordingly
Feb 5 10:36:03 check-missing-firmware: saving timestamp for a later use: [ 95.412101]
Feb 5 10:36:03 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:36:03 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:36:03 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:36:03 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:36:03 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:36:03 check-missing-firmware: looking for firmware file ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin requested by ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:36:03 check-missing-firmware: missing firmware files (ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-6.bin) for ath10k_pci
Feb 5 10:36:04 kernel: [ 96.582186] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: htt-ver 3.1 wmi-op 4 htt-op 3 cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
Feb 5 10:36:04 kernel: [ 96.671106] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x6a
Feb 5 10:36:04 kernel: [ 96.671109] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map
Feb 5 10:36:04 kernel: [ 96.671111] ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00
Feb 5 10:36:04 kernel: [ 96.671112] ath: Regpair used: 0x6a
Feb 5 10:36:04 kernel: [ 96.672484] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0
Feb 5 10:36:04 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface wlp1s0
Feb 5 10:36:09 check-missing-firmware: taking network interface wlp1s0 up/down
Feb 5 10:36:11 check-missing-firmware: looking at dmesg again, restarting from timestamp: [ 95.412101]
Feb 5 10:36:11 check-missing-firmware: timestamp found, truncating dmesg accordingly
Feb 5 10:36:11 check-missing-firmware: saving timestamp for a later use: [ 96.672484]
Feb 5 10:36:11 check-missing-firmware: no missing firmware in loaded kernel modules
Feb 5 10:36:12 main-menu[834]: INFO: Falling back to the package description for brltty-udeb
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