Re: getting the right and complete firmware
On 2018-01-30, Anil Duggirala <anilduggirala@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2018, at 5:01 AM, Anil Duggirala wrote:
>> On Sun, Jan 28, 2018, at 11:46 AM, Bernd Gruber wrote:
>> > Hi Anil,
>> >
>> > did you take a look at this:
>> >
>> > https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch06s04.html.en
>> >
>> > Bernd
>> >
>> > Anil Duggirala wrote:
>> >
>> > > upon installing Debian stretch I got a notice about missing
>> > > firmware (Atheros). I managed to find a package that, apperently,
>> > > contained some of the missing firmware, since the list of missing
>> > > firmware was diminished. I am still missing some firmware, I will
>> > > find it eventually, but my question is: Can I be sure I have the
>> > > correct and required firmware if I am not getting any errors from
>> > > dmesg ? or upon boot? Is there any tool that will help me address
>> > > these issues? thanks,
>> >
>>
>>
>> Thanks a lot. That clears up my first question. However, can someone
>> tell me if they know how to get these:
>>
>> 8.880552] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: firmware: failed to load
>> ath10k/pre- cal-pci-0000:03:00.0.bin (-2) [ 8.880629] ath10k_pci
>> 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/
>> pre-cal-pci-0000:03:00.0.bin failed with error -2 [ 8.880649]
>> ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/
>> cal-pci-0000:03:00.0.bin (-2) [ 8.880714] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0:
>> Direct firmware load for ath10k/ cal-pci-0000:03:00.0.bin failed with
>> error -2 [ 8.881672] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: firmware: failed to
>> load ath10k/ QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin (-2) [ 8.881794]
>> ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/
>> QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin failed with error -2 [ 8.881800]
>> ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file
>> 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin': -2
>>
>> I have found these files but am not sure they will work (they are a
>> *-6.bin). thanks again,
>>
>
> Sorry. I meant, "I have found these files" here
> https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware/tree/master/QCA6174/hw3.0 ,
> "but am not sure they will work".
>
>
A handy utility in these circumstances is provided by the apt-file[1] package:
~$ apt-file search firmware-5.bin
firmware-atheros: /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA4019/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin
Then query the APT database with the package name:
~$ apt policy firmware-atheros
firmware-atheros:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 20161130-3
Version table:
20161130-3 500
500 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/non-free amd64 Packages
So the firmware can be found in the firmware-atheros package from the non-free
repository[2] of stretch.
1: https://wiki.debian.org/apt-file
2: https://wiki.debian.org/SourcesList#Component
--
Liam
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