Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of wireless/wifi

Timestamp:

01/23/2018 11:31:40 PM (6 years ago)

Author:

Tim Harvey

Comment:

added more details about replacing ath10k firmware

wireless/wifi

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-==== Multiple Firmware instructions ====
-To use one firmware vs. another, you simply need to rename, or relink it. Steps are details below:
-{{{
+==== Altnerative Firmware instructions ====
+To use one firmware vs. another, you simply need to rename, or relink it. This varies depending on the chipset firmware you are interested in as well as the BSP.
+
+Some examples:
+ * link CT's QCA988x firmware on OpenWrt 16.02:
+{{{#!bash
 $ cd /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/
 $ ln -sf firmware-2-ct-full-community-beta.bin firmware-2.bin
 $ # Reboot board
 }}}
+ * Replace stock QCA994 firmware with CT's:
+{{{#!bash
+# Download Candelatech's firmware.bin and board.bin files
+wget http://www.candelatech.com/downloads/ath10k-9984-10-4/board-2-ct.bin
+wget http://www.candelatech.com/downloads/ath10k-9984-10-4/firmware-5-ct-full-community.bin
+
+# Back up old files
+cp /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/board-2.bin /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/board-2.bin_old
+cp /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin_old
+
+# Drop in Candelatech files
+mv board-2-ct.bin /usr/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/board-2.bin
+mv firmware-5-ct-full-community.bin /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin
+}}}
+
 
 That's it! You can use this method to link any firmware, so long as it's called firmware-2.bin (and if using the latest ath10k drivers, firmware-3.bin).
 
+
+[=#candelatech]
 ===== Candelatech =====
-[http://www.candelatech.com Candelatech] got their hands on the source code for the ath0k firmware and have been actively developing it. One of their latest enhancements to their firmware was to add adhoc support in conjunction with infrastructure (both 10.1 + 999.999 firmwares in one!). As it's still a beta firmware, we've put a binary on our site [http://dev.gateworks.com/sources/candelatech/firmware-2-ct-full-community-beta.bin here]. Use the above instructions to link it in and you should be able to get the best of both worlds.
+[http://www.candelatech.com Candelatech] licenses the source code for the ath0k firmware from QCA and has been actively developing it to provide enhancements and bugfixes that are not necessarily limitted to QCA's stock firmware priorities. One such enhancement is that they add IBSS/adhoc support.
 
 Candelatech also has a [http://www.candelatech.com/ath10k-10.4.php web page] for custom firmware files that may be required for certain radio's such as the [https://www.compex.com.sg/product/wle1216v5-20/ WLE1216V5-20 wave 2 radio].
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-If this is the case, execute these commands to retrieve new firmware and replace the defaults.
-
+If this is the case, you can use CT's firmware as follows:
 {{{#!bash
 # Download Candelatech's firmware.bin and board.bin files
@@ -682 +701 @@
 mv firmware-5-ct-full-community.bin /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9984/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin
 }}}
-
-Note that this example was done for the [https://www.compex.com.sg/product/wle1216v5-20/ WLE1216V5-20 wave 2 radio] using a {{{QCA9984}}} chipset. You may need to change your {{{wget}}} and {{{/usr/lib/firmware/...}}} targets accordingly.
+ * Note that this example was done for the [https://www.compex.com.sg/product/wle1216v5-20/ WLE1216V5-20 wave 2 radio] using a {{{QCA9984}}} chipset. You may need to change your {{{wget}}} and {{{/usr/lib/firmware/...}}} targets accordingly.
+ * Note that if you want to use the stock firmware you can just replace the board-2.bin file with CT's until the stock firmware supports the Wave2 cards properly.
 
 Finally, to see what's current in ath10k, see [http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath10k here] for more info