[CLOSED/PARTIALLY SOLVED] QCA6174 on LM18 MATE partially functional

[tstottqmc]

Hello, I'm somewhat new to Linux (been using it about a month) and decided to try Linux Mint 18 MATE 64-bit on a brand new Dell Latitude E5470. I installed it side-by-side with Windows 10, which came pre-installed. Everything for the most part works fine, except for the WiFi. After attempting to fix the issue for an entire day, I've finally given up and need some help. I've tried cloning the repo at https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware and copying (and properly renaming) everything directly into /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6714, as well as any other little thing I found on the internet. Sometimes I manage to get 2.4GHz connections to work, but 5GHz never works. The last thing I attempted was downloading and installing the latest firmware (1.159) from http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/m ... -firmware/ but after rebooting now the WiFi doesn't work at all. In the WiFi menu all that it shows is "Wi-Fi Network (Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter) device not ready." I am currently using a WiFi dongle to access the internet, but it is being borrowed and isn't a permanent solution.

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inxi -Fzx :

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System:    Host: QMC-LAPTOP-01 Kernel: 4.6.4-040604-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: MATE 1.14.1 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.1)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18 Sarah
Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: Latitude E5470
           Mobo: Dell model: 0P88J9 v: A00
           Bios: Dell v: 1.5.0 date: 04/22/2016
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-6200U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 9599
           clock speeds: max: 2800 MHz 1: 1129 MHz 2: 655 MHz 3: 499 MHz
           4: 2693 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel HD Graphics 520 bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 520 (Skylake GT2)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.6.4-040604-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k bus-ID: 00:1f.6
           IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: ath10k_pci bus-ID: 01:00.0
           IF: wlp1s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-3: Atheros usb-ID: 001-004
           IF: null-if-id state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
           Card-4:  Edimax EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
           driver: rtl8192cu usb-ID: 001-005
           IF: wlx74da388383b0 state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 160.5GB (11.3% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: LITEON_CV3 size: 128.0GB
           ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: Silicon size: 32.5GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 50G used: 7.6G (17%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.47GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda7
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 215 Uptime: 31 min Memory: 1013.6/7865.6MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.421) inxi: 2.2.35 

iwconfig :

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lo        no wireless extensions.

wlp1s0    IEEE 802.11abgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:on
          
wlx74da388383b0  IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"QMC_Private"  
          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.422 GHz  Access Point: 08:60:6E:66:DC:B8   
          Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s   Tx-Power=20 dBm   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr=2347 B   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality=68/70  Signal level=-42 dBm  
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:14   Missed beacon:0

enp0s31f6  no wireless extensions.

dmesg | grep ath10k :

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[    7.034216] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    7.035095] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: pci irq msi-x interrupts 8 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[    7.273968] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[    7.282258] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: qca6174 hw3.2 target 0x05030000 chip_id 0x00340aff sub 1028:0310
[    7.282262] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 1 dfs 0 testmode 0
[    7.282779] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware ver WLAN.RM.2.0-00180-QCARMSWPZ-1 api 5 features wowlan,ignore-otp,no-4addr-pad crc32 75dee6c5
[    7.350265] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to fetch board data for bus=pci,vendor=168c,device=003e,subsystem-vendor=1028,subsystem-device=0310 from ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board-2.bin
[    7.352016] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: board_file api 1 bmi_id N/A crc32 ed5f849a
[    9.486344] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: htt-ver 3.26 wmi-op 4 htt-op 3 cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
[   12.484160] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   12.558991] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0
[   17.816260] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   23.816396] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   29.136467] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   35.136579] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   40.448668] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   46.448768] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   62.249057] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   68.249228] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   73.561397] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   79.561425] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   95.253702] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  101.253789] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  106.565954] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  112.566023] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  128.254294] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  134.254429] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  139.566552] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  145.566617] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  161.250893] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  167.251018] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  172.563100] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  178.563201] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  194.255481] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  200.255612] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  205.567678] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  211.567813] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  427.724477] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: pci irq msi-x interrupts 8 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[  427.965158] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[  427.965184] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin failed with error -2
[  427.965191] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin': -2
[  427.967393] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: qca6174 hw3.2 target 0x05030000 chip_id 0x00340aff sub 1028:0310
[  427.967399] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 1 dfs 0 testmode 0
[  427.969397] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware ver WLAN.RM.2.0-00180-QCARMSWPZ-1 api 4 features wowlan,ignore-otp,no-4addr-pad crc32 75dee6c5
[  428.031556] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to fetch board data for bus=pci,vendor=168c,device=003e,subsystem-vendor=1028,subsystem-device=0310 from ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board-2.bin
[  428.031587] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: board_file api 1 bmi_id N/A crc32 ed5f849a
[  430.150944] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: htt-ver 3.26 wmi-op 4 htt-op 3 cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
[  433.147678] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  433.222325] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0
[  438.487674] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  444.488047] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  449.800089] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  455.800214] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  461.112344] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  467.112425] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  482.256724] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  488.256833] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  493.568898] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  499.568771] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  515.253272] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  521.253413] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  526.565341] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  532.565588] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  548.253734] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  554.253822] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  559.569950] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  565.569961] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  581.250483] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to set tx-chainmask: -11, req 0x3
[  584.250370] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to set arp ac override parameter: -11
[  590.250648] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  595.566735] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  601.566833] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  617.251134] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  623.251236] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  628.563325] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  634.563421] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)

lspci :

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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Skylake Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 08)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 520 (rev 07)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Skylake Processor Thermal Subsystem (rev 08)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI #1 (rev 21)
00:17.0 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #5 (rev f1)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 9d1a (rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC Controller (rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21)
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus (rev 21)
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I219-LM (rev 21)
01:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 32)
02:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS525A PCI Express Card Reader (rev 01)

Can anyone help me figure this out? I would very much appreciate it, thanks!

[bbaker6212]

did you install the 159 firmware like this?

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wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-firmware/linux-firmware_1.159_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i linux-firmware_1.159_all.deb

Run the wireless info script from ubuntuforums,

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wget -N -t 5 -T 10 https://github.com/UbuntuForums/wireless-info/raw/master/wireless-info && chmod +x wireless-info && ./wireless-info

then Copy the contents of wireless-info.txt and paste at http://www.pastebin.com and post the URL

[JeremyB]

If nothing else delete the board-2.bin file from /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1 and reboot

The correct info isn't in the board-2.bin file for that subsystem

[tstottqmc]

Thanks for the help. Yes, I installed the firmware that way. Is that incorrect?

Link to wireless-info.txt: http://pastebin.com/Fk9cDPpp (note: on ethernet now, had to give the dongle back)

I tried deleting /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board-2.bin, nothing changed.

One thing that I did notice is that in

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Network:   Card-1: Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM
           driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k bus-ID: 00:1f.6
           IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: ath10k_pci bus-ID: 01:00.0
           IF: wlp1s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-3: Atheros usb-ID: 001-004
           IF: null-if-id state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
           Card-4:  Edimax EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS]
           driver: rtl8192cu usb-ID: 001-005
           IF: wlx74da388383b0 state: N/A mac: N/A

It shows a Card-3: Atheros usb-ID:001-004. Is that supposed to be there? The wireless dongle I was using is Card-4.

[JeremyB]

Somehow the firmware isn't the same version as what is in the repo's
So let's delete the old

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sudo rm -r /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174

Reinstall the firmware

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sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-firmware

or you could just double click the file you downloaded

Then delete the board-2.bin as it contains no info for your device

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sudo rm /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board-2.bin
sudo rm /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board-2.bin

For some reason Dell decided to use their own susbsytem ID's for their cards and it makes it harder for the upstream ath10k devs

[tstottqmc]

Followed it to the letter, still nothing. Do you think that maybe the problem is something else, possibly something that screwed up during my attempts to fix it?

[JeremyB]

I can think of a couple things that could have been installed that cause issues, post

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dkms status

[tstottqmc]

Here it is

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ndiswrapper, 1.59, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed
ndiswrapper, 1.59, 4.4.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed
ndiswrapper, 1.59, 4.6.4-040604-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox-guest, 5.0.24, 4.4.0-21-generic, x86_64: installed (original_module exists)
virtualbox-guest, 5.0.24, 4.4.0-31-generic, x86_64: installed (original_module exists)
virtualbox-guest, 5.0.24, 4.6.4-040604-generic, x86_64: installed

[JeremyB]

What is the result for

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dmesg | grep ath10k

[tstottqmc]

What is the result for

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dmesg | grep ath10k

Here you go:

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[    5.335336] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    5.336602] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: pci irq msi-x interrupts 8 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[    5.602646] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[    5.609290] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin failed with error -2
[    5.609296] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin': -2
[    5.616753] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: qca6174 hw3.2 target 0x05030000 chip_id 0x00340aff sub 1028:0310
[    5.616757] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 1 dfs 0 testmode 0
[    5.617296] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: firmware ver WLAN.RM.2.0-00180-QCARMSWPZ-1 api 4 features wowlan,ignore-otp,no-4addr-pad crc32 75dee6c5
[    5.679896] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board-2.bin failed with error -2
[    5.680176] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: board_file api 1 bmi_id N/A crc32 ed5f849a
[    7.826277] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: htt-ver 3.26 wmi-op 4 htt-op 3 cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
[    7.898336] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0
[   13.175446] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   19.175740] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   24.511905] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   30.511953] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   35.824038] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   41.824349] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   57.236606] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   63.236898] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   68.549089] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   74.549260] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[   90.241688] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[   96.241667] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  101.553766] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  107.553928] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  123.242546] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  129.242693] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  134.554630] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  140.554887] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  156.259377] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  162.259366] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  167.571697] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  173.571678] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  189.244080] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  195.244193] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)
[  200.556374] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: failed to enable dynamic BW: -11
[  206.556534] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not suspend target (-11)

[JeremyB]

Found a post on the arch linux site that says that this will work

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cd /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0
sudo rm *.bin
sudo wget https://github.com/str0g/QCA6174/blob/master/hw3.0/board.bin
sudo wget https://github.com/str0g/QCA6174/blob/master/hw3.0/firmware-4.bin

reboot

[tstottqmc]

Tried it, now it doesn't even show up as "device not ready," it just shows no WiFi options at all.

dmesg | grep ath10k showed this:

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[    6.562285] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    6.563209] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: pci irq msi-x interrupts 8 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[    6.809025] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:01:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[    6.809843] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin failed with error -2
[    6.809847] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin': -2
[    6.810333] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: invalid firmware magic
[    6.810348] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-3.bin failed with error -2
[    6.810350] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-3.bin': -2
[    6.810358] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-2.bin failed with error -2
[    6.810360] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-2.bin': -2
[    6.810368] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware.bin failed with error -2
[    6.810370] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not fetch firmware (-2)
[    6.810372] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not fetch firmware files (-2)
[    6.810374] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not probe fw (-2)

[JeremyB]

We can try files from someone else before I give up

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cd /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0
sudo rm *.bin
sudo wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/skg18r4wzsv8fkc/board.bin
sudo wget https://www.dropbox.com/s/znuoaxtxilirlhx/firmware-4.bin

Reboot

[tstottqmc]

So, good news and bad news. Good news is that 2.4G is working now. Bad news is that 5G still doesn't work.

My boss said that since he needs me to have a beefier rig anyways he'll just get a better, different laptop, and then give this one to someone else (who wont need to be using linux), so I guess I'll just close this thread. Thanks for the help, though.

[alexDnepr]

If nothing else delete the board-2.bin file from /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1 and reboot

The correct info isn't in the board-2.bin file for that subsystem

JeremyB, thanks! It's work on Acer Aspire V3-575G-597P.