Hi Michal, thanks for the reply: I've already loaded the ath10k_core with the rowmode parameters, this is the modinfo result: root@Tam:~# modinfo ath10k_core filename: /lib/modules/3.14.48-g408ccb9/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ath10k_core.ko license: Dual BSD/GPL description: Core module for QCA988X PCIe devices. author: Qualcomm Atheros srcversion: 407804E6D5A63597F137E9B depends: mac80211,cfg80211,compat,ath vermagic: 3.14.48-g408ccb9 SMP mod_unload modversions ARMv7 p2v8 parm: debug_mask:Debugging mask (uint) parm: uart_print:Uart target debugging (bool) parm: skip_otp:Skip otp failure for calibration in testmode (bool) parm: cryptmode:Crypto mode: 0-hardware, 1-software (uint) parm: rawmode:Use raw 802.11 frame datapath (bool) root@Tam:~# modinfo ath10k_pci filename: /lib/modules/3.14.48-g408ccb9/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/ath10k_pci.ko firmware: ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/board.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board-2.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/board.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-5.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/firmware-4.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board-2.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/board.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-5.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA6174/hw2.1/firmware-4.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/board-2.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/board.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-5.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-4.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-3.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-2.bin firmware: ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware.bin license: Dual BSD/GPL description: Driver support for Atheros QCA988X PCIe devices author: Qualcomm Atheros version: backported from Linux (v4.4.2-0-g1cb8570) using backports v4.4.2-1-0-gbec4037 srcversion: EBB3D4E36DE49B7EC8057D0 alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000042sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000040sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000003Esv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd00000041sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v0000168Cd0000003Csv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: ath10k_core,compat vermagic: 3.14.48-g408ccb9 SMP mod_unload modversions ARMv7 p2v8 parm: irq_mode:0: auto, 1: legacy, 2: msi (default: 0) (uint) parm: reset_mode:0: auto, 1: warm only (default: 0) (uint) I've loaded adding the line ath10k_core rawmode=1 to the file etc/modules The problem persists... maybe it's a firmware issue or even a fault of the wifi card? Really many thanks Matteo > > 2016-09-19 13:22 GMT+02:00 Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@xxxxxxxxx>: >> >> On 16 September 2016 at 12:56, Matteo Grandi <grn.matteo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > Hello all, >> [...] >> > [ 8.589474] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: qca988x hw2.0 (0x4100016c, >> > 0x043222ff sub 0000:0000) fw 10.2.4.70.54 fwapi 5 bdapi 1 htt-ver 2.1 >> > wmi-op 5 htt-op 2 cal otp max-sta 128 raw 0 hwcrypto 1 features >> > no-p2p,raw-mode >> >> The "raw-mode" here only hints the firmware is capable of raw mode >> operation which needs to be explicitly enabled. >> >> >> > [ 8.589491] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: debug 1 debugfs 1 tracing 0 >> > dfs 0 testmode 1 >> > [ 8.691670] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x0 >> > [ 8.691680] ath: EEPROM indicates default country code should be used >> > [ 8.691686] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search >> > [ 8.691695] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x3a >> > [ 8.691702] ath: Country alpha2 being used: US >> > [ 8.691706] ath: Regpair used: 0x3a >> > [ 176.983250] ath10k_pci 0000:07:00.0: must load driver with >> > rawmode=1 to add mesh interfaces >> [...] >> > - I've also tried to load the ath10k modules adding the parameter >> > rowmode=1 but I had an error "rawmode unknown parameter" >> >> Only ath10k_core needs to be loaded with rawmode=1. >> >> You can check available module parameters with: >> modinfo ath10k_core >> modinfo ath10k_pci >> >> >> Michał > >
