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en:users:drivers:ath10k:firmware [2015/11/10 12:26]
Kalle Valo Cleanup, add new links
en:users:drivers:ath10k:firmware [2024/03/06 11:29] (current)
Kalle Valo Remove outdated documentation about branches and how to update the firmware, everything is now in linux-firmware anyway.
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 ===== ath10k firmware ===== ===== ath10k firmware =====
  
-The ath10k firmware images are available from [[https://​git.kernel.org/​cgit/​linux/​kernel/​git/​firmware/​linux-firmware.git/​|linux-firmware.git]] which all common Linux distributions should install by default. Latest firmware images can be downloaded from [[https://github.com/kvalo/​ath10k-firmware|ath10k-firmware.git]] from which they get eventually pushed to [[https://​git.kernel.org/​cgit/​linux/​kernel/​git/​firmware/​linux-firmware.git/​|linux-firmware.git]].+The ath10k firmware images are available from [[https://​git.kernel.org/​cgit/​linux/​kernel/​git/​firmware/​linux-firmware.git/​|linux-firmware.git]] which all common Linux distributions should install by default. Latest firmware images can be downloaded from [[https://git.codelinaro.org/​clo/ath-firmware/​ath10k-firmware|ath10k-firmware.git]] from which they get eventually pushed to [[https://​git.kernel.org/​cgit/​linux/​kernel/​git/​firmware/​linux-firmware.git/​|linux-firmware.git]].
  
-==== Firmware ​branches ​=====+===== Firmware ​API versions ​=====
  
 +Because firmware changes between versions we have introduced firmware API concept to ath10k. This makes it possible to support different versions of ath10k. ​
  
-^ Hardware ​        ^ Firmware major version/​branch ​ ^ Latest firmware revision ​                                                     ^ Intended use  ^ Kernel version required* ​ ^ Git commit ​                 ^ 
-| QCA988X ​         | main                           | [[https://​github.com/​kvalo/​ath10k-firmware/​tree/​master/​QCA988X/​main|link]] ​   | STA           | 3.11                      | 5e3dd157d7e7 ​               | 
-| QCA988X ​         | 10.1                           | [[https://​github.com/​kvalo/​ath10k-firmware/​tree/​master/​QCA988X/​10.1|link]] ​   | AP            | 3.13                      | 8acd3c97ff9e ​               | 
-| QCA988X ​         | 10.2                           | [[https://​github.com/​kvalo/​ath10k-firmware/​tree/​master/​QCA988X/​10.2|link]] ​   | AP            | 3.18                      | 24c88f7807fb ​               | 
-| QCA988X ​         | 10.2.4 ​                        | [[https://​github.com/​kvalo/​ath10k-firmware/​tree/​master/​QCA988X/​10.2.4|link]] ​ | AP            | 4.0                       | 4a16fbec1cd0 ​               | 
-| QCA6164/​QCA6174 ​ | wmi-tlv ​                       | [[https://​github.com/​kvalo/​ath10k-firmware/​tree/​master/​QCA6174|link]] ​        | AP/​STA ​       | 4.0                       | d63955b33b3b,​ ca996ec56608 ​ | 
-| QCA9980 ​         | 10.4                           | [[https://​github.com/​kvalo/​ath10k-firmware/​tree/​master/​QCA99X0|link]] ​        | AP            | 4.2                       | 8a055a8adc87 ​               | 
  
 +==== Firmware API 1 ====
  
 +The first version. Firmware images are in separate files: firmware.bin and otp.bin. There'​s no FW IE support. Deprecated since March 2014 and removed on March 2016.
  
  
-* Note: It is possible to use newer ath10k driver on an older kernel with [[en/​users/​Drivers/​ath10k/​backports|backports project]].+==== Firmware API 2 ====
  
-===== Update ​firmware ​=====+Embedding both firmware ​and otp images into same file firmware-2.bin. Firmware meta data provided through FW IE. Added in commit 1a222435a dated Sep 27 2013, for Linux 3.13. Deprecated, no new firmware releases use this anymore.
  
-First download the firmware image from the links above. In this example we use firmware-2.bin_10.1.467.2-1 from QCA988X 10.1 directory. Then just copy that file as firmware-2.bin to the ath10k firmware directory: ​+==== Firmware API 3 ====
  
-<​code>​cp firmware-2.bin_10.1.467.2-1 /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-2.bin</​code>​ +Adding support for 10.2 firmware ​for QCA988X ​and ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_WMI_10_2 feature for 10.2 WMI mappingsAdded in commit 24c88f7807fb7 dated Jul 27 2014. Deprecated, no new firmware ​releases ​use this anymore.
-Then reload ath10k (or restart the system) and you can [[en/​users/​Drivers/​ath10k/​debug#​firmware_version|check if the new firmware ​is in use]]+
  
-Note: In some distributions the firmware location can be different than /​lib/​firmware. ​+==== Firmware API 4 ====
  
-===== Firmware API versions =====+Adding support for ATH10K_FW_IE_WMI_OP_VERSION. Added in commit 4a16fbec1cd0a dated December 17th 2014.
  
-Because firmware changes between versions we have introduced firmware ​API concept to ath10k. This makes it possible to support different versions of ath10k. ​+==== Firmware ​API 5 ====
  
 +Adding support for ATH10K_FW_IE_HTT_OP_VERSION,​ needed to support 10.2.4.48-2 on QCA988X. Added in commit 53513c302f35e March 25 2015.
  
-==== Firmware API ====+==== Firmware API ====
  
-The first versionFirmware images are in separate files: ​firmware.bin and otp.binThere'​s no FW IE supportDeprecated since March 2014+Workaround for board id being zero on QCA6174 hw3.0 starting from firmware ​release WLAN.RM.4.4-00022-QCARMSWPZ-2. Added in commit aad1fd7f7677 April 19 2017, first release v4.12-rc1.
  
 +Also for QCA9377 hw1.0 fix IRAM bank compatibility starting from firmware release WLAN.TF.2.1-00014-QCARMSWP-1. Added in commit fc8b92635f79 February 2018, first release v4.17-rc1.
  
-==== Firmware API 2 ==== 
- 
-Embedding both firmware and otp images into same file firmware-2.bin. Firmware meta data provided through FW IE. Added in commit 1a222435a dated Sep 27 2013, for Linux 3.13.  
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