Hi All, I've recently purchased an Asus PCE-AC88 dualband wifi card. Things haven't been going to well. I'll get right to it. (Yes I looked at the "How to install a driver for the Broadcom series of PCI wireless cards" sticky post).
dmesg reports this:
Code:
[ 2755.750897] brcmfmac 0000:07:00.0: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac4366b-pcie.txt failed with error -2
[ 2758.086255] brcmf_pcie_download_fw_nvram: FW failed to initialize
That file doesn't exist on my system. I've looked everywhere and the "NVRAM from EFI" section from https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/...vers/brcm80211 doesn't help. I do not see that nvram file anywhere. Is there a special way to generate this?
So I looked online and tried to use a hack where you can specify just the macaddr=<mac_addr_of_card>. Still didn't work as I still see in dmesg.
Code:
[ 2758.086255] brcmf_pcie_download_fw_nvram: FW failed to initialize
Linux kernel and ubuntu are updated as of today.
Unsure as to how I should continue. Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Code:
########## wireless info START ##########
Report from: 15 Sep 2016 12:59 EDT -0400
Booted last: 15 Sep 2016 00:00 EDT -0400
Script from: 08 Jul 2016 02:16 UTC +0000
##### release ###########################
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
##### kernel ############################
Linux 4.4.0-36-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 11 18:01:55 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Parameters: ro, text
##### desktop ###########################
/usr/share/xsessions/plasma
##### lspci #############################
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V [8086:15a1] (rev 05)
DeviceName: Onboard LAN
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V [1043:85c4]
07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Limited Device [14e4:43c3] (rev 04)
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:86fb]
Kernel modules: brcmfmac
##### lsusb #############################
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:8002 Intel Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:800a Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 174c:3074 ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1074 SuperSpeed hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 05ac:024f Apple, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 05ac:1006 Apple, Inc. Hub in Aluminum Keyboard
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 045e:0040 Microsoft Corp. Wheel Mouse Optical
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 174c:2074 ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1074 High-Speed hub
Bus 003 Device 007: ID 0cf3:9170 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9170 802.11n
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
##### PCMCIA card info ##################
##### rfkill ############################
1: phy1: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
##### lsmod #############################
brcmfmac 290816 0
brcmutil 16384 1 brcmfmac
carl9170 90112 0
ath 32768 1 carl9170
mac80211 737280 1 carl9170
eeepc_wmi 16384 0
asus_wmi 28672 1 eeepc_wmi
sparse_keymap 16384 1 asus_wmi
video 40960 1 asus_wmi
mxm_wmi 16384 0
cfg80211 565248 4 ath,brcmfmac,mac80211,carl9170
wmi 20480 2 mxm_wmi,asus_wmi
##### interfaces ########################
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
##### ifconfig ##########################
eno1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'eno1' [IF1]>
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:20 Memory:fa100000-fa120000
wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]> Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr <MAC 'wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>' [IF2]>
inet addr:192.168.0.14 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::2e20:3bb:eaca:b9e9/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:11492 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6852 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:10053956 (10.0 MB) TX bytes:1247255 (1.2 MB)
##### iwconfig ##########################
lo no wireless extensions.
eno1 no wireless extensions.
wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]> IEEE 802.11abgn ESSID:"XXX"
Mode:Managed Frequency:5.785 GHz Access Point: <XX>
Bit Rate=108 Mb/s Tx-Power=30 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=58/70 Signal level=-52 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:102 Invalid misc:120 Missed beacon:0
##### route #############################
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 600 0 0 wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>
192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 600 0 0 wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>
##### resolv.conf #######################
nameserver 209.18.47.61
##### network managers ##################
Installed:
NetworkManager
Running:
root 867 1 0 12:30 ? 00:00:01 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
##### NetworkManager info ###############
<remove ssids>
##### NetworkManager.state ##############
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=false
WimaxEnabled=false
##### NetworkManager.conf ###############
[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq
[ifupdown]
managed=false
##### NetworkManager profiles ###########
<removed>
##### iw reg get ########################
Region: America/New_York (based on set time zone)
country US: DFS-FCC
(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
(5170 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 17), (N/A)
(5250 - 5330 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (0 ms), DFS
(5490 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 23), (0 ms), DFS
(5735 - 5835 @ 80), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
(57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), (N/A)
##### iwlist channels ###################
lo no frequency information.
eno1 no frequency information.
wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]> 32 channels in total; available frequencies :
Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
Channel 36 : 5.18 GHz
Channel 40 : 5.2 GHz
Channel 44 : 5.22 GHz
Channel 48 : 5.24 GHz
Channel 52 : 5.26 GHz
Channel 56 : 5.28 GHz
Channel 60 : 5.3 GHz
Channel 64 : 5.32 GHz
Channel 100 : 5.5 GHz
Channel 104 : 5.52 GHz
Channel 108 : 5.54 GHz
Channel 112 : 5.56 GHz
Channel 116 : 5.58 GHz
Channel 120 : 5.6 GHz
Channel 124 : 5.62 GHz
Channel 128 : 5.64 GHz
Channel 132 : 5.66 GHz
Channel 136 : 5.68 GHz
Channel 140 : 5.7 GHz
Channel 149 : 5.745 GHz
Channel 153 : 5.765 GHz
Current Frequency:5.785 GHz
##### iwlist scan #######################
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eno1 Interface doesn't support scanning.
<removed wifi>
##### module infos ######################
[brcmfmac]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-36-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/brcmfmac.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Broadcom 802.11 wireless LAN fullmac driver.
author: Broadcom Corporation
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4354-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4354-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43430-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4339-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4339-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43362-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4335-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4335-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43340-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4334-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4334-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4330-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4330-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4329-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4329-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43241b5-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43241b5-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43241b4-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43241b0-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43241b0-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43143-sdio.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43143-sdio.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43569.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43242a.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43236b.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43143.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4371-pcie.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4371-pcie.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4366b-pcie.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4366b-pcie.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4365b-pcie.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4365b-pcie.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4358-pcie.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4358-pcie.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43570-pcie.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43570-pcie.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4356-pcie.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4356-pcie.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4350-pcie.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac4350-pcie.bin
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.txt
firmware: brcm/brcmfmac43602-pcie.bin
srcversion: 394D104EE5D4CED7AA9D01D
depends: brcmutil,cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: txglomsz:maximum tx packet chain size [SDIO] (int)
parm: feature_disable:Disable features (int)
parm: alternative_fw_path:string
parm: debug:level of debug output (int)
parm: p2pon:enable legacy p2p management functionality (int)
parm: fcmode:mode of firmware signalled flow control (int)
parm: roamoff:do not use internal roaming engine (int)
[brcmutil]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-36-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmutil/brcmutil.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Broadcom 802.11n wireless LAN driver utilities.
author: Broadcom Corporation
srcversion: AE9B4BBC6D82855B9265054
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
[carl9170]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-36-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.ko
firmware: carl9170-1.fw
description: Atheros AR9170 802.11n USB wireless
license: GPL
author: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com>
author: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
srcversion: 0DE070463F621213D92166B
depends: mac80211,ath,cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: nohwcrypt:Disable hardware crypto offload. (bool)
parm: noht:Disable MPDU aggregation. (int)
[ath]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-36-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.ko
license: Dual BSD/GPL
description: Shared library for Atheros wireless LAN cards.
author: Atheros Communications
srcversion: 3FCDBF7CE71CB8FB980D59D
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
[mac80211]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-36-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
license: GPL
description: IEEE 802.11 subsystem
srcversion: B10AF1CD828D26173EA0378
depends: cfg80211
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: minstrel_vht_only:Use only VHT rates when VHT is supported by sta. (bool)
parm: max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm: probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm: ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)
[cfg80211]
filename: /lib/modules/4.4.0-36-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description: wireless configuration support
license: GPL
author: Johannes Berg
srcversion: 25A45701AAA64DAC1E47D9D
depends:
intree: Y
vermagic: 4.4.0-36-generic SMP mod_unload modversions
parm: ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm: cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)
##### module parameters #################
grep: /sys/module/brcmfmac/parameters/alternative_fw_path: Permission denied
grep: /sys/module/brcmfmac/parameters/debug: Permission denied
grep: /sys/module/brcmfmac/parameters/fcmode: Permission denied
grep: /sys/module/brcmfmac/parameters/roamoff: Permission denied
[brcmfmac]
[carl9170]
noht: 0
nohwcrypt: N
[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
minstrel_vht_only: Y
probe_wait_ms: 500
[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00
##### /etc/modules ######################
##### modprobe options ##################
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist b43
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off
[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211
[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en
##### rc.local ##########################
exit 0
##### pm-utils ##########################
##### udev rules ########################
##### dmesg #############################
[ 113.856443] usb 3-1: firmware API: 1.9.6 2012-07-07
[ 114.180459] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x0
[ 114.180464] ath: EEPROM indicates default country code should be used
[ 114.180466] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
[ 114.180469] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x3a
[ 114.180471] ath: Country alpha2 being used: US
[ 114.180472] ath: Regpair used: 0x3a
[ 114.875689] carl9170 3-1:1.0 wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: renamed from wlan0
[ 114.902182] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: link is not ready (repeated 3 times)
[ 120.512944] wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: authenticate with <MAC 'M<MAC 'M<MAC address>J-5G' [AN8]>J-5G' [AC1]>
[ 120.571862] wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: send auth to <MAC 'M<MAC 'M<MAC address>J-5G' [AN8]>J-5G' [AC1]> (try 1/3)
[ 120.572971] wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: authenticated
[ 120.573136] wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: waiting for beacon from <MAC 'M<MAC 'M<MAC address>J-5G' [AN8]>J-5G' [AC1]>
[ 120.629361] wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: associate with <MAC 'M<MAC 'M<MAC address>J-5G' [AN8]>J-5G' [AC1]> (try 1/3)
[ 120.630604] wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: RX AssocResp from <MAC 'M<MAC 'M<MAC address>J-5G' [AN8]>J-5G' [AC1]> (capab=0x1011 status=0 aid=2)
[ 120.632559] wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: associated
[ 120.632603] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlx<IF from MAC [IF2]>: link becomes ready
[ 157.215811] brcmf_pcie_download_fw_nvram: FW failed to initialize
########## wireless info END ############
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