openwrt ath10k / MacBook Pro Retina 802.11ac not connecting

while oneq while1eq1 at gmail.com
Thu May 15 08:59:43 PDT 2014


I would be glad to provide any info that I can to help resolve this
issue. Itll take me a few days for me to gather it up but when I get
it I will surely post it here.

Mark did you have anything to add to this?

Thanks

On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Kalle Valo <kvalo at qca.qualcomm.com> wrote:
> Hi again,
>
> Kalle Valo <kvalo at qca.qualcomm.com> writes:
>
>> while oneq <while1eq1 at gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Im currently using lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/  on a TP-Link
>>> Archer C7 v2.0 / OpenWRT [BARRIER BREAKER (Bleeding Edge, r40749)]
>>>
>>> Package: kmod-ath10k
>>> Version: 3.10.36+2014-03-31-1
>>> Depends: kernel (= 3.10.36-1-6548302841f6df0132fbc6960fa209fb), kmod-ath
>>> Status: install user installed
>>> Architecture: ar71xx
>>>
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>>  and am connecting via
>>>
>>> a MacBook Pro Retina:
>>>   Model Name: MacBook Pro
>>>   Model Identifier: MacBookPro11,3
>>
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> And am unable to get connected to the access point at all, All
>>> wireless security settings are disabled at the moment.
>>>
>>> Any assistance on this issue would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> With the information you provided it's difficult to say what's the
>> problem. Here are some tips to get forward:
>>
>> * Try disabling all possible features. Setup AP to use simple 11a mode
>>   with 20 MHz channels without aggregation etc and try to narrow down
>>   what is causing the problem.
>>
>> * Try with static IPs.
>>
>> * Try different channels.
>>
>> * If you have a wireless sniffer, take 802.11 airlog with that and post
>>   it somewhere.
>>
>> * Provide logs from AP, especially dmesg and hostapd debug logs are
>>   useful.
>>
>> Please let me know if you need more help with the above.
>
> I just noticed that Mark had also reported problems with the same
> MacBook. I had even replied to him, but I guess I forgot it entirely due
> to jetlag :)
>
> But anyways, it would awesome if you could provide more info so that we
> can find the bug causing the problem. And if you have any questions,
> please ask. We have lots of people here who can help.
>
> --
> Kalle Valo



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