Potential firmware selection issue with QCNFA765 on ThinkPad P14s Gen 5

[Jeff Johnson]

On 2/3/2026 10:54 AM, Mohamed Sallam wrote:
> While trying to understand why this happens, I discovered that the
> linux-firmware package contains two different firmware files:
> - Generic: ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.0/amss.bin
> - Card-specific: ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.0/nfa765/amss.bin

In addition to what Baochen already said, I just want to point out that this
NFA765-specific firmware is meant for Internet of Everything (IOE) devices.
This can be observed by the firmware version containing
QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_IOE vs QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE.

The generic firmware is the correct firmware for your device, and Baochen and
team and working to fix that firmware for your issue.

/jeff