openwrt ath10k / MacBook Pro Retina 802.11ac not connecting

[Kalle Valo]

Hi,

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.

-- 
Kalle Valo