Unable to upgrade firmware for QCA988x module, ath10k!

[Kalle Valo]

Michal Kazior <michal.kazior at tieto.com> writes:

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>>
>> I've placed the firmware that's downloaded from  :
>> https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware. I've pasted the firmware
>> file as "firmware-2.bin" in /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0. Now
>> there are two files firmware.bin (default one) and "firmware-2.bin"
>> downloaded from github. Now even after reboot of laptop the firmware
>> version doesn't change. It still shows 1.0.0.636.
>>
>> Can someone let me know what am I missing?
>
> Support for firmware-2.bin was added in kernel 3.13.

And if you want to run latest ath10k on an older kernel, you need to use
backports:

http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath10k/faq#How_can_I_run_latest_ath10k_on_older_kernels.3F

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Kalle Valo