[ISSUE] void-rpi-arm6l: broken kernel module: ath9k

[ISSUE] void-rpi-arm6l: broken kernel module: ath9k

[ananteris]

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New issue by ananteris on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/49651

Description:
### Is this a new report?

Yes

### System Info

Void 6.1.77_1 armv6l Unknown uptodate rFF

### Package(s) Affected

rpi-kernel-6.1.77_1

### Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?

Using an ath9k wireless usb device with the arm6l rpi kernel fails to correctly load the firmware.

### Expected behaviour

```
[47947.078406] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 29 using xhci_hcd
[47947.226252] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, bcdDevice= 1.08
[47947.226269] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
[47947.226277] usb 1-1: Product: UB91C
[47947.226283] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
[47947.226288] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 12345
[47947.953662] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
[47947.953802] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
[47948.241164] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw, size: 51008
[47948.493913] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
[47948.783577] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.4
[47948.783595] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: FW RMW support: On
[47948.783603] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x833a
[47948.783609] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code
[47948.783615] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
[47948.783619] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x37
[47948.783625] ath: Country alpha2 being used: GB
[47948.783629] ath: Regpair used: 0x37
[47948.790157] ieee80211 phy1: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1
[47948.806112] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0 wlp0s20f0u1: renamed from wlan0
```

### Actual behaviour

```
[  766.744499] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 7 using dwc2
[  766.995845] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, bcdDevice= 1.08
[  766.995889] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
[  766.995916] usb 1-1.1: Product: UB91C
[  766.995947] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
[  766.995963] usb 1-1.1: SerialNumber: 12345
[  767.000524] usb 1-1.1: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
[  767.002124] usb 1-1.1: Direct firmware load for ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw failed with error -2
[  767.002205] usb 1-1.1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
[  767.006027] usb 1-1.1: Direct firmware load for htc_9271.fw failed with error -2
[  767.006097] usb 1-1.1: no suitable firmware found!
[  767.006123] usb 1-1.1: ath9k_htc: Failed to get firmware htc_9271.fw
[  767.006741] usb 1-1.1: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized
```

### Steps to reproduce

1. Flash void-rpi-armv6l-20240314.img on to a CF card
2. put the CF card into a raspberry pi zero
3. Plug in an ath9k usb device (e.g: Atheros AR9271)

Re: void-rpi-arm6l: broken kernel module: ath9k

[classabbyamp]

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New comment by classabbyamp on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/49651#issuecomment-2030525940

Comment:
```
$ xlocate htc_9271
linux-firmware-network-20240312_1  /usr/lib/firmware/ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw
linux-firmware-network-20240312_1  /usr/lib/firmware/htc_9271.fw
```
is `linux-firmware-network` installed?

Re: [ISSUE] [CLOSED] void-rpi-arm6l: broken kernel module: ath9k

[ananteris]

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Closed issue by ananteris on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/49651

Description:
### Is this a new report?

Yes

### System Info

Void 6.1.77_1 armv6l Unknown uptodate rFF

### Package(s) Affected

rpi-kernel-6.1.77_1

### Does a report exist for this bug with the project's home (upstream) and/or another distro?
No


### Expected behaviour
```
[47947.078406] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 29 using xhci_hcd
[47947.226252] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, bcdDevice= 1.08
[47947.226269] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
[47947.226277] usb 1-1: Product: UB91C
[47947.226283] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
[47947.226288] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 12345
[47947.953662] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
[47947.953802] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
[47948.241164] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw, size: 51008
[47948.493913] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
[47948.783577] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.4
[47948.783595] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: FW RMW support: On
[47948.783603] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x833a
[47948.783609] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a country code
[47948.783615] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
[47948.783619] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x37
[47948.783625] ath: Country alpha2 being used: GB
[47948.783629] ath: Regpair used: 0x37
[47948.790157] ieee80211 phy1: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1
[47948.806112] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0 wlp0s20f0u1: renamed from wlan0
```

### Actual behaviour

```
[  766.744499] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 7 using dwc2
[  766.995845] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271, bcdDevice= 1.08
[  766.995889] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
[  766.995916] usb 1-1.1: Product: UB91C
[  766.995947] usb 1-1.1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
[  766.995963] usb 1-1.1: SerialNumber: 12345
[  767.000524] usb 1-1.1: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw requested
[  767.002124] usb 1-1.1: Direct firmware load for ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw failed with error -2
[  767.002205] usb 1-1.1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
[  767.006027] usb 1-1.1: Direct firmware load for htc_9271.fw failed with error -2
[  767.006097] usb 1-1.1: no suitable firmware found!
[  767.006123] usb 1-1.1: ath9k_htc: Failed to get firmware htc_9271.fw
[  767.006741] usb 1-1.1: ath9k_htc: USB layer deinitialized
```

### Steps to reproduce
Using an ath9k wireless usb device with the arm6l rpi kernel fails to correctly load the firmware.
1. Flash void-rpi-armv6l-20240314.img on to a CF card
2. put the CF card into a raspberry pi zero
3. Plug in an ath9k usb device (e.g: Atheros AR9271)

Re: void-rpi-arm6l: broken kernel module: ath9k

[ananteris]

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New comment by ananteris on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/49651#issuecomment-2034151492

Comment:
It was not installed, that did resolve it. I assumed "Failed with error -2" was not something as simple as the firmware blob not being found. Closing since this isn't a bug then.