[elrepo] kmod-ath10k firmware issues (?) with CentOS 7

[Nick Howitt]

There is an ath10k-firmware package e.g 
http://elrepo.reloumirrors.net/elrepo/el7/x86_64/RPMS/ath10k-firmware-2.0-1.el7.elrepo.noarch.rpm

On 2016-08-16 16:15, Sean Hancock via elrepo wrote:
> I recently installed a dual boot of the CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD iso
> alongside an existing Windows 10 Home (V 1511 OS Build 10586.218)
> installation. I did this from a DVD image. I have been unable to
> connect to wifi. The wifi adapter is detected. But, upon
> investigation, I have determined I need a driver.
> 
> I downloaded and installed the kmod-ath10k rpm:     $ sudo rpm -Uvh
> kmod-ath10k-0.0-2.el7.elpro.x86_64.rpm
> 
> (I can't use yum install, because I don't have a network interface
> until I get wifi working)
> 
> The kmod-ath 10k installation was successful, however when I
> restarted, I received the following errors (and the wifi interface is
> still not detected):
> 
> [ 0.000000] tsc: Fast TSC calibration failed
> [ 4.187737] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3 failed to add i915 component 
> master (
> -19)
> [ 4.254938] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] No caching mode page found
> [ 4.255009] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through
> [ 4.331600] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 
> 'ath10k/QC
> A6174/hw3.0/firmware-4.bin': -2
> [ 4.331670] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 
> 'ath10k/QC
> A6174/hw3.0/firmware-3.bin': -2
> [ 4.331739] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 
> 'ath10k/QC
> A6174/hw3.0/firmware-2.bin': -2
> [ 4.331808] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch board data (-2)
> [ 4.331863] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware files 
> (-2)
> [ 4.331920] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not probe fw (-2)
> Exception AttributeError:"'NoneType' object has no attribute 
> 'udev_unref'"in<
> bound method Context.__del__of ,pyudev.core.Context object at 
> 0x2947890>>ignor
> ed
> 
> 
> Is there additional firmware required? If so, where do I get it?
> 
> 
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