Support of Intel AX200 WiFi card

fred_35 · January 29, 2020 at 9:34 AM

Hello,

I've changed my HTPC after an hardware crash. My new HTPC is based on ASROCK J3455-ITX motherboard and I've added a WiFi card based on Intel AX200 chipset.

The Release 9.2 (Kernel 5.1.16) doesn't support this card. I recently hear that Intel has just released a new driver for Linux kernel to support this new model.

Do you know in which release of LibreElec this card will be supported or do you know how I can introduce the new driver directly in my LibreElec application?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards.

Code

[    4.657887] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux
[    4.657890] Copyright(c) 2003- 2015 Intel Corporation
[    4.657992] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[    4.671157] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode failed with error -2
[    4.671184] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-45.ucode failed with error -2
[    4.671205] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-44.ucode failed with error -2
[    4.671225] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-43.ucode failed with error -2
[    4.671246] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-42.ucode failed with error -2
[    4.671266] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-41.ucode failed with error -2
[    4.671288] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-40.ucode failed with error -2
[    4.671309] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-39.ucode failed with error -2
[    4.671313] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: no suitable firmware found!
[    4.671315] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: minimum version required: iwlwifi-cc-a0-39
[    4.671317] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: maximum version supported: iwlwifi-cc-a0-46
[    4.671318] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: check git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
[    4.689315] fuse init (API version 7.29)
[    4.737766] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Down
[   20.526046] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:400E.0004: HID++ 2.0 device connected.
[   36.728314] r8169 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Link is Up - 100Mbps/Full - flow control off
[   36.728336] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
[   36.738821] 8021q: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8
[ 1732.756929] [drm:intel_cpu_fifo_underrun_irq_handler] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun

Probably, the current driver included in this release seems to have an issue but I'm not an expert :-)

So If you can help me to understand the reason and how I can resolve my issue, please HELP ME :-)

Best regards.

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**mglae** · January 29, 2020 at 4:34 PM

Maybe only the firmware is missing:

Code

mkdir -p /storage/.config/firmware
wget -P /storage/.config/firmware https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/iwlwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode

Reboot.

**milhouse** · January 29, 2020 at 6:42 PM

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The iwlwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode firmware appeared after 5.1-rc7 but before 5.1.0, and we missed it when preparing the 5.1.0 bump (my fault - I didn't sync the firmwares after 5.1-rc7). We'll make sure it's in the next LibreELEC 9.2.x release.

fred_35 · January 31, 2020 at 7:44 AM

Hello,

Understood. Thanks for your reply.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you need to test a beta release.

Thanks in advance for your reactivity.

Best regards.

fred_35 · February 21, 2020 at 8:32 AM

Hello

I've tried to install the Intel Firmware in my LibreElec 9.2.0 release. I downloaded the following file from Intel web site : Assistance Linux* pour cartes sans fil Intel®

File downloaded : iwlwifi-cc-46.3cfab8da.0.tgz

After, I extracted the "iwlwifi-cc-a0-46.ucode" file, and copy it to the "var/lib" folder.

After reboot, it seems that my card is already not visible...

Do I need to proceed differently?

Thanks for your help.

Best regards.

fred_35 · February 21, 2020 at 9:51 AM

In fact, I need to put the firmware file in the "usr/lib/kernel-overlays/base/lib/firmware" folder. Hewever, this folder is in read-only and impossible to copy the file....

Into /var/lib/firmware, there are only links and the file is removed after reboot.

Another solution?

**milhouse** · February 21, 2020 at 10:15 AM

Follow the instructions in post #2 from mglae.

fred_35 · February 21, 2020 at 10:37 AM

Thanks to milhouse and mglae

Perfect, my card is correctly recognized in my system and WiFi seems to be OK.

I'll make some tests to see if the connexion will be stable during the time.

Ferty00 · February 6, 2022 at 6:27 PM

I have this same setup, J3455-ITX with the wifi 6 ax200 (LE 10.0.1). On startup the wifi works properlly but whenever I reboot libreelec the wifi module stops working, it´s like it is not detected.. Any ideas on this?

GDPR-7 · February 6, 2022 at 8:17 PM

Ferty00

what means "wifi module stops working" and "it´s like it is not detected" exactly ?

on my desktop (Fedora 35) running an AX201

dmesg |grep -i wifi

shows this:

[ 0.000000] DMI: ASUS System Product Name/ROG STRIX B560-G GAMING WIFI, BIOS 1201 10/26/2021

[ 3.193852] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux

[ 3.193916] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)

[ 3.232785] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: api flags index 2 larger than supported by driver

[ 3.232798] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 89.3.35.37

[ 3.233048] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: loaded firmware version 67.8f59b80b.0 QuZ-a0-hr-b0-67.ucode op_mode iwlmvm

[ 3.257898] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz, REV=0x354

[ 3.383179] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected RF HR B3, rfid=0x10a100

[ 3.448181] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: base HW address: 28:d0:ea:2b:cf:fa

[ 3.467272] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3 wlo1: renamed from wlan0

do you see similar after your reboot ?

Ferty00 · February 6, 2022 at 8:33 PM

After a reboot ifconfig doesn't show the wlan0 whereas on a normal boot it does. (ifconfig wlan0 up, reports an error)

On the other hand, the BT works correctly

Ferty00 · February 6, 2022 at 8:44 PM

After a reboot the command dmesg |grep -i wifi dosent produce any results.

after a normal boot:

[ 5.284236] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux

[ 5.284329] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)

[ 5.315467] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: api flags index 2 larger than supported by driver

[ 5.315494] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 89.3.35.22

[ 5.316270] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: loaded firmware version 59.601f3a66.0 cc-a0-59.ucode op_mode iwlmvm

[ 5.350581] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz, REV=0x340

[ 5.552514] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: base HW address: 60:a5:e2:83:f9:b9

GDPR-7 · February 7, 2022 at 6:48 PM

Quote from Ferty00

After a reboot the command dmesg |grep -i wifi dosent produce any results.

weird !

1. anything in the user panels of the board ?

2. bios setting regarding wifi correct ?

reset to bios defaults and back to your favorite settings

3. ~~newer bios available ?~~

maybe a reflash with the last one ?

and reset to bios defaults and back to your favorite settings

4. is the wifi hardware proper fitted ?

pull and replug it

surfing the support page (Asus) turns out the board seems to be somewhat elder:

5. I ask myself if the CMOS battery is still fresh enough ?

usually elder then 5 years needs a exchange and usually mentioned during boot (time/date is weird) if "Fast boot", "Full screen Logo" are OFF (manual: page 40 ff)

6. f-u-xx-ing "secure boot" prevents wifi module get loaded sometimes ?

my favorite is 5. !

Ferty00 · February 7, 2022 at 7:48 PM

Bingo!! I've updated the BIOS and now its working correctly.

thanks for pointing in the right direction

dipswitch · October 14, 2024 at 3:51 PM

mglae Can these instructions be updated to the current situation? I'm trying to get an ax200 to work in LE buts its not working. The firmware download gives me an error.

**mglae** · October 14, 2024 at 4:50 PM

No technical information, please provide logs.

dipswitch · October 15, 2024 at 4:59 PM

Quote from mglae

No technical information, please provide logs.

Here is my log: paste.libreelec.tv/clear-sawfish.log

**mglae** · October 15, 2024 at 10:42 PM

dipswitch Answer is there, it's no firmware issue.

Support of Intel AX200 WiFi card

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