[S905X] Unknown WLAN chip

Name? · July 24, 2019 at 12:15 PM

Hi,

I upgraded my M9C Max from Libreelec 8 to CoreElec 9, but the WiFi doesn't work anymore (thread), even after installing the Mecool drivers.

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CoreELEC:~ # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
9082xs                841642  0
8021q                  19039  0
fuse                   80946  2
mali                  192665  5
wifi_dummy               806  0
cfg80211              374882  1 9082xs
amlvideodri            12066  0
videobuf_res            5322  1 amlvideodri
videobuf_core          16549  2 amlvideodri,videobuf_res
videodev              131761  1 amlvideodri
dwc_otg               233217  0
fbcon                  38031  0
bitblit                 4468  1 fbcon
softcursor              1168  1 bitblit
font                    7327  1 fbcon
CoreELEC:~ # ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 06:61:70:XX:YY:ZZ  
          inet addr:192.168.X.Y  Bcast:192.168.X.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:674 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:567 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:87698 (85.6 KiB)  TX bytes:129156 (126.1 KiB)
          Interrupt:40 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:4096  Metric:1
          RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:176 (176.0 B)  TX bytes:176 (176.0 B)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr B4:04:18:XX:YY:ZZ  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wlan1     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr B6:04:18:XX:YY:ZZ  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

CoreELEC:~ # iw dev wlan0 scan
CoreELEC:~ # iw dev wlan1 scan
CoreELEC:~ # uname -a
Linux CoreELEC 3.14.29 #1 SMP Tue Jul 2 16:43:47 BST 2019 aarch64 GNU/Linux
CoreELEC:~ # dmesg
(...)
[ 1110.240332@2] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready

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Any hint what the problem might be?

(Yes, it is possible to downgrade from CoreELEC-9.0 to LibreELEC-8.2 and the WiFi works, but the libc version mismatches.)

pro777 · November 2, 2019 at 10:33 AM

Quote from kszaq

Thanks to alex we got a pre-built module with 9082xs driver

Hello, could you provide the source data to building the 9082xs.ko kernel module for Ubuntu (Debian)?

**chewitt** · November 2, 2019 at 4:52 PM Official Post

Quote from pro777

Hello, could you provide the source data to building the 9082xs.ko kernel module for Ubuntu (Debian)?

The company that released the module will only provide a pre-built module. We assume this is because a) they ripped off someone else's chip design and sharing the source code will make that rather obvious, b) the source code reveals the chip is crap, c) a + b .. so no sources exist.

cac666 · May 22, 2020 at 8:00 AM

Hey guys,

I use a Sunvell T95m 1GB with CE 9.2.2. generic build. Unfortunately I have no wifi. Can you send me a working build for 9082C wifi chip?
I tried kszaq's links but both are 404.

Thank you in advance!

bubblegum57 · May 22, 2020 at 9:09 AM

Quote from cac666

Hey guys,

I use a Sunvell T95m 1GB with CE 9.2.2. generic build. Unfortunately I have no wifi. Can you send me a working build for 9082C wifi chip?
I tried kszaq's links but both are 404.

Thank you in advance!

if you installed CE, try asking there, this is the LE forum.

cac666 · May 22, 2020 at 10:08 AM

Quote from bubblegum57

if you installed CE, try asking there, this is the LE forum.

Yepp, but maybe the 9082x wifi linux driver is the same. In the worst case I will use LE if it works properly.

**chewitt** · May 22, 2020 at 1:21 PM Official Post

LE does not support this chip.

cac666 · May 23, 2020 at 12:37 PM

In this case, I have to use ethernet cable.
Thanks all of you.

dyorgio · March 6, 2022 at 1:46 PM

Hello, I guess that I found a source (for 9012 aka 9086):

my_wifi_driver/trunk_driver at master · hichard/my_wifi_driver

wifi driver development. Contribute to hichard/my_wifi_driver development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

**chewitt** · March 7, 2022 at 5:18 AM

I would have low interest in adding this to LE images as the driver is not in-kernel, but it appears to be supporting Android 11 so the driver can probably be compile on a modern kernel. Let us know if it works?

dyorgio · March 10, 2022 at 10:21 PM

Quote from chewitt

Let us know if it works

Hello chewitt, we are getting some progress here:

Wifi problem on Tanix TX3 Mini

hi, I have just got myself a Tanix TX3 Mini and I have tried with both the stable and nightly, both boot without issues, however it cannot see any wifi, when…

discourse.coreelec.org

Currently I can connect and use for some minutes, then it stops (and probably frozen kernel :P).

**chewitt** · March 11, 2022 at 3:52 AM

That thread reads pretty much as expected. There's a world of difference between "it compiled" and "it works reliably" and drivers for these random no-name chips are normally garbage.

dyorgio · March 21, 2022 at 7:58 PM

After 10 days we finally get it working and stable: https://github.com/CoreELEC/smartchip

there's 3 chip modules in testing using this source... but I understand your point, maybe in some months (or years), after more beta usage.

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