WiFi driver installation fails - SSL error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such file or directory: bss_file.c:175
This error, upon loading the driver, shows the result of a faulty make
and sudo make install
:
sudo modprobe ath10k_pci modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'ath10k_pci': Required key not available
Let's uninstall the driver you built from backports. It is not needed as it already exists in Ubuntu 16.04:
cd ~/backports-4.4.2-1
sudo make uninstall
Reboot and check to see if the default driver is loaded:
lsmod | grep ath
If so, the message log should show us what firmware is required, if not the firmware you already installed. Check:
dmesg | grep ath
If, in fact, firmware is missing, I will edit this answer to explain how to install it.
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cecilC
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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cecilC over 1 year
I have just installed 16.04 on my Aspire E 15 (E5-573-35Q3)
I have a Qualcom Atheros shown by the following:
$ lspci -vvnn 03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros Device [168c:0042] (rev 30) Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc Device [11ad:0806] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 50 Region 0: Memory at b0400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M] Capabilities: <access denied> Kernel driver in use: ath10k_pci Kernel modules: ath10k_pci
To install the drivers, I followed the following, as I did with previous disros:
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) git echo "options ath10k_core skip_otp=y" | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/ath10k_core.conf wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/stable/v4.4.2/backports-4.4.2-1.tar.gz tar -zxvf backports-4.4.2-1.tar.gz cd backports-4.4.2-1 make defconfig-wifi make sudo make install
All runs well except the "make install". I get gazillion messages like the following:
INSTALL /home/cecil/backports-4.4.2-1/compat/compat.ko At main.c:222: - SSL error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such file or directory: bss_file.c:175 - SSL error:2006D080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such file: bss_file.c:178 sign-file: certs/signing_key.pem: No such file or directory
which are repeated for each .ko that it wants to install (123 of them)
Then it says:
sign-file: certs/signing_key.pem: No such file or directory DEPMOD 4.4.0-21-generic depmod will prefer updates/ over kernel/ -- OK! Note: You may or may not need to update your initramfs, you should if any of the modules installed are part of your initramfs. To add support for your distribution to do this automatically send a patch against "update-initramfs.sh". If your distribution does not require this send a patch with the '/usr/bin/lsb_release -i -s' ("Ubuntu") tag for your distribution to avoid this warning. Your backported driver modules should be installed now. Reboot.
I then fetch the firmware with:
git clone https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware.git sudo cp -r ath10k-firmware/QCA9377 /lib/firmware/ath10k/ sudo cp /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin_WLAN.TF.1.0-00267-1 /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin
which seems to run fine, but when I reboot - there is still no wifi detected.
Is this a bug in the new distro, or must I do something else?
Thanks
Cecil
I ran
dmesg |grep ath
- got nothing foundI ran
lsmod |grep ath
- got nothing foundI tried to load with
sudo modprobe ath10k_pci
got the message:
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'ath10k_pci': Required key not available
I tried the
modprobe -r ath10k_pci
just in case, but it did not find it to remove it.
OK - I removed the mess that I had made by trying to install a ath10k_pci driver:
sudo make uninstall (in the backports.... directory)
I then re-booted - lsmod found the drivers now installed:
ath10k_pci 45056 0 ath10k_core 311296 1 ath10k_pci ath 32768 1 ath10k_core mac80211 737280 1 ath10k_core cfg80211 565248 3 ath,mac80211,ath10k_core
dmesg|grep ath
found a whole lot of info on the firmware I should need. Would you please translate :-)[ 13.180269] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: pci irq msi interrupts 1 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0 [ 13.433624] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/cal-pci-0000:03:00.0.bin failed with error -2 [ 13.433643] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin failed with error -2 [ 13.433646] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin': -2 [ 13.433657] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-4.bin failed with error -2 [ 13.433660] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-4.bin': -2 [ 13.433668] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-3.bin failed with error -2 [ 13.433670] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-3.bin': -2 [ 13.433680] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-2.bin failed with error -2 [ 13.433682] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware file 'ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-2.bin': -2 [ 13.433690] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware.bin failed with error -2 [ 13.433692] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware (-2) [ 13.433695] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not fetch firmware files (-2) [ 13.433699] ath10k_pci 0000:03:00.0: could not probe fw (-2)
Thanks
AHA - I think it is fixed.
I see that that the distro did not have QCA9377 drivers.
I then messed things up big time by trying to compile my own. Once that mess was undone, then by copying the QCA9377 drivers to /lib/firmware... the system now finds the correct driver and Walllaaaa!
Thanks to chilli555 - the problem is solved!
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cecilC about 8 yearsI see the L/F did not come out in my paste above, but just squished all the lines together, sorry. I'll repost if you let me know it doesn't make sense.
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chili555 about 8 yearsPlease edit your question to add the result of this terminal command:
dmesg | grep ath
Your device is covered by the driver ath10k_pci in 16.04 but you are probably missing firmware. -
cecilC about 8 yearsdmesg |grep ath gives nothing
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cecilC about 8 yearsLnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+ LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+, LTR+, OBFF Via message DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR+, OBFF Disabled LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
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cecilC about 8 yearsTransmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS- Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1- EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest- Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
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chili555 about 8 yearsIs the driver
ath10k_pci
loaded? Check:lsmod
If not, load it:sudo modprobe ath10k_pci
and check again:dmesg | grep ath
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cecilC about 8 yearsUESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol- CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr- CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+ AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn- Capabilities: [148 v1] Virtual Channel Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1 Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed Status: InProgress- VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans- Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
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chili555 about 8 yearsPlease stop posting what I do not need.
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cecilC about 8 yearsSORRY - thought they might help. Apologies.
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cecilC about 8 yearssudo modprobe ath10k_pci modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'ath10k_pci': Required key not available
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chili555 about 8 yearsIf
ath10k_pci
is already loaded as shown inlsmod
, then unload and reload it:sudo modprobe -r ath10k_pci && sudo modprobe ath10k_pci
and check the message log again:dmesg | grep ath
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chili555 about 8 yearsI will propose an answer that will still need more information. Please stand by.
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tchakravarty almost 8 yearsI have just installed 16.04 LTS (kernel 4.4.0-21) so I am sure that my lack of WiFi (can see the SSIDs in network manager, cannot connect to any) is a firmware issue. I still tried to install backports and received the
bss_file.c
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chili555 almost 8 years@tchakravarty Please start your own new question. We'll be glad to help.
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tchakravarty almost 8 yearsThank you @chili555. I have posted my question here.