APPLIED Re: [PATCH 0/1][SRU][linux-firmware][F] Need a new firmware to support RTL8821ce Wifi

Timo Aaltonen tjaalton at ubuntu.com
Thu Jan 14 18:15:11 UTC 2021


On 13.1.2021 11.03, AceLan Kao wrote:
> From: "Chia-Lin Kao (AceLan)" <acelan.kao at canonical.com>
> 
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1910664
> 
> [Impact]
> It shows below messages and fails to enable the wifi
> [ 3.965229] u kernel: rtw_8821ce 0000:04:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
> [ 3.965403] u kernel: rtw_8821ce 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for rtw88/rtw8821c_fw.bin failed with error -2
> [ 3.965405] u kernel: rtw_8821ce 0000:04:00.0: failed to request firmware
> [ 3.967613] u kernel: rtw_8821ce 0000:04:00.0: failed to load firmware
> 
> [Fix]
> There is a new firmware need to cherry pick
> 401bd6de rtw88: RTL8821C: add firmware file v24.5
> 
> [Test]
> After add the firmware, it shows
> [ 3.930187] rtw_8821ce 0000:04:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0003)
> [ 3.931104] rtw_8821ce 0000:04:00.0: Firmware version 24.5.0, H2C version 12
> [ 3.999271] rtw_8821ce 0000:04:00.0 wlp4s0: renamed from wlan0
> 
> [Where problems could occur]
> No problems could occur since it enables a new device.
> 
> Yan-Hsuan Chuang (1):
>    rtw88: RTL8821C: add firmware file v24.5
> 
>   WHENCE                |   1 +
>   rtw88/README          |   3 +++
>   rtw88/rtw8821c_fw.bin | Bin 0 -> 137896 bytes
>   3 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 rtw88/rtw8821c_fw.bin
> 

applied, thanks

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t



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