wifi/network issues base debian install

cathal · Dec 21, 2021

ok so im having wifi issues right now on a fresh debian install specifcally firmware-11.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso iso. I got errors on installation about missing firmware packages and the same errors unsurprisingly persisted after installing. it sais that i am missing ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:02:00.0.bin
i cannot connect to the wifi and ip a returns the following
manually typed so forgive misspelling;

Markdown (GitHub flavored):

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: wlp2s0: <BROADCAST, MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state down group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 5c:61:99:20:b9:7d brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

the contents of /etc/network/interfaces are as follows:

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# *usual comments*

source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

wpa is running also
I have not done anything to this fresh install
when I lspci I also find the following line

Markdown (GitHub flavored):

Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 32)

I have heard of the firware-atheros package
Although I am not sure how I might find it and install on a usb
then I could maybe install it on the system via that
edit: I have installed firmware-atheros package through external usb and found that I already had the package.

These are my hardware specifications from dell btw:

https://dl.dell.com/topicspdf/inspiron-14-5415-laptop_users-guide_en-us.pdf

update: I have new error message on boot :

Code:

acp_pdm_mach acp_pdm_mach.0: snd_soc_register_card(acp) failed: -517

I figured out how to run iwconfig(needed sudo) it returned the following:

Code:

lo             no wireless extensions.

wlp2s0    IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any
               Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated    Tx-Power=-2147483648 dBm
               Retry short limit:7    RTS thr:off    Fragment thr:off
               Encryption key:off
               Power Management:on

Sorry if I am adding too much. I have an unrelated manjaro install on an sd card that has wifi still working. Im wondering if some commands their would be helpful.

Code:

ip a

cmd is different.

Code:

*note this is on a seperate  manjaro install*
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: wlp2s0: <BROADCAST ,MULTICASR ,UP ,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 5c:61:99:20:b9:7d brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.0.88/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp2s0
        valid_lft 86364sec preferred_lft 86364sec
    inet6 fe80::f158:f4f:b732:7f13/64 scope link noprefixroute
        valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

UPDATE, looking promising. I followed this guide and can now install packages
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/283722/how-to-connect-to-wifi-from-command-line
I have not tried rebooting as I will set up all I need first of course
thank you all so much for the help( fyi: I am a past arch user and got no help, you guys were great though

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wizardfromoz · Dec 21, 2021

@cathal welcome to linux.org

I haven't the answer to your question, but you could tell us what version of Debian you are using, and provide the content of

Code:

inxi -Fxz

Cheers

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

Brickwizard · Dec 21, 2021

Welcome to the forums
Do you have inxi installed?
if so please run inxi -N and paste back the results, [note space between inxi and -]

if not installed try sudo apt-install inxi

Bwiz

Linuxembourg · Dec 21, 2021

Did you install using the usual Debian iso, or did you use the (much harder to find) non-free version?

This package contains the relevant drivers but I am too drunk to work out how to install it

cathal · Dec 21, 2021

wizardfromoz said:
@cathal welcome to linux.org

I haven't the answer to your question, but you could tell us what version of Debian you are using, and provide the content of

Code:

inxi -Fxz

Cheers

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

i dont seem to have inxi
and I am running debian 11.2.0 i believe

cathal · Dec 21, 2021

Linuxembourg said:
Did you install using the usual Debian iso, or did you use the (much harder to find) non-free version?

This package contains the relevant drivers but I am too drunk to work out how to install it

I intalled the non-free firmware-11.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso

cathal · Dec 21, 2021

Linuxembourg said:
Did you install using the usual Debian iso, or did you use the (much harder to find) non-free version?

This package contains the relevant drivers but I am too drunk to work out how to install it

yes I actually installed that and reliased that I already had it, in fact that package was a downgrade now

cathal · Dec 21, 2021

brickwizard said:
Welcome to the forums
Do you have inxi installed?
if so please run inxi -N and paste back the results, [note space between inxi and -]

if not installed try sudo apt-install inxi

Bwiz

I dont have internet to install that unfortunately

cathal · Dec 21, 2021

brickwizard said:
Welcome to the forums
Do you have inxi installed?
if so please run inxi -N and paste back the results, [note space between inxi and -]

if not installed try sudo apt-install inxi

Bwiz

I dont have internet to install that unfortunately

Brickwizard · Dec 21, 2021

it should be in the install package you downloaded
[you may find it in the software manager]

cathal · Dec 21, 2021

brickwizard said:
it it should be in the install package you downloaded

brickwizard said:
[you may find it in the software manager]

I have it installed though. Do you know how to use wpa_supplicant on debian, is it the same as arch?

wizardfromoz · Dec 21, 2021

Should be, although some of the components may be stored in a different location.

I guess an obvious question we should have asked is do you have access to an ethernet connection?

Wiz

cathal · Dec 21, 2021

wizardfromoz said:
Should be, although some of the components may be stored in a different location.

I guess an obvious question we should have asked is do you have access to an ethernet connection?

Wiz

I will tomorrow, I am getting an ethernet dongle. Ill try install iwd then

wizardfromoz · Dec 21, 2021

OK, that would be good to have as an alternative.

Sing out when you are up and running. We have a couple of Debian gurus here I can flag tomorrow if you need them. They are both British so you may have to allow for timezone differences. I am from Australia.

Cheers

Wiz

cathal · Dec 22, 2021

wizardfromoz said:
OK, that would be good to have as an alternative.

Sing out when you are up and running. We have a couple of Debian gurus here I can flag tomorrow if you need them. They are both British so you may have to allow for timezone differences. I am from Australia.

Cheers

Wiz

Hi again, just tryed to connect with ethernet via a usb c dongle. This dongle is working on my phone but not on the computer. Once again I get:

Code:

 ping: debian.org: Temporary failure in name resolution

this is also the same errors I get when trying to install packages, just the sites are the mirrors.

Brickwizard · Dec 22, 2021

CONFUSED
you initially said Debian your now trying |Arch.org..... please clarify the full distribution name and build number

cathal · Dec 22, 2021

brickwizard said:
CONFUSED
you initially said Debian your now trying |Arch.org..... please clarify the full distribution name and build number

that was a ping command the website name is arbitrary
changed it there so as not to cause confusion

Linuxembourg · Dec 22, 2021

cathal said:
Hi again, just tryed to connect with ethernet via a usb c dongle. This dongle is working on my phone but not on the computer. Once again I get:

Code:

ping: debian.org: Temporary failure in name resolution

this is also the same errors I get when trying to install packages, just the sites are the mirrors.

Seems like DNS isn't it?

What is the output of

Code:

sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

?

What happens if you ping google.com via the IP 216.58.212.174

cathal · Dec 22, 2021

Linuxembourg said:
Seems like DNS isn't it?

What is the output of

Code:

sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

?

What happens if you ping google.com via the IP 216.58.212.174

/etc/resolv.conf contains the following:

Code:

nameserver 89.101.160.4
nameserver 89.101.160.5

when I ping direct addr i get the following(same output on ethernet too):

Code:

ping: connect: Network is unreachable

check my latest edits, I have shown the output of ip a from another linux install on the same hardware

Linuxembourg · Dec 22, 2021

Not sure if its much help but here is my ip a output (from Debian 11) which looks a bit like your working Manjaro install.

Code:

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp1s0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:1d:ba:ec:49:6f brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp4s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:24:2b:ef:db:27 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.178.184/24 brd 192.168.178.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp4s0
       valid_lft 863387sec preferred_lft 863387sec
    inet6 2001:7e8:c6bf:1d01:e1cc:51c9:6862:300d/64 scope global dynamic noprefixroute
       valid_lft 7156sec preferred_lft 3556sec
    inet6 fe80::7ab5:a8bd:5218:9817/64 scope link noprefixroute
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

Per this you may want to try

Code:

ip route add default via 192.168.0.1 dev eth0

which is NOT pesistent and if it works you can follow the answer to make it so.

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