oneofthemany Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) I have updated the armbian-firmware to full package: root@rock-3a:/lib/firmware/mediatek# ls -la /lib/firmware/mediatek/ | grep mt7915 -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 3584 Feb 17 22:23 mt7915_eeprom.bin -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 3584 Feb 17 22:23 mt7915_eeprom_dbdc.bin -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 144544 Feb 17 22:23 mt7915_rom_patch.bin -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 116160 Feb 17 22:23 mt7915_wa.bin -rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1260960 Feb 17 22:23 mt7915_wm.bin but my Mediatek 7915e seems to still be unsupported: root@rock-3a:/lib/firmware/mediatek# lspci 0000:00:00.0 PCI bridge: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd RK3568 Remote Signal Processor (rev 01) 0000:01:00.0 Unclassified device [0002]: MEDIATEK Corp. MT7915E 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter 0002:00:00.0 PCI bridge: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd RK3568 Remote Signal Processor (rev 01) Will I need to bake my own custom kernel using the compile script: https://docs.armbian.com/Developer-Guide_Build-Preparation/ I am running the following build and kernel: root@rock-3a:/lib/firmware/mediatek# uname -a Linux rock-3a 6.1.11-rk35xx #23.02.2 SMP PREEMPT Sat Feb 18 00:05:58 UTC 2023 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux root@rock-3a:/lib/firmware/mediatek# cat /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME="Armbian 23.02.2 Jammy" NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION_ID="22.04" VERSION="22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish)" VERSION_CODENAME=jammy ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian HOME_URL="https://www.armbian.com" SUPPORT_URL="https://forum.armbian.com" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://www.armbian.com/bugs" PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.armbian.com" UBUNTU_CODENAME=jammy ARMBIAN_PRETTY_NAME="Armbian 23.08.0-trunk jammy" Support seems have been available since 5.10 kernel: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/?h=v5.10.186 Any help would be appreciated Edited August 7, 2023 by oneofthemany 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 25 minutes ago, oneofthemany said: Any help would be appreciated https://www.armbian.com/participate/ (register to Jira, open a ticket similar to this one https://armbian.atlassian.net/browse/AR-1803 assign yourself to AR-1803 and the one you will be creating for MT7915E solve both in one PR https://docs.armbian.com/Process_Contribute/ (specific instructions on what you need to do are in AR-1803) Its a great and simple way to make a contribution to the open source project. Once merged, changes will be automatically pushed to beta.armbian.com within <24h. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemany Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 @Igor - cant seem to register 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 31 minutes ago, oneofthemany said: cant seem to register Registration https://id.atlassian.com/login is covered by Jira software. I just tried with some Gmail account and it worked ... Anyway, sent an invite and this should work ... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemany Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 @Igor I am getting an error when using the compile.sh: /var/mnt/ubuntu/build/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-debs.sh: command substitution: line 282: syntax error near unexpected token `then' [💥] Exiting with error 2 [ at /var/mnt/ubuntu/build/lib/functions/compilation/kernel-debs.sh:1 in relationship to this section of code: if [[ "${script}" == "preinst" ]]; then cat <<- HOOK_FOR_REMOVE_VFAT_BOOT_FILES if is_boot_dev_vfat; then rm -f /boot/System.map* /boot/config* /boot/vmlinuz* /boot/$image_name /boot/uImage fi HOOK_FOR_REMOVE_VFAT_BOOT_FILES fi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, oneofthemany said: I am getting an error when using the compile.sh I changed what you suppose to change, recompile, it works. It also works for many people and many automated scenarios. Strange ... but deep hidden problems absolutely can exist. Open a ticket here: https://github.com/armbian/build/issues and provide everything that is asked in that wizard. Then we might understand why you have issues. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemany Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 @Igor Does this mean that 6.1.X kernel will now support MT7915E within 22.08? and I dont need to compile myself? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 minute ago, oneofthemany said: Does this mean that 6.1.X kernel will now support MT7915E within 22.08? and I dont need to compile myself? No. This task was assigned to general public as we are completely overloaded with work. If you (anyone) will not provide a PR, this will not get it. I don't need this feature. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemany Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 (edited) it looks like it is committed in 6.5 though thanks for your confirmation that it works!!! also turns out that your script doesn't like being run in a toolbox instance of ubuntu 22.04 . so nothing to be concerned about my last Edited August 9, 2023 by oneofthemany 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemany Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 (edited) @Igor I have used the compile tool to bake a new kernel for the rock3a and the device is just flashing blue and wont boot. I have tried server and desktop and its just the same: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Armbian 23.08.0-trunk Rock-3a current Kernel: Linux 6.1.44 Build date: 09.08.2023 Builder rev: 35feddc The only thing I edited in the kernel config was was the MT7917E to M Any ideas? - should I try debian 11 as opposed to Jammy? Edited August 9, 2023 by oneofthemany 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 2 hours ago, oneofthemany said: also turns out that your script doesn't like being run in a toolbox instance of ubuntu 22.04 This script works (almost) on any .deb OS and also on Windows / WSL, x86 or arm64. Build system is containerised and container inside container is calling for troubles 18 minutes ago, oneofthemany said: The only thing I edited in the kernel config was was the MT7917E to M OK. Perhaps rather focus on this part and try to make a PR for both WiFi chips. Enabling this module is certainly not a reason why board doesn't boot. It can be your build host or there is some f* up in around u-boot. What about nightly / rolling releases from bottom of the page - that is fresh https://www.armbian.com/rock-3a/ Do you have a serial console perhaps? 18 minutes ago, oneofthemany said: I have used the compile tool to bake a new kernel for the rock3a and the device is just flashing blue and wont boot. First build system didn't work on weird host, now image doesn't work. Well, I don't have this hardware, can't check. Perhaps @vamzi @catalinii @ZazaBr @amazingfate can provide some hints - is latest build working well or not. P.S. As you can see, in software development, we can easily blow a day achieve nothing (except learning for those that don't know this) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemany Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 its cool I have just flashed it with debian and its up and running and its all good: super@rock-3a:~$ iw dev phy#0 Interface wlp1s0 ifindex 3 wdev 0x1 addr 00:0a:52:08:ad:fa type managed txpower 20.00 dBm multicast TXQ: qsz-byt qsz-pkt flows drops marks overlmt hashcol tx-bytes tx-packets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 super@rock-3a:~$ lspci 0000:00:00.0 PCI bridge: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd RK3568 Remote Signal Processor (rev 01) 0000:01:00.0 Unclassified device [0002]: MEDIATEK Corp. MT7915E 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter 0002:00:00.0 PCI bridge: Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd RK3568 Remote Signal Processor (rev 01) super@rock-3a:~$ dmesg | grep 7915 [ 2.891786] pci 0000:01:00.0: [14c3:7915] type 00 class 0x000280 [ 13.721849] mt7915e 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) [ 13.918517] mt7915e 0000:01:00.0: HW/SW Version: 0x8a108a10, Build Time: 20220929104113a [ 13.945336] mt7915e 0000:01:00.0: WM Firmware Version: ____000000, Build Time: 20220929104145 [ 13.985161] mt7915e 0000:01:00.0: WA Firmware Version: DEV_000000, Build Time: 20220929104205 [ 14.343207] mt7915e 0000:01:00.0 wlp1s0: renamed from wlan0 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 1 hour ago, oneofthemany said: its cool I have just flashed it with debian and its up and running and its all good: So you managed to build a good image after all? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemany Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 It's not particularly stable, as it won't reboot properly and I have to manually pull the plug to get it to come back up, but for what I'm using it for it should be ok 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 1 hour ago, oneofthemany said: It's not particularly stable That is off topic. But if you brought that up - I show you opportunity to help changing precisely that problem, to help yourself and others that helps you with very little problem, where you can't say "I don't know, its too hard", as this is the only way things can improve. Armbian team, people you hate because they don't provide you top software, lost 100 hours every day, donations covers perhaps 3-5 minutes. Everything else we need to cover with our private resources. This also bring a lot of FOSS predators they are stealing in organised manner, including vendors. Some are playing very dirty. If few people would add their small contribution, like this one, without me spending hours and hours trying to convince you to help yourself, that changes a lot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneofthemany Posted August 11, 2023 Author Share Posted August 11, 2023 It's not a criticism of your development, far from it, I'm very pleased with Armbian and it's device support. I potentially need to investigate further and if I find anything I'll be sure to let you know 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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