TonidoPlug2

[kmihelich]

This is actually an area where we probably need to change another thing upstream Arch does. Firmware files are provided in the linux-firmware package, but that doesn't have everything that should be there, since it's just a kind of generic package that generically "works" for x86 targets. We really should be packaging up firmware with each individual kernel instead of wiping it out of the final packages.

Anyway, here's the firmware files. Put the sd8786_uapsta.bin to /lib/firmware/mrvl. You may or may not need the helper_sd.bin, which would go in just /lib/firmware.

[kmihelich]

aghitza, your problem isn't the envtools stuff, it's the part about creating the drive for the root filesystem. It's obviously not booting whatever you created. You're stuck with a red light because it's sitting in U-Boot, unable to boot anything.

[WarheadsSE]

Just the sd8786 is needed, as far as all the code I have read reads.

[devr]

nada... I did the helper file to be on the safe side..

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
[root@slim ~]# rmmod mwifiex_sdio mwifiex cfg80211
[root@slim ~]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
ipv6 254083 30
rmd160 7186 0
sha1_generic 1661 8
hmac 2387 0
blowfish 8374 4
rfkill 14388 0
mv_cesa 9021 8
cryptodev 30515 6

[root@slim ~]# wget http://archlinuxarm.org/builder/firmware/sd8786_uapsta.bin -O /lib/firmware/mrvl/sd8786_uapsta.bin
2012-04-24 19:32:12 (320 KB/s) - `/lib/firmware/mrvl/sd8786_uapsta.bin' saved [227384/227384]

[root@slim ~]# wget http://archlinuxarm.org/builder/firmware/helper_sd.bin -O /lib/firmware/helper_sd.bin
2012-04-24 19:32:26 (41.4 MB/s) - `/lib/firmware/helper_sd.bin' saved [2516/2516]

[root@slim ~]# ls -l /lib/firmware/mrvl/sd8786_uapsta.bin /lib/firmware/helper_sd.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2516 Apr 24 19:10 /lib/firmware/helper_sd.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 227384 Apr 24 19:10 /lib/firmware/mrvl/sd8786_uapsta.bin

[root@slim ~]# modprobe mwifiex_sdio

[root@slim ~]# dmesg
[ 4133.595632] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 4133.621278] mwifiex_sdio mmc0:0001:1: request_firmware() returned error code 0xfffffffe
[ 4133.631584] mwifiex: mwifiex_add_card: firmware init failed
[ 4133.637364] mwifiex_sdio: mwifiex_sdio_probe: add card failed
[ 4133.644374] mwifiex_sdio: probe of mmc0:0001:1 failed with error -1

[root@slim ~]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
mwifiex_sdio 11313 0
mwifiex 105704 1 mwifiex_sdio
cfg80211 142596 1 mwifiex
ipv6 254083 30
rmd160 7186 0
sha1_generic 1661 8
hmac 2387 0
blowfish 8374 4
rfkill 14388 1 cfg80211
mv_cesa 9021 8
cryptodev 30515 6
')

EDIT: Fixed above, 's/sd8787/sd8786/g'

[kmihelich]

No no no.. leave it named sd8786_uapsta.bin

[devr]

Doh... it has been a long day... Thank you

$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '[ 350.773277] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 351.273392] mwifiex_sdio mmc0:0001:1: WLAN FW is active
')