Wireless Module Guidence: mwifiex, Firmware on PCIe Wi-Fi on Lattepanda Sigma, AlmaLinux

[cvd21073]

Dear NXP Tech Support Team,

i need help with enabling the Wi-Fi module on my LattePanda Sigma (Intel CPU) running AlmaLinux 10.
Wifi-Module - JODY-W377-00B
Chipset - NXP 88W9098 / 88Q9098
Are there any installation instruction regarding driver and firmware available?

Thank you in advance for you help.
Kind regards

[shaun_wu]

Hello @cvd21073 

We provide driver and firmware download link here. 

UM11675 | NXP Semiconductors

About porting driver to your platform. Intel will have a guide.

Best Regards

Shaun

[cvd21073]

Thanks for guidance,

But i have faced problem with starting firmware.

Please see below logs:

[16055.070437] wlan: Loading MWLAN driver
[16055.070688] wlan: Register to Bus Driver...
[16055.070761] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbxxx
[16055.071025] PCI memory map Virt0: 0000000043335f46 PCI memory map Virt2: 000000004afdb115
[16055.071042] Attach moal handle ops, card interface type: 0x206
[16055.071044] rps set to 0 from module param
[16055.071045] No module param cfg file specified
[16055.071051] rx_work=1 cpu_num=16
[16055.071053] Enable moal_recv_amsdu_packet
[16055.071059] Attach mlan adapter operations.card_type is 0x206.
[16055.074216] Request firmware: nxp/pcieuart9098_combo_v1.bin
[16055.342741] prog_fw: Failed to get command done interrupt retry count = 10001
[16058.642099] FW failed to be active in time!
[16058.642107] wlan_dnld_fw fail ret=0xffffffff
[16058.642110] WLAN: Fail download FW with nowwait: 0
[16058.642119] Config Space Registers:
[16058.642124] reg:0x00 value=0x2b431b4b
[16058.642127] reg:0x04 value=0x00100406
[16058.642130] reg:0x10 value=0x3c20000c
[16058.642133] reg:0x18 value=0x3c30000c
[16058.642136] reg:0x2c value=0x2b431b4b
[16058.642139] reg:0x3c value=0x00000105
[16058.642142] reg:0x44 value=0x00000008
[16058.642145] reg:0x80 value=0x10120143
[16058.642148] reg:0x98 value=0x00000400
[16058.642152] reg:0x170 value=0x0001001e
[16058.642156] FW Scrach Registers:
[16058.642159] reg:0x1c90 value=0xfedcba00
[16058.642162] reg:0x1c98 value=0x0
[16058.642165] reg:0x1c9c value=0x0
[16058.742176] reg:0x1c98 value=0x0
[16058.742180] reg:0x1c9c value=0x0
[16058.842186] Interface registers dump from offset 0x1c98 to 0x1c9f
[16058.842193] PCIE registers from offset 0x1c20 to 0x1c9c:
[16058.842209] 00000000 00000002 0000004f 00000000 ffffffff 00000002 00000000 00000000
[16058.842224] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16058.842240] 2005b000 00000000 00000010 00000000 008047e3 c8701424 00000000 00000000
[16058.842256] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 fedcba00 00000000 00000000 00000000

[16058.842257] ADMA Tx/Rx/Event/Cmd/CmdResp registers:
[16058.842258] ADMA registers dump from offset 0x10000 to 0x10068
[16058.842273] 00100000 1e488000 00000000 c010ad64 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16058.842289] 00000000 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000f002
[16058.842304] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002
[16058.842310] 80000948 00000000 00808c8c
[16058.842311] ADMA registers dump from offset 0x10800 to 0x10868
[16058.842326] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16058.842342] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000f000
[16058.842357] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002
[16058.842363] 80000948 00000000 00808c8c
[16058.842364] ADMA registers dump from offset 0x10880 to 0x108e8
[16058.842379] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16058.842395] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16058.842410] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002
[16058.842416] 80000948 00000000 00000000
[16058.842417] ADMA registers dump from offset 0x11000 to 0x11068
[16058.842432] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16058.842447] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000f000
[16058.842463] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002
[16058.842469] 80000948 00000000 00808c8c
[16058.842470] ADMA registers dump from offset 0x11080 to 0x110e8
[16058.842485] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16058.842500] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16058.842515] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002
[16058.842522] 80000948 00000000 00000000
[16058.842680] woal_request_fw failed
[16058.842684] Firmware Init Failed
[16058.846592] Free module params
[16058.846698] woal_pcie_probe: failed
[16058.846701] wlan_pcie 0000:03:00.0: probe with driver wlan_pcie failed with error -14
[16058.846773] PCI memory map Virt0: 000000007132ef2a PCI memory map Virt2: 000000007089599c
[16058.846777] Attach moal handle ops, card interface type: 0x206
[16058.846780] rps set to 0 from module param
[16058.846781] No module param cfg file specified
[16058.846786] rx_work=1 cpu_num=16
[16058.846787] Enable moal_recv_amsdu_packet
[16058.846791] Attach mlan adapter operations.card_type is 0x206.
[16058.851016] Request firmware: nxp/pcieuart9098_combo_v1.bin
[16059.110692] prog_fw: Failed to get command done interrupt retry count = 10001
[16062.410938] FW failed to be active in time!
[16062.410943] wlan_dnld_fw fail ret=0xffffffff
[16062.410946] WLAN: Fail download FW with nowwait: 0
[16062.410955] Config Space Registers:
[16062.410959] reg:0x00 value=0x2b441b4b
[16062.410962] reg:0x04 value=0x00100406
[16062.410965] reg:0x10 value=0x3c10000c
[16062.410968] reg:0x18 value=0x6c900004
[16062.410971] reg:0x2c value=0x2b441b4b
[16062.410974] reg:0x3c value=0x00000203
[16062.410977] reg:0x44 value=0x00000008
[16062.410980] reg:0x80 value=0x10120143
[16062.410983] reg:0x98 value=0x00000000
[16062.410987] reg:0x170 value=0x0001001e
[16062.410991] FW Scrach Registers:
[16062.410994] reg:0x1c90 value=0xfedcba00
[16062.410997] reg:0x1c98 value=0x0
[16062.411000] reg:0x1c9c value=0x0
[16062.511010] reg:0x1c98 value=0x0
[16062.511014] reg:0x1c9c value=0x0
[16062.611020] Interface registers dump from offset 0x1c98 to 0x1c9f
[16062.611029] PCIE registers from offset 0x1c20 to 0x1c9c:
[16062.611045] 00000000 00000002 0000004f 00000000 ffffffff 00000002 00000000 00000000
[16062.611061] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16062.611076] 1e8f8000 00000000 00000010 00000000 008047e3 c8701424 00000000 00000000
[16062.611092] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 fedcba00 00000000 00000000 00000000

[16062.611094] ADMA Tx/Rx/Event/Cmd/CmdResp registers:
[16062.611095] ADMA registers dump from offset 0x10000 to 0x10068
[16062.611110] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16062.611125] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000f000
[16062.611140] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002
[16062.611147] 80000948 00000000 00808c8c
[16062.611148] ADMA registers dump from offset 0x10800 to 0x10868
[16062.611163] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16062.611178] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000f000
[16062.611193] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002
[16062.611199] 80000948 00000000 00808c8c
[16062.611200] ADMA registers dump from offset 0x10880 to 0x108e8
[16062.611215] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16062.611230] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16062.611245] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002
[16062.611252] 80000948 00000000 00000000
[16062.611252] ADMA registers dump from offset 0x11000 to 0x11068
[16062.611268] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16062.611283] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000f000
[16062.611298] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002
[16062.611305] 80000948 00000000 00808c8c
[16062.611305] ADMA registers dump from offset 0x11080 to 0x110e8
[16062.611320] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16062.611335] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[16062.611351] 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002
[16062.611357] 80000948 00000000 00000000
[16062.611503] woal_request_fw failed
[16062.611507] Firmware Init Failed
[16062.615267] Free module params
[16062.615375] woal_pcie_probe: failed
[16062.615379] wlan_pcie 0000:03:00.1: probe with driver wlan_pcie failed with error -14
[16062.615407] wlan: Register to Bus Driver Done
[16062.615408] wlan: Driver loaded successfully

[shaun_wu]

Hello @cvd21073 

Could you double check firmware are saved in /lib/firmware/nxp? 

Best Regards

Shaun

[cvd21073]

Hello @shaun_wu ,

thanks for your support. Currently I'm discovered following firmware problem:
The WiFi module firmware fails to initialize properly after a warm reboot of my Linux machine. However, it works correctly in the following scenarios:
1. After a cold reboot (by removing power cable)
2. When I manually bring down the driver and firmware before reboot, then bring them up after reboot
Workaround:
Currently, I'm using this sequence before reboot to ensure WiFi functionality:

# Before reboot
sudo nmcli radio wifi off
sudo modprobe -r moal
sudo modprobe -r mlan

# After reboot
sudo nmcli radio wifi on
sudo modprobe mlan
sudo modprobe moal

Kind regards

[shaun_wu]

Hello @cvd21073 

with warm reboot, the firmware saved in chip will not be flashed. That might be reason. 

Best Regards

Shaun

[cvd21073]

Hello @shaun_wu ,

Are there any way to fix this issue with warm boot?

Thanks

[shaun_wu]

Hello @cvd21073 

It is like a common feature of nxp wifi chip. 

Best Regards

Shaun

[cvd21073]

Thanks @shaun_wu ,

Can you please help me with another request?
When i was building driver inside mwifiex, i have used next command, because i have architecture of x86_64:

sudo make -C /usr/src/kernels/6.12.0-55.32.1.el10_0.x86_64 M=$(pwd) ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE= modules

I have successfully builded mlan.ko and moal.ko, but i cannot find anywhere mlan_util, uap_util or mlanutl, uaputl utilities from NXP. Could you guide me, what i should do in order to use these utilities.
Thanks in advance

[shaun_wu]

Hello @cvd21073 

For different topic, you could create a new subject to discuss. We will have holiday next week, my colleagues will help you.

Best Regards

Shaun