Looking to add a Mikrotik wifi card to an X86 router currently using Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880 boards x 8.
Is there a generic driver which might work with this card?
The router kernel is at 4.14.101, and is a 3rd party compiled kernel.
Not sure what information is required, and haven't touched this for over a year.
Thanks!
Is this an openwrt router?
We won’t be able to advise on kernel modules for non-openwrt firmware?
Chip is AR9580 I believe, so would have kernel modules available for openwrt
Yes, it is an openwrt router x86-based.
this
contradicts this
A third party compiled the openwrt firmware and is based on the 4.14.101 linux kernel, which means I did not compile the kernel. It is on an x86 motherboard with 8 radios of the Qualcomm manufacture, meaning it isn't compiled for Mikrotek radios, meaning, like, the firmware isn't for Mikrotek or the new linux kernel may support them...
then try to install the latest x86 openwrt version, and see if you can get those radios running.
The first radio return a 'monitor' mode only response as to capabilities.
Awaited a second radio, and still receive the following. Is this information from the driver itself?
root@OpenWrt:/etc/config# iw phy6 info
Wiphy phy6
wiphy index: 6
max # scan SSIDs: 4
max scan IEs length: 2261 bytes
max # sched scan SSIDs: 0
max # match sets: 0
Retry short limit: 7
Retry long limit: 4
Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m)
Device supports AP-side u-APSD.
Device supports T-DLS.
Available Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
Configured Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3
Supported interface modes:
* monitor
Band 2:
Capabilities: 0x11ef
RX LDPC
HT20/HT40
SM Power Save disabled
RX HT20 SGI
RX HT40 SGI
TX STBC
RX STBC 1-stream
Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes
DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06)
HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15
Frequencies:
* 5180 MHz [36] (23.0 dBm)
* 5200 MHz [40] (23.0 dBm)
* 5220 MHz [44] (23.0 dBm)
* 5240 MHz [48] (23.0 dBm)
* 5260 MHz [52] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5280 MHz [56] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5300 MHz [60] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5320 MHz [64] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5500 MHz [100] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5520 MHz [104] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5540 MHz [108] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5560 MHz [112] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5580 MHz [116] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5600 MHz [120] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5620 MHz [124] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5640 MHz [128] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5660 MHz [132] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5680 MHz [136] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5700 MHz [140] (24.0 dBm) (radar detection)
* 5745 MHz [149] (26.0 dBm)
* 5765 MHz [153] (26.0 dBm)
* 5785 MHz [157] (26.0 dBm)
* 5805 MHz [161] (26.0 dBm)
* 5825 MHz [165] (26.0 dBm)
interface combinations are not supported
HT Capability overrides:
* MCS: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
* maximum A-MSDU length
* supported channel width
* short GI for 40 MHz
* max A-MPDU length exponent
* min MPDU start spacing
max # scan plans: 1
max scan plan interval: -1
max scan plan iterations: 0
Supported extended features:
* [ RRM ]: RRM
* [ CQM_RSSI_LIST ]: multiple CQM_RSSI_THOLD records
* [ CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211 ]: control port over nl80211
* [ TXQS ]: FQ-CoDel-enabled intermediate TXQs
* [ AIRTIME_FAIRNESS ]: airtime fairness scheduling
* [ SCAN_RANDOM_SN ]: use random sequence numbers in scans
* [ SCAN_MIN_PREQ_CONTENT ]: use probe request with only rate IEs in scans
* [ CAN_REPLACE_PTK0 ]: can safely replace PTK 0 when rekeying
* [ CONTROL_PORT_NO_PREAUTH ]: disable pre-auth over nl80211 control port support
* [ MULTICAST_REGISTRATIONS ]: mgmt frame registration for multicast
* [ SCAN_FREQ_KHZ ]: scan on kHz frequency support
* [ CONTROL_PORT_OVER_NL80211_TX_STATUS ]: tx status for nl80211 control port support
root@OpenWrt:/etc/config#
config wifi-device 'radio6'
option type 'mac80211'
option path 'pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/0000:0b:00.0/0000:0c:01.0/0000:0d:0
0.0'
option channel '36'
option band '5g'
option htmode 'VHT80'
option cell_density '0'
config wifi-iface 'default_radio6'
option device 'radio6'
option network 'lan'
option ssid 'OpenWrt'
option mode 'monitor'
have you installed the drivers, if so have you installed ath9k drivers?
i think you are really confuse this is not the radio you asking for, that radio is 2x2 this one is 3x3, not sure if you are joking or ...
That is the information returned for the card installed in a current router, of which, has both ath10k and ath9k drivers compiled into the build. The card was recognized and shows that information, separate from the other radios on the router. The card was purchased on Amazon; not my purchase, btw.
There are also discussions that there are fake Mikrotik boards out there.
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20200110132142.7737-1-denis281089@gmail.com/
Does anyone use this card outside of the Mikrotik router?