[SOLVED] Missing 5GHz radio on Dlink DAP-2680

Bill · May 20, 2022, 8:59pm

So, when more flash space is required, a sysupgrade image can be flashed right after factory, to allow for using of all the available flash memory.

Did you Double Flash to obtain the max available flash space?

"The recovery also does not have the minimum size requirement, however we shall prefer not to have three separate images (factory padded for web-flashing, factory unpadded for recovery, sysupgrade) when the padded factory image is also accepted by the recovery (but requires double flashing to use all of the available flash space)"

Flash Layout

|start|size|label|
| --- | --- | --- |
|0x00000000|0x00040000 (256k)|bootloader|
|0x00040000|0x00010000 (64k)|bdcfg|
|0x00050000|0x00010000 (64k)|rgdb|
|0x00060000|0x00010000 (64k)|unknown|
|0x00070000|0x00ee0000 (15232k)|upgrade|
|0x00f50000|0x00020000 (128k)|langpack|
|0x00f70000|0x00070000 (448k)|captival|
|0x00fe0000|0x00010000 (64k)|certificate|
|0x00ff0000|0x00010000 (64k)|radiocfg|

alefello · May 20, 2022, 9:02pm

Yes, I double flashed, choosing not to keep the settings (to be sure)

anon89577378 · May 20, 2022, 9:19pm

SSH in to the router and run opkg list-installed | grep ath10

Post result in preformatted text.

alefello · May 20, 2022, 9:21pm

root@OpenWrt:~# opkg list-installed | grep ath10
ath10k-board-qca99x0 - 20211216-1
ath10k-firmware-qca99x0-ct - 2020-11-08-1
kmod-ath10k-ct - 5.4.188+2021-09-22-e6a7d5b5-1
root@OpenWrt:~#

anon89577378 · May 20, 2022, 9:22pm

Run iw list

Post results.

alefello · May 20, 2022, 9:25pm

root@OpenWrt:~# iw list
Wiphy phy1
        wiphy index: 1
        max # scan SSIDs: 4
        max scan IEs length: 2257 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 0x7 RX 0x7
        Configured Antennas: TX 0x7 RX 0x7
        Supported interface modes:
                 * IBSS
                 * managed
                 * AP
                 * AP/VLAN
                 * monitor
                 * mesh point
                 * P2P-client
                 * P2P-GO
                 * outside context of a BSS
        Band 1:
                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: 0-23
                Frequencies:
                        * 2412 MHz [1] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2417 MHz [2] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2422 MHz [3] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2427 MHz [4] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2432 MHz [5] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2437 MHz [6] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2442 MHz [7] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2447 MHz [8] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2452 MHz [9] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2457 MHz [10] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2462 MHz [11] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2467 MHz [12] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2472 MHz [13] (27.0 dBm)
                        * 2484 MHz [14] (disabled)
        valid interface combinations:
                 * #{ managed } <= 2048, #{ AP, mesh point } <= 8, #{ P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ IBSS } <= 1,
                   total <= 2048, #channels <= 1, STA/AP BI must match, radar detect widths: { 20 MHz (no HT), 20 MHz, 40 MHz }

        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
                * [ DEL_IBSS_STA ]: deletion of IBSS station 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:~#

anon89577378 · May 20, 2022, 9:27pm

Do a reset -

alefello · May 20, 2022, 9:50pm

Just resetted. Still missing.

Bill · May 20, 2022, 10:01pm

Care for a Side Track.. possible to peek at
cgi-bin/luci/admin/system/opkg
to see if any kmod-ath10k* are relevant?

alefello · May 20, 2022, 10:17pm

maybe i could install kmod-ath10k package, but how can I check if the other radio become available?

Bill · May 20, 2022, 10:24pm

Do you mean the 5GHz? If so you install the package and a reload or possibly a restart, then look for a 5GHz radio.

alefello · May 20, 2022, 10:27pm

it should be listed with the iw list command?
isn't there a command to check the periphericals like lspci in linux?

alefello · May 20, 2022, 10:30pm

After a reboot iw list shows always a single radio

Bill · May 20, 2022, 10:38pm

Correct if the device was present it would have shown with that command.

IDK of the other command lspci

Is that after installing the kmod-ath10k package ?

... so we're still broke ....

Description: Alternative ath10k firmware for QCA99x0 from Candela Technologies.\ Enables IBSS and other features. See:\ http://www.candelatech.com/ath10k-10.4.php \ This firmware conflicts with the standard 99x0 firmware, so select only\ one. \ \

pkgdata/toh

https://openwrt.org/packages/pkgdata/ath10k-firmware-qca99x0-ct
https://openwrt.org/packages/pkgdata/ath10k-firmware-qca99x0
https://openwrt.org/toh/d-link/d-link_dap-2680_a1

alefello · May 20, 2022, 10:42pm

Yes, after installing kmod-ath10k and ath10k-firmware-qca99x0 still no 5GHz radio

Bill · May 20, 2022, 10:48pm

Just for curiosity let's see the output posted in preformatted text

ubus call system board

You're overdue for some fortune..

anon89577378 · May 21, 2022, 4:31am

Default ath10k-ct packages were installed -

Reflash the router with the squashfs-sysupgrade image.

Borromini · May 21, 2022, 5:35am

Guys - before doing any of that, you first check the low level stuff. The radio doesn't show up in the wireless configuration - so you want to check dmesg or logread for any pointers on hardware not being detected or initialisation failure.

anon89577378 · May 21, 2022, 6:03am

It's pretty clear that iw list doesn't see the 5 Ghz radio.

You can take it from here.

I'm out.

Borromini · May 21, 2022, 6:24am

Iw is higher level.