OpenWrt support for Xiaomi AX9000

TempestJunior · May 20, 2023, 1:47pm

My ax9000 radios go offline after ~ 3 - 4 days, a restart fixes the issue. At first, radio0 and radio1 would go offline and finally radio3. I checked the logs and can see the following error.

Firmware Version OpenWrt SNAPSHOT r22882-7ad1fa12ef / LuCI Master git-23.118.79121-6fb185f

[358132.021068] ath11k_warn: 70 callbacks suppressed
[358132.021087] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_PDEV_BSS_CHAN_INFO_REQUEST cmd
[358132.024801] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send pdev bss chan info request
[358132.032611] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_PDEV_SET_PARAM cmd
[358132.039226] ath11k c000000.wifi: Failed to set beacon mode for VDEV: 0
[358132.045817] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_BCN_TMPL_CMDID
[358132.052378] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to submit beacon template command: -108
[358132.058650] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to update bcn template: -108
[358132.066281] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_VDEV_SET_PARAM_CMDID
[358132.072604] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to set BA BUFFER SIZE 256 for vdev: 0
[358132.079399] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_VDEV_SET_PARAM_CMDID
[358138.086982] ath11k_warn: 70 callbacks suppressed
[358138.087004] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_PDEV_BSS_CHAN_INFO_REQUEST cmd
[358138.090695] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send pdev bss chan info request
[358138.098428] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_PDEV_SET_PARAM cmd
[358138.105156] ath11k c000000.wifi: Failed to set beacon mode for VDEV: 0
[358138.111727] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_BCN_TMPL_CMDID
[358138.118322] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to submit beacon template command: -108
[358138.124581] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to update bcn template: -108
[358138.132198] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_VDEV_SET_PARAM_CMDID
[358138.138544] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to set BA BUFFER SIZE 256 for vdev: 0
[358138.145315] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_VDEV_SET_PARAM_CMDID
[358144.152989] ath11k_warn: 70 callbacks suppressed
[358144.153012] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_PDEV_BSS_CHAN_INFO_REQUEST cmd
[358144.156739] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send pdev bss chan info request
[358144.164411] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_PDEV_SET_PARAM cmd
[358144.171111] ath11k c000000.wifi: Failed to set beacon mode for VDEV: 0
[358144.177741] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_BCN_TMPL_CMDID
[358144.184319] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to submit beacon template command: -108
[358144.190556] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to update bcn template: -108
[358144.198219] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_VDEV_SET_PARAM_CMDID
[358144.204562] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to set BA BUFFER SIZE 256 for vdev: 0
[358144.211304] ath11k c000000.wifi: failed to send WMI_VDEV_SET_PARAM_CMDID

Anyone here experienced similar wifi issues?

dpeti · May 20, 2023, 6:30pm

Hi,

I have the same issue now.

I have used radio1 and radio3, it was all right.

The issue came once I enabled and set radio2. I am still testing but soon I will disable radio2 again for stability...

brainslayers · May 21, 2023, 4:05am

i too have this issue and i thought it was because i selected channel 100 (dfs) so radio 2 is the issue

rmandrad · May 21, 2023, 6:58pm

a question if anyone knows ... the stock firmware has the lm63 sensor "coupled" i think with the ecm230x (0x2f) as per the stock dts. If i have both on the dts i loose control of the fan and hwmon for the lm63 instead. Does the lm63 take control of the fan ? i don't see anything on the lm63 code that alludes to it ... or maybe i need to add a fan to the lm63 definition ?

the emc230x definition works on its own ... it feels the lm63 is really not needed ... i tried both on the same i2c-0 and defined another i2c (-1) and lm63 takes over the hwmon and control of pwm1 which is the reason for the question above... no need for the lm63 ?

akiz · May 29, 2023, 2:46pm

Any new developments happening on wifi channels issue as we can only use lower channels on 5ghz upper channels including dfs are not working?

s34 · May 31, 2023, 5:50am

Unfortunately, the software VLAN is working completely unreliable. I've got 5 VLANs, created bridges and assigned the APs to the corresponding bridges. It works a few minutes, then all traffic from the Wifi clients is unkooked and then suddenly it works again for a few minutes. Pinging the bridges from the respective VLANs is working flawlessly all the time...

Soromeister · June 1, 2023, 8:51am

How do you get the 2.9 firmware? It's not in the kvalo repo.

There is also a huge difference in size between the board-2.bin that comes with OpenWRT (generic one has the same size) and the one in kvalo's repo. The one from kvalo is around 640KB larger.

rmandrad · June 1, 2023, 5:42pm

so openwrt is now using the 2.9 firmware and the behaviour using "hacked" board2.bin is the same as the board2.bin i got from kvalo repo. In summary i don't think there are no improvements .... sorry !

note that the "firmware" from my perspective are the m3.bin & amss.bin files not the board-2.bin file ...

Crect · June 1, 2023, 6:07pm

@robimarko you think it'd be worth pinging Kalle about the regdb? Been almost 3 months since your explanation but he hasn't followed up since then.

robimarko · June 1, 2023, 6:16pm

Its not really up to Kalle and QCA isn't fast

Crect · June 1, 2023, 6:30pm

That's right but do you know if it's actually being looked into?

robimarko · June 1, 2023, 6:31pm

I dont know anything other than what is in the ticket itself

Soromeister · June 5, 2023, 11:32am

@robimarko latest snapshot after upgrading to kernel 6.1 bricked my AX9000. I have restored to Xiaomi firmware and re-flashed OpenWRT, then tried the latest snapshot and failed.

robimarko · June 5, 2023, 11:38am

CN or International?

Soromeister · June 5, 2023, 2:29pm

International. I confirm that the latest build from today (r23282-a3ee2bf9a1) works again.

TempestJunior · June 5, 2023, 3:55pm

Attend sysupgrade appears broken

STDERR:

Package list missing or not up-to-date, generating it.

Building package index...
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ipq807x/generic/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/root-ipq807x/../../../../../../../../../../../home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/dl/openwrt_core
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ipq807x/generic/packages/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/base/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/root-ipq807x/../../../../../../../../../../../home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/dl/openwrt_base
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/base/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ipq807x/generic/kmods/6.1.31-1-60f86a80e0a69b692f8cccde5fa6019e/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/root-ipq807x/../../../../../../../../../../../home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/dl/openwrt_kmods
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/ipq807x/generic/kmods/6.1.31-1-60f86a80e0a69b692f8cccde5fa6019e/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/luci/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/root-ipq807x/../../../../../../../../../../../home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/dl/openwrt_luci
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/luci/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/root-ipq807x/../../../../../../../../../../../home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/dl/openwrt_packages
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/packages/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/routing/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/root-ipq807x/../../../../../../../../../../../home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/dl/openwrt_routing
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/routing/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/telephony/Packages.gz
Updated list of available packages in /home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/root-ipq807x/../../../../../../../../../../../home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/dl/openwrt_telephony
Downloading https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53/telephony/Packages.sig
Signature check passed.
Downloading file:packages/Packages
Updated list of available packages in /home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/build_dir/target-aarch64_cortex-a53_musl/root-ipq807x/../../../../../../../../../../../home/aparcar/asu/worker1/cache/SNAPSHOT/ipq807x/generic/dl/imagebuilder
Downloading file:packages/Packages.sig
Signature check failed.
Remove wrong Signature file.
Collected errors:
 * pkg_hash_check_unresolved: cannot find dependency libubox20230523 for mtd
 * pkg_hash_fetch_best_installation_candidate: Packages for mtd found, but incompatible with the architectures configured
 * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package mtd.
 * satisfy_dependencies_for: Cannot satisfy the following dependencies for mtd:
 * 	libubox20230523
 * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package mtd.
make[2]: *** [Makefile:187: package_install] Error 255
make[1]: *** [Makefile:152: _call_manifest] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:272: manifest] Error 2

robimarko · June 5, 2023, 4:01pm

Its going to take some time for phase2 builders to catch up, there were some issues last week

TempestJunior · June 5, 2023, 5:57pm

Radio 3 BDF issue appears to have been resolved in OpenWrt SNAPSHOT r23282-a3ee2bf9a1

Soromeister · June 5, 2023, 8:21pm

Strange, I still require the generic board-2.bin file to use Radio 3. Which issues are you referring to?

TempestJunior · June 5, 2023, 8:30pm

The non-connecting issues.

I have 2 of these devices, after upgrading to the latest snapshot, I'm able to connect to radio 3 on both without replacing with the generic board-2.bin.

I should mention that radio1 also now appears to support 160GHz