Path: csiph.com!news.samoylyk.net!gothmog.csi.it!bofh.it!news.nic.it!robomod From: magnus@autistici.org Newsgroups: linux.debian.kernel,linux.debian.bugs.dist Subject: Fwd: Re: Bug#1091799: installation-reports: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 detected, wifi networks seen but no network connection Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:10:02 +0200 Message-ID: References: X-Original-To: debian-kernel@lists.debian.org X-Mailbox-Line: From debian-kernel-request@lists.debian.org Sun Oct 12 21:01:18 2025 Old-Return-Path: X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.2 tagged_above=-10000 required=5.3 tests=[BAYES_00=-2, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Policyd-Weight: using cached result; rate:hard: -4.6 X-Greylist: delayed 452 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at bendel; Sun, 12 Oct 2025 21:01:02 UTC MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail X-Sender: magnus@autistici.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/151552 List-ID: List-URL: List-Archive: https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/a90c756d7669aad06a51d2a68e1a0e8a@autistici.org Approved: robomod@news.nic.it Lines: 92 Organization: linux.* mail to news gateway Sender: robomod@news.nic.it X-Original-Cc: 1091799@bugs.debian.org, magnus@autistici.org X-Original-Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2025 20:53:25 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-References: <44243aeb74b6ba9c59f8a523e358a7a5@autistici.org> <20241231161459.qmaczkvgu6huwfcc@mraw.org> <44243aeb74b6ba9c59f8a523e358a7a5@autistici.org> <30250e4cc578dfa91a3873e43b109fb3@autistici.org> <0243fab6-7894-4ede-9b5f-1976e8457450@plouf.fr.eu.org> <7b3179d5663b50a7f2a136d3c1d5d9df@autistici.org> Xref: csiph.com linux.debian.kernel:89563 linux.debian.bugs.dist:1265844 Hi Debian Linux kernel maintainers, As the problem described in this bug is present not only in the installer but also in the installed system (one time it worked) I'm asking you for help to debug it: according to Cyril it's "most likely a problem with the Linux kernel modules and/or firmware" https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1091799#10 I believe that the Linux kernel module is this one: https://wiki.debian.org/ath9k According to the firmware-summary attached to my installation report I suppose that the firmware package is the following: firmware-atheros Using the 12.8.0 Netinst I tried to install on 2024-12-05 experiencing the problem described in the Subject, with the two different mobile phones. You can find the syslog of the installation attached to the bug log. Months later instead the wifi network did successful connect, with an access point of an Internet café and both mobile phones. On 2025-10-09 I tried to upgrade Bookworm and full-upgrade to Trixie. But unfortunately there was again the same problem: the wifi network of my mobile phone was seen but no successful network connection. I completed both upgrades using my AR9271 USB wifi adapter (which is using free firmware compiled from source) and my mobile phone. Feel free to ask me for logs, command outputs, etc! Thank you in advance! Kind regards, Magnus -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Bug#1091799: installation-reports: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 detected, wifi networks seen but no network connection Date: 2025-10-10 19:42 From: magnus@autistici.org To: Pascal Hambourg Cc: 1091799@bugs.debian.org, Cyril Brulebois , magnus@autistici.org Hi Pascal, hi kibi, On 2025-02-10 11:28, magnus@autistici.org wrote: > On 2025-02-05 11:47, Pascal Hambourg wrote: >> On 05/01/2025 at 19:48, magnus@autistici.org wrote: >>>> magnus@autistici.org (2024-12-31): >>>>> >>>>> The problem during the installation was the following: d-i detected >>>>> the >>>>> Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 wireless network card, but it couldn't >>>>> connect >>>>> for some reason! This problem is present in the installed system, >>>>> too: >>>>> the wifi networks are shown but no connections despite correct >>>>> passwords. >>>>> I tested with two different mobile phones using tethering wifi. >> (...) >>> My friend came again to my home with his Notebook. So I prepared a >>> USB >>> stick with the Trixie Alpha 1 Netinst (...) >>> >>> Unfortunately the problem is the same as with the bookworm installer >> >> I am not surprised. Atheros AR9485 is more than 10 years old and >> supported since linux 2.6.38 so I did not expect any improvement in >> Trixie. Can you try with other access points than mobile phones ? > > Yes, will do when my friend will come again to my home: we will go to a > nearby coffee shop as we both only have mobile phones as access points. Time ago my friend and I tried the wifi network of the coffee shop and it worked. We were surprised that tethering wifi with the two different mobile phones were successful that time, too! Yesterday I tried to upgrade the notebook of my friend from Bookworm to Trixie. But tethering wifi with my mobile phone did not work anymore! :-( The problem is the same: many wifi networks are seen but the connection does not succeed! I completed the upgrade to Trixie using my AR9271 USB wifi adapter (which is using free firmware compiled from source) and my mobile phone. Would you be willing to debug the problem? Of course, I would provide all the logs you need. But I have to say that my friend has only this notebook, therefore I expect that he wants it back quite soon! Thank you in advance! Kind regards, Magnus