@juerg, Dell asked Qualcomm when will WiFi 6E be supported on this chip in Philippines, and Qualcomm replied only with the last (at the time) update of the proposed binary fw.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2102200 Title: Support wifi 6GHz for Philippines on Qualcomm WCN6856 Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in linux-firmware source package in Jammy: In Progress Status in linux-firmware source package in Noble: In Progress Status in linux-firmware source package in Oracular: In Progress Status in linux-firmware source package in Plucky: In Progress Bug description: [SRU Justfication] BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2102200 [Impact] Lack of WiFi 6GHz support for Philippines on Qualcomm WCN6856. [Fix] Chip vendor proposed fix in https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/ath- firmware/ath11k-firmware/-/commit/646e008ec53a8bb9ae16ebf98a65b29eaefd6da4 . The binary is based on that of upstream linux-firmware commit e7a1bfd70 ("ath11k: WCN6855 hw2.0: update board-2.bin"). [Test Case] This cannot be verified outside Philippines and is delegated to ODM/chip vendor. [Where problems could occur] Opaque firmware. This can affect all WCN6855/WCN6856 cards. [Other Info] [Kernel started to support 6GHz band since v5.9](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-5.9-Ath11k-6GHz-Band), and ath11k since v5.6. Nominate for Jammy/Noble/Oracular and Plucky. ========== original bug report ========== Proposed fix: https://git.codelinaro.org/clo/ath- firmware/ath11k-firmware/-/commit/646e008ec53a8bb9ae16ebf98a65b29eaefd6da4 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/2102200/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
