From 4bbf1562380b9d5f638dd099dd6705d73d3ca482 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mexisme Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:06:06 +1300 Subject: [PATCH] Update README --- microsoft/surface/README.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/microsoft/surface/README.md b/microsoft/surface/README.md index 9d3848d..ff44b85 100644 --- a/microsoft/surface/README.md +++ b/microsoft/surface/README.md @@ -64,9 +64,16 @@ You will see messages like "Can't ping firmware". The most effective fix to-date is to remove the `board-2.bin` file or replace it with a copy of the `board.bin` file. +The derivative in `firmware/surface-go/ath10k/` can configure this, if you set the option +`config.hardware.microsoft-surface.firmware.surface-go-ath10k.enable` to `true`. + +Note that this is slightly destructive, as it deletes all the `board.bin` and `board-2.bin` files +for the `ath10k` QCA6174 device, and replaces them with KillerNetworking's version. +This is the only way (currently) to force the driver to use the new firmware. + For more details, see: https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/wiki/Surface-Go#wifi-firmware -Note that there was an attempt to get this firmware incorporated into the aggregate `board-2.bin`, +There was an attempt to get this firmware incorporated into the aggregate `board-2.bin`, but (as of this writing) the request appears to have been ignored: - https://github.com/linux-surface/linux-surface/issues/41