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[199.106.103.254]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 5a478bee46e88-2b832faea55sm1849503eec.23.2026.02.04.08.38.58 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:38:58 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <876f4ba1-7bee-422a-8f5a-b9ea56dddbcd@oss.qualcomm.com> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 08:38:57 -0800 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: Potential firmware selection issue with QCNFA765 on ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 To: Mohamed Sallam , ath11k@lists.infradead.org Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org References: From: Jeff Johnson Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: R3uyMZe_7-iZSUnpauit8N0suCXbrNiG X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details-Enc: AW1haW4tMjYwMjA0MDEyNiBTYWx0ZWRfX0jjqUNv7/rkU wUb3ZCCtVcLSQzvwjCYq3rMb2y9YpbWsv3DYoviSBbrHvjjRps9hI0RPkMDIVtq6UNCr+sP3QMP 7+qUq6tSArbxlJP3XLMX6f8FtqifNQ2ajxSDeB6z4gZX1E7jtB4u7SNAFkcwVksy8apevxEK0w9 r2wyjWPaMo+SMUjmMqkChyBSxlZfKwGaqVSlfEUrTBT8EZsnaNb0hyBJleKSDDQhbZeYYWRZKFw +mWXMFRK6Mruc/BHmH8MG+ml5q3ZCPq+YwPWl4csQfYnln8SBbTy0i1XpFrE+WIFvt80GzpmDHu OFPcxuczts8EyzZrLfppCdQwNNZChmurvpKGM6SRnKZidQUXjyOtVYtVhjAaI5jQ9PY4XZ/VbOu GJKm4HY59CZFhD16ceWsAjjn/ufmg6MUWk4dVs+DhuiQWv0Cvwsz6frxaFZlgU0VHKCjfMux42b pPcfy+Uxn4iqEP0niZQ== X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=TZmbdBQh c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=69837625 cx=c_pps a=PfFC4Oe2JQzmKTvty2cRDw==:117 a=JYp8KDb2vCoCEuGobkYCKw==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=HzLeVaNsDn8A:10 a=s4-Qcg_JpJYA:10 a=VkNPw1HP01LnGYTKEx00:22 a=B7CBbNVz23hr-bkFT78A:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=zgiPjhLxNE0A:10 a=6Ab_bkdmUrQuMsNx7PHu:22 X-Proofpoint-GUID: R3uyMZe_7-iZSUnpauit8N0suCXbrNiG X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.293,Aquarius:18.0.1121,Hydra:6.1.51,FMLib:17.12.100.49 definitions=2026-02-04_05,2026-02-04_01,2025-10-01_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 impostorscore=0 priorityscore=1501 suspectscore=0 lowpriorityscore=0 bulkscore=0 phishscore=0 clxscore=1015 spamscore=0 adultscore=0 malwarescore=0 classifier=typeunknown authscore=0 authtc= authcc= route=outbound adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.22.0-2601150000 definitions=main-2602040126 On 2/3/2026 10:54 AM, Mohamed Sallam wrote: > While trying to understand why this happens, I discovered that the > linux-firmware package contains two different firmware files: > - Generic: ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.0/amss.bin > - Card-specific: ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.0/nfa765/amss.bin In addition to what Baochen already said, I just want to point out that this NFA765-specific firmware is meant for Internet of Everything (IOE) devices. This can be observed by the firmware version containing QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_IOE vs QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE. The generic firmware is the correct firmware for your device, and Baochen and team and working to fix that firmware for your issue. /jeff