Just downloaded Debian 12 to a Dell 3502 for a friend, (spreading Linux in the village)
On testing the Wi-Fi, download speeds were 22/23 Mbps at close range.
Whereas a Pixel6 managed 50Mbps – limited by my ISP down rate.
On checking the Dell logs there is an error msg;-
A search for firmware, using atp-file search produced no direct hits only 12 kernel drivers ending in “...ath10k_pci.ko” files” .
However, inxi -N for the Dell 3502 returns;-
I also have an Acer A314-22 (Debian 12) where inxi -N returns;-
After the install I did not check Wi-Fi speed, on the Asus, as it is updated via Ethernet.
Interestingly the Acer has the same error msg in the logs and it too only manages 22/23Mbps over Wi-Fi.
Now 802.11ac can manage around 690 Mbps over a 20MHz Chl bandwidth, and if it were to default to N around 280 Mbps. Thus I expect the laptops to do better, the Pixel 6 is not a fair comparison as it uses 802.11ax
My puzzle is – what is restricting the speed a) not fixing the firmware error or b) the network card is falling back to a lower version like g. Note: all units run with WPA3.
Any help would be appreciated and perhaps improve 2 laptops at once![:-)]( "Smile")
On testing the Wi-Fi, download speeds were 22/23 Mbps at close range.
Whereas a Pixel6 managed 50Mbps – limited by my ISP down rate.
On checking the Dell logs there is an error msg;-
Code:
ath10k/cal-pci-0000:02:00.0: firmware: failed to load ath10k/cal-pci-0000:02:00.0.binath10k/cal-pci-0000:02:00.0.bin However, inxi -N for the Dell 3502 returns;-
Code:
Network: Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath10k_pci Device-2: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet driver: r8169I also have an Acer A314-22 (Debian 12) where inxi -N returns;-
Code:
Network: Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter driver: ath10k_pci Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169Interestingly the Acer has the same error msg in the logs and it too only manages 22/23Mbps over Wi-Fi.
Now 802.11ac can manage around 690 Mbps over a 20MHz Chl bandwidth, and if it were to default to N around 280 Mbps. Thus I expect the laptops to do better, the Pixel 6 is not a fair comparison as it uses 802.11ax
My puzzle is – what is restricting the speed a) not fixing the firmware error or b) the network card is falling back to a lower version like g. Note: all units run with WPA3.
Any help would be appreciated and perhaps improve 2 laptops at once
Statistics: Posted by Theuthr — 2024-12-26 15:34 — Replies 2 — Views 57