BPI-BE14 Wi-Fi7 NIC module eeprom load fail

Banana Pi Router design BPI-R4(MT7988)
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BPI-R4 + BPI-BE14 Wi-Fi7 NIC module，eeprom load fail，How to solve the problem? Here is the log：

root@OpenWrt:/# dmesg | grep mt7996                                             
[   28.472184] mt7996e_hif 0001:01:00.0: assign IRQ: got 123                    
[   28.488226] mt7996e_hif 0001:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)         
[   28.494595] mt7996e_hif 0001:01:00.0: enabling bus mastering                 
[   28.500389] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: assign IRQ: got 124                        
[   28.516054] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)             
[   28.522069] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: enabling bus mastering                     
[   28.586541] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: attaching wed device 0 version 3           
[   28.723986] mt7996e_hif 0001:01:00.0: attaching wed device 1 version 3       
[   28.966368] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: HW/SW Version: 0x8a108a10, Build Time: 2024
0104162251a                                                                     
[   29.898361] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: WM Firmware Version: ____000000, Build Time
: 20240104162245                                                                
[   29.971358] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: DSP Firmware Version: ____000000, Build Tim
e: 20231113135337                                                               
[   30.160209] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: WA Firmware Version: ____000000, Build Time
: 20240104162142                                                                
[   30.622610] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: eeprom load fail, use default bin          
[   30.637638] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: registering led 'mt76-phy0'                
[   30.644678] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: registering led 'mt76-phy1'                
[   30.652580] mt7996e 0000:01:00.0: registering led 'mt76-phy2'  

root@OpenWrt:/lib/firmware/mediatek# ls                                         
mt7915_eeprom.bin               mt7916_eeprom.bin            mt7996                          
mt7915_eeprom_dbdc.bin     mt7916_rom_patch.bin        mtk_wo_0.bin                    
mt7915_rom_patch.bin          mt7916_wa.bin                     mtk_wo_1.bin                    
mt7915_wa.bin                       mt7916_wm.bin                   mtk_wo_2.bin                    
mt7915_wm.bin                      mt7988            
                                      
root@OpenWrt:/lib/firmware/mediatek# cd mt7996                                  
root@OpenWrt:/lib/firmware/mediatek/mt7996# ls                                  
mt7992_dsp.bin                               mt7992_wm_24.bin                                    
mt7992_dsp_23.bin                         mt7992_wm_tm.bin                                    
mt7992_dsp_24.bin                         mt7992_wm_tm_23.bin                                 
mt7992_eeprom_23_2e5e.bin         mt7992_wm_tm_24.bin                                 
mt7992_eeprom_23_2i5i.bin            mt7996_dsp.bin                                      
mt7992_eeprom_24_2i5i.bin            mt7996_eeprom.bin                                   
mt7992_eeprom_2e5e.bin                mt7996_eeprom_233.bin                               
mt7992_eeprom_2i5e.bin                 mt7996_eeprom_dual_404.bin                          
mt7992_eeprom_2i5i.bin                   mt7996_eeprom_tm.bin                                
mt7992_rom_patch.bin                      mt7996_rom_patch.bin                                
mt7992_rom_patch_23.bin                mt7996_rom_patch_233.bin                            
mt7992_rom_patch_24.bin                mt7996_wa.bin                                       
mt7992_wa.bin                                   mt7996_wa_233.bin                                   
mt7992_wa_23.bin                             mt7996_wm.bin                                       
mt7992_wa_24.bin                             mt7996_wm_233.bin                                   
mt7992_wm.bin                                  mt7996_wm_tm.bin                                    
mt7992_wm_23.bin                            mt7996_wm_tm_233.bin
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Mostly you can ignore the eeprom fail message…

Have you any issues? Afaik 6ghz can only work in mlo mode without beacons.

But have not yet tested it as i had message timeouts with mainline code because of incompatible firmware.

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Talking about firmware…. Seems mainline firmware for elder devices such as mt7986 are too old. Why that’s not upgraded?

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The firmware in sdk/bpi-repo was not working and mtk builds a new firmware. This can be tested and if it works correctly it will be upstreamed

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I have tested the newest firmware in MediaTek official git repo on my bpi-r3 and it works perfectly for 2 weeks, but I don’t know if only MediaTek guys have the license to send it to upstream Linux-firmware repo.

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You use the bpi/sdk kernel/image,right?

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No, I’m using mainline openwrt 23.05.3

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Oh thats strange that it works…which firmware-file do you use exactly?

Or do you use mainline openwrt with sdk as feed? Then you use the kernel/patches from sdk

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No sdk feeds at all. But I’m using mt7986, not 7988(seems you think I’m using bpi r4+be14 board?). Firmware comes from here: autobuild_mac80211_release/package/kernel/mt76/src/firmware - openwrt/feeds/mtk-openwrt-feeds - Gitiles

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Yes, the thread is about the be14 wifi module for r4 :stuck_out_tongue:

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Hmmm… So is it possible for me to send a newer firmware from mtk git to mainline without mtk’s permission?

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No, afaik firmware needs permission from mtk.

Do you have one for bpi-r3 internal wifi or external card?

But we should move this to different thread

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