OpenWrt NXP pcie9098 driver for Mochabin

This is a driver built to support the NXP pcie9098 card that comes with the Golbalscale Mochabin.

Install:

opkg install http://github.com/Ahrotahn/openwrt-nxp-pcie9098/releases/download/230128/kmod-nxp-pcie9098_v23.05.4.ipk

reboot

Change the release and version in the link for the version of OpenWrt you have installed.
You can see what versions are available on the Releases page.

Note:

• The Sep 05 2022 build of uboot does not reset the pcie device on reboot. A poweroff may be required should the card end up in a bad state.

• Both radios are capable of running in AC+ mode, but not at the same time.

• STA/client mode will need drv_mode=1 added to the section for the radio(s) in the configuration:

  /lib/firmware/nxp/wifi_mod_para.conf

  PCIE9098_0 = {
      drv_mode=1
      cfg80211_wext=0xf
      max_vir_bss=1
      cal_data_cfg=none
      ps_mode=2
      auto_ds=2
      host_mlme=1
      fw_name=nxp/pcieuart9098_combo_v1.bin
  }
  

Known working configuration:

radio0:

Mode	Band	Channel	Width
AX	5 GHz	36 (5180 Mhz)	40 MHz

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radio1:

Mode	Band	Channel	Width
N	2.4 GHz	6 (2437 Mhz)	40 MHz

Allow legacy 802.11b rates ☑

Set Country Code under the Advanced Settings tab.

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Stock Settings:

radio0:

Mode	Channel	Width
AC	36 (5180 Mhz)	40 MHz

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radio1:

Mode	Band	Channel	Width
N	2.4 GHz	6 (2437 Mhz)	40 MHz

Allow legacy 802.11b rates ☑

Set Country Code under the Advanced Settings tab.

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Example /etc/config/wireless

config wifi-device 'radio0'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option cell_density '0'
	option band '5g'
	option country 'US'
	option channel '36'
	option htmode 'VHT40'

config wifi-device 'radio1'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option cell_density '0'
	option htmode 'HT40'
	option band '2g'
	option channel '6'
	option country 'US'
	option legacy_rates '1'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet0'
	option device 'radio0'
	option mode 'ap'
	option ssid 'YourAP1'
	option key 'password'
	option network 'lan'
	option encryption 'psk2'

config wifi-iface 'wifinet1'
	option device 'radio1'
	option mode 'ap'
	option ssid 'YourAP2'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option key 'password'
	option network 'lan'

Logging Info:

To increase log verbosity edit /etc/modules.d/nxp-pcie9098 and change drvdbg=0x6 to drvdbg=0x7.

For full debug info use drvdbg=0x20037.