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# Issue #58: V3 firmware and MCU1 Bluetooth cache test
This branch is an experimental build for
[issue #58](https://github.com/shenmintao/aic8800d80/issues/58). It is intended
only for AIC8800D80 devices reported as:
```text
chip_id=7, chip_mcu_id=1
```
Do not merge this branch as a general firmware downgrade. It replaces the
complete `fw/aic8800D80` firmware set and matches the D80 loader's FMAC patch
table and patch-buffer layout to that firmware generation. It additionally
sets bit 0 of register `0x40100020` only when `chip_mcu_id=1`, as tested in
[PR #35](https://github.com/shenmintao/aic8800d80/pull/35). The USB transport
and modern-kernel compatibility code remain current. Firmware and loader paths
for D80N, D80X2, DC, and other variants are not changed.
## Hypothesis
The affected device times out when an FMAC upload reaches address `0x170400`.
With an upload base of `0x120000`, this suggests that the old MCU revision has
an FMAC RAM window of about `0x50400` (328,704) bytes.
| Firmware | Size | End address (exclusive) | Result relative to `0x170400` |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Current V5 FMAC | 358,072 bytes | `0x1776B8` | 29,368 bytes over |
| Legacy V3 FMAC in this branch | 327,037 bytes | `0x16FD7D` | 1,667 bytes free |
This branch uses the complete matching D80 firmware set from Radxa SDK V3,
fixed at upstream commit
[`254d47e6a131dbed5ba32131972f4719f3e1c7fe`](https://github.com/radxa-pkg/aic8800/commit/254d47e6a131dbed5ba32131972f4719f3e1c7fe).
The normal FMAC file has SHA-256
`1ec680c2b63dcaa0e5d33c5fb6d1857d030f8145c05c385e243760388a61a0da`.
Hardware testing of commit `7b2541e` proved that the matched V3 firmware and
loader upload completely without the `0x170400` timeout, re-enumerate as
`a69c:8d81`, and provide working 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi. Its Bluetooth
interfaces bind to the kernel's standard `btusb` driver, but HCI initialization
fails with `Opcode 0x0c03 failed: -110`.
This follow-up changes one loader behavior only: for MCU revision 1 it reads
register `0x40100020`, sets bit 0, and writes the value back before firmware
upload. PR #35 independently found that this is required for correct Bluetooth
firmware block writes on MCU1 and verified it with the system `btusb` driver.
This branch does not contain or install `aic_btusb`.
## Install the test branch
From an existing clone:
```bash
git fetch origin
git switch test/issue-58-mcu1-v3-fw-cache
git pull --ff-only
sudo ./install.sh
```
Disconnect and reconnect the USB device after installation. Reboot if the
device does not re-enumerate cleanly.
## Verify
First save the complete kernel log and confirm that the V3 loader profile is
active, firmware upload passes the old failure address, and the adapter
re-enumerates after `a69c:8d80`:
```bash
sudo dmesg -C
# Disconnect and reconnect the device, then wait for initialization.
sudo dmesg | tee issue58-v3-cache-dmesg.txt
sudo dmesg | grep -iE 'aic|issue58|chip_id|chip_mcu_id|fmacfw|bin upload|cmd timed-out|Bluetooth|btusb|0x0c03|error -110'
lsusb
lsusb -t
```
The log must contain:
```text
issue58: using Radxa SDK V3 D80 loader profile with MCU1 cache fix
```
Please report all of the following, even if an earlier item fails:
1. The `chip_id` and `chip_mcu_id` lines, and whether firmware upload completes.
2. Whether the adapter re-enumerates and creates an interface owned by
`aic8800_fdrv`.
3. Whether nearby SSIDs can be scanned through that AIC interface.
4. Whether Wi-Fi association succeeds through that interface.
5. Whether the interface receives an address by DHCP.
6. Whether the gateway and an Internet address can be pinged, and whether real
traffic works.
7. Whether both Bluetooth interfaces are bound to the kernel's standard
`btusb` driver and the earlier HCI Reset timeout is gone.
8. Whether Bluetooth can scan, pair, and establish a real connection. This
test does not install or use `aic_btusb`.
Useful commands:
```bash
iw dev
nmcli device status
nmcli device wifi list
ip address
ip route
lsusb -t
bluetoothctl list
bluetoothctl show
bluetoothctl scan on
```
Identify the new AIC interface with `iw dev`, then replace `wlan0` below with
that interface name. Confirm its driver before treating scan or traffic from
another onboard adapter as a successful result:
```bash
readlink -f /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/driver
sudo iw dev wlan0 scan | grep SSID
ip route show dev wlan0
ping -I wlan0 -c 4 1.1.1.1
```
The driver path should end in `/aic8800_fdrv`.
## Return to the current V5 firmware
The installer replaces the firmware under `/lib/firmware`, so merely switching
Git branches is not enough. Reinstall after returning to `main`:
```bash
git switch main
git pull --ff-only
sudo ./install.sh
sudo reboot
```