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hi i getting errors related to my wifi.

01:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 30)
	Subsystem: AzureWave Device 2b31
	Kernel driver in use: ath10k_pci
	Kernel modules: ath10k_pci

# dmesg | grep ath10k
[   83.238513] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[   83.248587] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[   83.516669] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: Failed to find firmware-N.bin (N between 2 and 6) from ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0: -2
[   83.516678] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not fetch firmware files (-2)
[   83.516682] ath10k_pci 0000:01:00.0: could not probe fw (-2)

@Phneoix - you are missing firmware. This one requires a folder with a few files in it. I can either make a .pet to install, or you can use an fdrv.sfs with that included. As you don't say which void puppy version you are using, I made a .pet. Use at own risk.
Is here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ekst8ai9 ... w.pet/file
After downloading, need to click on it in ROX-Filer, then after a few seconds, try to connect. Will need to save upon exit to retain it.

Sorry for delayed reply.
I tried the pet file the error still persists.
I also tried to install linux firmware with vpm. It installed but still could not load wifi.

I am using the latest version of voidpup 32.

@Phneoix - you could try replacing your fdrv with the one linked below. Use at own risk.
See: https://archive.org/download/Puppy_Linu ... an2020.sfs
Simply download it & replace current fdrv, renaming it to same name as current fdrv (fdrv_vpup-32_22.02.sfs, I believe).
Then upon reboot, hopefully wireless will work.

Thanks,

Wifi working fine.

Can you point me to any resource as to how to create sfs packages of installed applications.I prefer to save installed application as a module. Instead of saving it to save file.I have been using the same method in Porteus Linux.

regards

@Phneoix - mksquashfs is the tool used to create sfs (can run mksquashfs --help for switches).
I haven't run voidpup, but assuming it's like other pups, starting with a blank folder in / (for this example, myfolder), add all folders/files for your app into /myfolder, then cd /, then run: mksquashfs myfolder myapp.sfs
Then you can either use sfs-load once started (I've never used that), or load sfs at boot time.
However, at boot time, you are limited in the number & name of .sfs you can load (probably only ydrv is available, & you would need to rename myapp.sfs to ydrv_vpup-32_22.02.sfs). You don't have the 'optional' folder option as Porteus does. You could make a ydrv with all the apps you use in it.