Debian 8.5 - ath10k - Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042 (rev 30)

Hi

I am trying to get WIFI working on a Acer Aspier E 15 E5-575-30QD

lspci shows the following with respect to WIFI:
02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros Device 0042 (rev 30)
verbose output - see in bottom of mail.
I am not sure which Qualcomm device it is, what I can find on the net is
that the above lspci string is mentioned together with QC9377 ... so I have
tried that, but would like to know if it is the correct name.

It is on a fresh installed Debian 8.5 with non-free drivers from here:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/8.5.0-live+nonfree/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-8.5.0-amd64-kde-desktop+nonfree.iso

After installation I have upgraded it and rebooted it (don't remember if
there was a new kernel)

I have cloned https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware.git into
/lib/firmware/ath10k and copied the bin file that I think I should use to a
new file without the part after .bin
sudo git clone https://github.com/kvalo/ath10k-firmware.git
/lib/firmware/ath10k
sudo cp -p  /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware
/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin_WLAN.TF.1.0-00267-1
/lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA9377/hw1.0/firmware-5.bin

Reboot - no wifi module detected
Added a file: /etc/modprobe.d/ath10k_core.conf with the following line:
options ath10k_core skip_otp=y
Reboot - no wifi module detected

Any hints?

Further I have a (minor) issue with bluetooth, but I have not been looking
into that. Otherways the labtop seems good supported (sound works - didn't
during live session from USB),
webcam works (during live session)

Br,
Benny Simonsen

dmesg related to WIFI:
[    0.324274] pci 0000:02:00.0: [168c:0042] type 00 class 0x028000
[    0.324461] pci 0000:02:00.0: reg 0x10: [mem 0xa1000000-0xa11fffff 64bit]
[    0.325185] pci 0000:02:00.0: PME# supported from D0 D3hot D3cold
[    0.325383] pci 0000:02:00.0: System wakeup disabled by ACPI
[    0.334681] pci 0000:00:1d.2: PCI bridge to [bus 02]
[    0.334686] pci 0000:00:1d.2:   bridge window [mem 0xa1000000-0xa11fffff]

sudo lspci -vvnn shows the following with respect to WIFI:
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Qualcomm Atheros Device [168c:0042] (rev
30)
    Subsystem: Lite-On Communications Inc Device [11ad:0806]
    Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
    Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
    Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
    Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
    Region 0: Memory at a1000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
    Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
        Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA
PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
        Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
    Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/8 Maskable+ 64bit-
        Address: 00000000  Data: 0000
        Masking: 00000000  Pending: 00000000
    Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
        DevCap:    MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s
unlimited, L1 <64us
            ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
        DevCtl:    Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal-
Unsupported-
            RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
            MaxPayload 256 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
        DevSta:    CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+
TransPend-
        LnkCap:    Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit
Latency L0s <4us, L1 <64us
            ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
        LnkCtl:    ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+
            ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
        LnkSta:    Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+
DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
        DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Not Supported, TimeoutDis+, LTR+, OBFF
Via message
        DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR+, OBFF
Disabled
        LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
             Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range,
EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
             Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
        LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete-,
EqualizationPhase1-
             EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-,
LinkEqualizationRequest-
    Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
        UESta:    DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF-
MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        UEMsk:    DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF-
MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        UESvrt:    DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+
MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
        CESta:    RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
        CEMsk:    RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
        AERCap:    First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
    Capabilities: [148 v1] Virtual Channel
        Caps:    LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
        Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
        Ctrl:    ArbSelect=Fixed
        Status:    InProgress-
        VC0:    Caps:    PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
            Arb:    Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
            Ctrl:    Enable+ ID=0 ArbSelect=Fixed TC/VC=ff
            Status:    NegoPending- InProgress-
    Capabilities: [168 v1] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
    Capabilities: [178 v1] Latency Tolerance Reporting
        Max snoop latency: 3145728ns
        Max no snoop latency: 3145728ns
    Capabilities: [180 v1] L1 PM Substates
        L1SubCap: PCI-PM_L1.2+ PCI-PM_L1.1+ ASPM_L1.2+ ASPM_L1.1+
L1_PM_Substates+
              PortCommonModeRestoreTime=50us PortTPowerOnTime=10us