AltoBeam 603x driver - network visible but cannot join

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I have built the following kernel and firmware for a T31L board
Linux openipc-t31 3.10.14__isvp_swan_1.0__ #2 PREEMPT Tue Dec 10 15:11:37 EST 2024 mips GNU/Linux
It boots fine and the wifi board appears visible after setting GPIO 6. If I use the atbm603x_wifi_usb.ko that ships with openipc, the wlan0 interface is never created.If I use the atbm603x_wifi_usb.ko that shipped with the original firmware, the wlan0 interface is created and I can see networks.

root@openipc-t31:~# gpio set 6                                                                                                                                                                                        
Setting GPIO-6 to HI
root@openipc-t31:~# modprobe cfg80211                                                                                                                                                                                 
root@openipc-t31:~# insmod /mnt/mmcblk0p1/atbm603x_wifi_usb.ko                                                                                                                                                        
root@openipc-t31:~# dmesg | tail                                                                                                                                                                                      
[  131.585758] [atbm_log]:[phy0-ble_xmit] start                                                                                                                                                                       
[  131.585976] [atbm_log]:ble_platform_probe(81440880)                                                                                                                                                                
[  131.586006] [atbm_log]:is registered as 'phy0'                                                                                                                                                                     
[  131.586041] [atbm_log]:apollo wifi : can't open /tmp/atbm_txpwer_dcxo_cfg.txt                                                                                                                                      
[  131.586064] [atbm_log]:apollo wifi : can't open /tmp/set_rate_power.txt                                                                                                                                            
[  131.586466] [atbm_log]:open_auto_cfo:ppm_buf:cfo 1 0 , buf_len:8                                                                                                                                                   
[  131.586630] [atbm_log]:get chip id [834][10][0]                                                                                                                                                                    
[  131.586642] [atbm_log]:current chiptype 6012B-X                                                                                                                                                                    
[  131.586652] [atbm_log]:[atbm_wtd]:set wtd_probe = 1                                                                                                                                                                
[  131.589808] usbcore: registered new interface driver atbm_wlan

If I try to join I get the following messages repeated over and over again in dmesg.

root@openipc-t31:~# wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c /tmp/wpa_supplicant.conf -D wext
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
ioctl[SIOCSIWENCODEEXT]: Invalid argument
root@openipc-t31:~# dmesg | tail -n 50
[  323.964287] [atbm_log]:wlan0:free authen bss ++  
[  323.994006] [atbm_log]:wlan0:free authen bss --
[  323.994060] [atbm_log]:[STA]:unjoin   
[  323.995090] [atbm_log]:atbm_set_pm:if_id(0) is not assco
[  323.995100] [atbm_log]:[STA] Unjoin. 
[  327.467435] [atbm_log]:__ieee80211_start_scan:channels[1]         
[  327.494003] [atbm_log]:ieee80211_prep_hw_scan:n_chans(1),space(1),index(1),scaned(1) 
[  327.494039] [atbm_log]:atbm_hw_scan:if_id(0)
[  327.494249] [atbm_log]:atbm_hw_scan:scan, delay suspend 
[  327.495118] [atbm_log]:scan start band(0),(1)    
[  327.559842] [atbm_log]:hw_priv->scan.status 0    
[  327.559907] [atbm_log]:atbm_scan_work:end(0)
[  327.574025] [atbm_log]:stop scan:policy empty    
[  327.575841] [atbm_log]:wlan0:free authen bss ++  
[  327.613999] [atbm_log]:authen:(e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx),ssid(good)      
[  327.614420] [atbm_log]:authenticate[e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx]:[0][1]     
[  327.614441] [atbm_log]:wlan0: authenticate with e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx (try 1) (1)(0)     
[  327.614483] [atbm_log]:[STA] Join DTIM: 1, interval: 100
[  327.614495] [atbm_log]:atbm_set_pm:if_id(0) is not assco  [  327.764406] [atbm_log]:cancle_work_done:[e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx][15][11]      
[  328.264049] [atbm_log]:authenticate[e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx]:[0][2]     
[  328.264070] [atbm_log]:wlan0: authenticate with e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx (try 2) (1)(0)     
[  328.264081] [atbm_log]:sta has been insert(0)    
[  328.764057] [atbm_log]:authenticate[e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx]:[0][3]     
[  328.764081] [atbm_log]:wlan0: authenticate with e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx (try 3) (1)(0)     
[  328.764092] [atbm_log]:sta has been insert(0)    
[  329.104971] [atbm_log]:ieee80211_rx_h_check:[wlan0]:sta[e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx] not assoc[2]        
[  329.264040] [atbm_log]:authenticate[e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx]:[0][4]     
[  329.264059] [atbm_log]:wlan0: authentication with e8:9f:80:xx:xx:xx timed out 
[  329.264068] [atbm_log]:wlan0:free authen bss ++  
[  329.303988] [atbm_log]:wlan0:free authen bss --  
[  329.304047] [atbm_log]:[STA]:unjoin  
[  329.306194] [atbm_log]:atbm_set_pm:if_id(0) is not assco
[  329.306216] [atbm_log]:[STA] Unjoin. 
[  332.616180] [atbm_log]:__ieee80211_start_scan:channels[1]         
[  332.644097] [atbm_log]:ieee80211_prep_hw_scan:n_chans(1),space(1),index(1),scaned(1) 
[  332.644149] [atbm_log]:atbm_hw_scan:if_id(0)
[  332.644407] [atbm_log]:atbm_hw_scan:scan, delay suspend 
[  332.645437] [atbm_log]:scan start band(0),(1)    
[  332.710209] [atbm_log]:hw_priv->scan.status 0    
[  332.710286] [atbm_log]:atbm_scan_work:end(0)
[  332.744041] [atbm_log]:stop scan:policy empty    
[  332.745006] [atbm_log]:__ieee80211_start_scan:channels[14]        
[  332.784051] [atbm_log]:ieee80211_prep_hw_scan:n_chans(14),space(14),index(14),scaned(14)       
[  332.784085] [atbm_log]:atbm_hw_scan:if_id(0)
[  332.784279] [atbm_log]:atbm_hw_scan:scan, delay suspend 
[  332.784558] [atbm_log]:scan start band(0),(14)   
[  333.694807] [atbm_log]:hw_priv->scan.status 0    
[  333.694877] [atbm_log]:atbm_scan_work:end(0)
[  333.724250] [atbm_log]:stop scan:policy empty

Has anyone else come across the timeouts for authentication before? I've also tried joining an open network and still can't associate. I get NO CARRIER on wlan0 after attempting to join.

root@openipc-t31:~# ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN                                                                                                                                                   
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00                                                                                                                                                             
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo                                                                                                                                                                                    
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever                                                                                                                                                                        
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host                                                                                                                                                                                          
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever                                                                                                                                                                        
2: tunl0: <NOARP> mtu 0 qdisc noop state DOWN                                                                                                                                                                         
    link/ipip 0.0.0.0 brd 0.0.0.0                                                                                                                                                                                     
3: wlan0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN qlen 1000                                                                                                                                  
    link/ether 20:98:ed:xx:xx:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff                                                                                                                                                                
4: p2p0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN qlen 1000                                                                                                                                               
    link/ether 22:98:ed:xx:xx:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff