Bug#1057260: iwlwifi: `N' invalid for parameter `enable_ini'

[Jan Stolarek <jan.stolarek@mailbox.org>]

Hi all,

Just to add to the discussion, I ran into the same problem after upgrading stable Debian from 12.2 
to 12.4, i.e. from kernel 6.1.0-13 to 6.1.0-15. Similary to others, I have in the past created a 
file /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf with a single line:

  options iwlwifi enable_ini=N

Luckily, I have notes that record a rationale for this. Without this file, on every boot there 
were these spurious error messages:

  firmware: failed to load iwl-debug-yoyo.bin (-2)
  Direct firmware load for iwl-debug-yoyo.bin failed with error -2

Creating iwlwifi.conf with said contents silenced those messages. After the upgrade to 6.1.0-15:

  * the line "options iwlwifi enable_ini=N" prevents wifi from working
  * removing the file entirely enables wifi but also brings back above error messages about 
firmware
  * replacing "enable_ini=N" with "enable_ini=0" silences the messages and allows wifi to work

Hope this helps,
Janek