Re: iwlwifi

[Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com>]

On Thu, Jul 09, 2020 at 05:27:26PM +1000, elvis wrote:
> 
> On 7/7/20 4:15 am, Henning Follmann wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 06, 2020 at 05:47:54PM +0000, emerald1475 wrote:
> > > I am running debian testing on a modern dell inspiron. My kernel (5.6.0-1-amd64) cant seem to load the iwlwifi driver.
> > > 
> > > dmesg:
> > > --------------------
> > > [ 2.571320] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: firmware: failed to load iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-jf-b0-52.ucode (-2)
> > > [ 2.572778] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-jf-b0-52.ucode failed with error -2
> > > [ 2.574250] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: firmware: failed to load iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-jf-b0-51.ucode (-2)
> > > [ 2.575711] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-jf-b0-51.ucode failed with error -2
> > > [ 2.577203] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: firmware: failed to load iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-jf-b0-50.ucode (-2)
> > > [ 2.578223] usb 1-10: New USB device found, idVendor=8087, idProduct=0aaa, bcdDevice= 0.02
> > > [ 2.578643] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuZ-a0-jf-b0-50.ucode failed with error -2
> > > -----------------------
> > > I've check intels website (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html) and firmware-iwlwifi. But both of these packages only have the microcode for up to version 48.
> > > 
> > > Am i missing something?
> > > 
> > Yes some reasonable description.
> > What wlan device is in your "modern" inspiron? Do you think everybody has the spec in their head?
> > So please post the output of
> > hwinfo --wlan
> > 
> > And what did you do to install the firmware? Did you include non-free in your sources? Did you install
> > the firmware from there? Exactly what did you install?
> 
> 
> All they need is a file. If you don't know the answer don't give them the
> 3rd degree.

Bullshit buddy!

All they need is to learn how to ask smart questions.
He PM me the hwinfo and it looks he needed to load a different
firmware. I do not know because he never told me if it worked.
But definitely we have to prod and pry to get enough information
to help some folks.

So shush now....

-H

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