![]() ![]() When the module loads it will try to load firmware versions in sequence – you can see this by typing sudo dmesg | grep iwlwifi which will give you an output like this: iwlwifi-7265D-14.ucode is a firmware supporting version 14 of the API. The version is listed in the filename e.g. The iwlwifi driver defines an API and only loads firmware for a span of versions. My wireless disappeared! It took a while but I finally figured it out by delving into the details of the firmware versioning. So far so good! And then… a kernel upgrade. This was resolved by downloading the firmware for my adapter and copying it into /lib/firmware. One further step was required – it turns out the iwlwifi driver loads firmware for the wireless adapter and you need specific versions of the firmware. ![]() It turned out that my kernel was a little too old for the driver and I needed to update to at least 4.2 by adding jessie-backports to my sources.list upgrading the kernel, and doing an apt-get install iwlwifi-firmware. Having bought a new laptop with an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 adapter I had a few wifi troubles. ![]()
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