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I am newish to Linux. I have dual booted on old laptops and I managed to get my wireless driver working back then by downloading it and installing but I cannot remember how i managed that.

I am worried that there is no driver for my wireless card:

GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC)

I'm looking for a linux driver from intel and i'm worried there isn't one available;

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/86068/Intel-Dual-Band-Wireless-AC-8260

Please could someone help me out. I bought a new laptop without windows installed, hoping to get involved with Linux and learn all about it and I'm struggling at the first hurdle!

sudo rfkill
Usage:  rfkill [options] command
Options: --version show version (0.5-1ubuntu1 (Ubuntu))
Commands: help event list [IDENTIFIER] block IDENTIFIER unblock IDENTIFIER where IDENTIFIER is the index no. of an rfkill switch or one of: 
<idx> all wifi wlan bluetooth uwb ultrawideband wimax wwan gps fm nfc

I have the wifi option in the top right corner, but nothing is happening. Wifi is ok on my other laptop.

lspci -nnk | grep 

0280 -A2 01:00.0 Network controller 
[0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 
[8086:24f3] (rev 3a) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 [8086:0010]
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  • Most of the time, simple or core devices like WiFi cards just work. There's no need for a driver installation in most cases. If Intel doesn't have one, one of Ubuntu's generic ones probably does the job. – TheWanderer Dec 04 '15 at 19:40
  • Maybe i am missing something then. The wireless card does not seem to be activated on ubuntu. I can turn it on and off from the laptop keyboard, i see the light come one so I know its activated.

    Can you suggest anything else i can look at?

     – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 19:43
  • Try running sudo rfkill and seeing if it shows up there. Everything should be on. – TheWanderer Dec 04 '15 at 19:45
  • Does it not get recognized by Ubuntu (you don't see a WiFi icon in the menubar)? Or can you not connect to anything? – TheWanderer Dec 04 '15 at 19:45
  • gregor@Grego:~$ sudo rfkill [sudo] password for gregor: Usage: rfkill [options] command Options: --version show version (0.5-1ubuntu1 (Ubuntu)) Commands: help event list [IDENTIFIER] block IDENTIFIER unblock IDENTIFIER where IDENTIFIER is the index no. of an rfkill switch or one of: all wifi wlan bluetooth uwb ultrawideband wimax wwan gps fm nfc

    Sorry that didn't format well.

    Yeah i have the wifi option in the top right corrner, but nothing is happening, wifi is ok on my other laptop.

     – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 19:51
  • I think we have a driver! First, let's identify your device: lspci -nnk | grep 0280 -A2 Welcome to askubuntu. – chili555 Dec 04 '15 at 19:53
  • gregor@Grego:~$ lspci -nnk | grep 0280 -A2 01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 [8086:24f3] (rev 3a) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 [8086:0010]

    Thank you for taking the time to help the new guy :)

    What do i do next?

     – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 19:57
  • Your device is covered by the driver iwlwifi in newer Ubuntu versions. Please verify: modinfo iwlwifi | grep 24F3 | grep 0010 One of the lines should include: pci:v00008086d000024F3sv*sd00000010bc*sc*i* Is that what you see? What is your kernel version? uname -r – chili555 Dec 04 '15 at 20:04
  • alias: pci:v00008086d000024F3svsd00000010bcsci

    3.19.0-25.generic

    Thanks for the fast replys

     – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 20:08

1 Answers1

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I suspect your device simply needs firmware. Verify:

sudo modprobe iwlwifi
dmesg | grep iwl

There should be a message that the needed firmware is not found. If so, please download this file to your desktop: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/_media/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi-8000-ucode-25.30.13.0.tgz as well as this: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/_media/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi-8000-ucode-15.227938.0.tgz Right-click each and select 'Extract Here.' Now, back to the terminal:

cd ~/Desktop/iwlwifi-8000-ucode-25.30.13.0
sudo cp iwlwifi*  /lib/firmware
cd ~/Desktop/iwlwifi-8000-ucode-15.227938.0
sudo cp iwlwifi*  /lib/firmware

Reboot and your wireless should be working. If not, post diagnostics:

sudo modprobe iwlwifi
dmesg | grep iwl

Based on your diagnostics, I suggest that you update the driver iwlwifi. Download this package to your desktop: https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/backports/2015/11/15/backports-20151115.tar.gz Right-click it and select 'Extract Here.' Now, back to the terminal:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential
cd ~/Desktop/backports-20151115
make defconfig-iwlwifi
make
sudo make install

Reboot and tell us if there is any improvement.

You have compiled the driver for your current kernel version only. When Update Manager installs a later linux-image, after the required reboot, you must recompile:

cd ~/Desktop/backports-20151115
make clean
make defconfig-iwlwifi
make
sudo make install

Please retain the file and these instructions for that time.

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  • Hi, still not working. I cant seem to reply with the diagnostic. Its very frustrating, i dont know why comments will not let me reply to you with it. – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:00
  • Please edit your answer to include the diagnostics. – chili555 Dec 04 '15 at 21:01
  • [ 3.269108] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:04
  • [ 3.270042] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Unsupported splx structure – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:04
  • [ 3.270375] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-8000B-12.ucode failed with error -2 – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:04
  • [ 3.270390] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-8000B-11.ucode failed with error -2 – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:04
  • [ 3.270400] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-8000B-10.ucode failed with error -2 – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:04
  • [ 3.270402] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-8000B-10.ucode' failed. – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:05
  • [ 3.270411] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-8000B-9.ucode failed with error -2 – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:05
  • [ 3.270413] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-8000B-9.ucode' failed. – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:05
  • Hang on, I'll find the -12 firmware and edit my answer in just a few minutes. – chili555 Dec 04 '15 at 21:05
  • [ 3.270415] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: no suitable firmware found! – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:05
  • I can find only the firmware versions in my answer. The later version of the driver iwlwifi calls for -13 and later. We can update the driver or you can install Ubuntu 15.10, using the later 4.2.0-xx kernel. I will amend my answer to show how to update the driver, but you may, as an alternative, instead install 15.10. – chili555 Dec 04 '15 at 21:15
  • Boom! I am online now. Thank you so much Chili! Your last suggestion worked (the download, not 15.10). I was worried no one would have the time to help the new guy but you have truly outdone yourself.

    I will learn linux and look back on this and hope to understand how you fixed my issue:) I'll also make sure to return the karma and help here when i can in the future!

     – Pigeon Dec 04 '15 at 21:35
  • Awesome! If my answer has been helpful, please accept it: http://askubuntu.com/tour Also, please see my final edit. – chili555 Dec 04 '15 at 21:47
  • Hi do you have an update to backport for kernel 4.15? It seems missing on that list. I've tried to make backports-4.19-rc5-1 and backports-4.14-rc2-1 but both failed. here my post: https://askubuntu.com/q/1127216/259316 – tuxErrante Mar 20 '19 at 14:55