Intel WiFi 6 AX200 not working on Ubuntu 16.04
I have completely no idea how this repository is different from the official backport driver from Intel. But it does work on my laptop.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:canonical-hwe-team/backport-iwlwifi
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install backport-iwlwifi-dkms
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IgNite
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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IgNite over 1 year
According to Intel, Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz device is only guaranteed to work with the kernel version
5.1+
. (For your information, it works on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS with kernel version5.3.0-28
.)What I want to achieve
However, I need to get Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 working on Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS with kernel version
4.15.0-88
. (The reason is that I need CUDA 10 Toolkit, and the highest version of kernel supported by CUDA 10, as of this post, is4.15
according to NVIDIA.)Is there any way to get this work in Ubuntu 16.04.6 with kernel
4.15
?What I tried
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I tried copying the firmware, by following this, but no differnce:
git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git cd linux-firmware cp iwlwifi-*.ucode /lib/firmware
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I tried installing the backport driver by following this guide but it gives the following error:
git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/backport-iwlwifi.git cd backport-iwlwifi make defconfig-iwlwifi-public sed -i 's/CPTCFG_IWLMVM_VENDOR_CMDS=y/# CPTCFG_IWLMVM_VENDOR_CMDS is not set/' .config make -j4 sudo make install ... ... At main.c:160: - SSL error:02001002:system library:fopen:No such file or directory: bss_file.c:175 - SSL error:2006D080:BIO routines:BIO_new_file:no such file: bss_file.c:178 sign-file: certs/signing_key.pem: No such file or directory ...
The Wifi does get detected after reboot. However, Ubuntu freezes just right after trying to connect.
Here are some of the information.
user@laptop:~$ sudo modprobe iwlwifi
user@laptop:~$ modinfo iwlwifi | grep file filename: /lib/modules/4.15.0-91-generic/updates/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko parm: nvm_file:NVM file name (charp)
user@laptop:~$ dmesg | grep iwl [ 4.857473] Loading modules backported from iwlwifi [ 4.857474] iwlwifi-stack-public:master:8324:9176b151 [ 4.931567] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) [ 4.938095] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwl-dbg-cfg.ini failed with error -2 [ 4.938218] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-55.ucode failed with error -2 [ 4.938328] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-54.ucode failed with error -2 [ 4.938555] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-53.ucode failed with error -2 [ 4.938567] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-52.ucode failed with error -2 [ 4.938577] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-51.ucode failed with error -2 [ 4.940246] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 58.3.35.22 [ 4.940249] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Found debug destination: EXTERNAL_DRAM [ 4.940251] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Found debug configuration: 0 [ 4.940498] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version 50.3e391d3e.0 cc-a0-50.ucode op_mode iwlmvm [ 4.940511] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwl-debug-yoyo.bin failed with error -2 [ 4.958898] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz, REV=0x340 [ 5.128296] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: base HW address: 50:eb:71:74:fc:52 [ 5.216966] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0 wlp4s0: renamed from wlan0 [ 7.615869] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS
user@laptop:~$ rfkill list all 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no 1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: nob Hard blocked: no
user@laptop:~$ cat /var/log/syslog | grep -e iwl -e wlp Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.089819] Loading modules backported from iwlwifi Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.089820] iwlwifi-stack-public:master:8324:9176b151 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.120067] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.127062] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwl-dbg-cfg.ini failed with error -2 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.127308] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-55.ucode failed with error -2 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.128596] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-54.ucode failed with error -2 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.128618] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-53.ucode failed with error -2 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.129199] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-52.ucode failed with error -2 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.129220] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-51.ucode failed with error -2 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.129318] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-50.ucode failed with error -2 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.129334] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-cc-a0-49.ucode failed with error -2 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.131300] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 43.2.23.17 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.131308] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Found debug destination: EXTERNAL_DRAM Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.131311] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Found debug configuration: 0 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.131728] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: loaded firmware version 48.4fa0041f.0 cc-a0-48.ucode op_mode iwlmvm Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.131751] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwl-debug-yoyo.bin failed with error -2 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.174508] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX200 160MHz, REV=0x340 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.186490] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.187531] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Allocated 0x00400000 bytes for firmware monitor. Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.344711] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: base HW address: 50:eb:71:74:fc:52 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.360401] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0 wlp4s0: renamed from wlan0 Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629726.7886] rfkill1: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.5/0000:04:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill1) (driver iwlwifi) Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629726.8192] devices added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.5/0000:04:00.0/net/wlp4s0, iface: wlp4s0) Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629726.8192] device added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.5/0000:04:00.0/net/wlp4s0, iface: wlp4s0): no ifupdown configuration found. Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629726.8499] (wlp4s0): using nl80211 for WiFi device control Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629726.8512] device (wlp4s0): driver supports Access Point (AP) mode Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629726.8523] manager: (wlp4s0): new 802.11 WiFi device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0) Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629726.8535] device (wlp4s0): state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2] Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.780946] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp4s0: link is not ready Mar 19 21:55:26 laptop kernel: [ 4.792594] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM Mar 19 21:55:27 laptop kernel: [ 4.942557] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: FW already configured (0) - re-configuring Mar 19 21:55:27 laptop kernel: [ 4.948463] iwlwifi 0000:04:00.0: BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS Mar 19 21:55:27 laptop kernel: [ 4.950788] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp4s0: link is not ready Mar 19 21:55:27 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629727.1088] device (wlp4s0): supplicant interface state: init -> starting Mar 19 21:55:27 laptop wpa_supplicant[1193]: Could not read interface p2p-dev-wlp4s0 flags: No such device Mar 19 21:55:27 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629727.1881] device (wlp4s0): supplicant interface state: starting -> ready Mar 19 21:55:27 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629727.1882] device (wlp4s0): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'supplicant-available') [20 30 42] Mar 19 21:55:27 laptop kernel: [ 5.115444] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp4s0: link is not ready Mar 19 21:55:30 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629730.4391] device (wlp4s0): supplicant interface state: ready -> inactive Mar 19 21:55:52 laptop NetworkManager[1003]: <info> [1584629752.8460] device (wlp4s0): Activation: starting connection 'AndroidAPA24A' (fbf53422-d295-49ed-b45c-6c5383cb931c) Binary file (standard input) matches
Notes
- In a similar post, the provided answer is to upgrade the kernel to
5.1+
, which doesn't meet the requirement in my case.
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chili555 about 4 yearsPlease see: github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback/issues/139 "afaict, the error is unrelated and not harmful: during make install the system also tries to sign the module, and since you do not have the required keys to sign, this fails. nevertheless the make install succeeds, and you should be able the module." Can you load the module?
sudo modprobe iwlwifi
Did the backports version actually install?modinfo iwlwifi | grep file
Are there any clues in the message log?dmesg | grep iwl
Or here?rfkill list all
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IgNite about 4 years@chili555 , Thanks for taking a look. I proceeded as you suggested but Ubuntu freezes right after trying to connect to WiFi. I edited my question, adding results as requested.
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chili555 about 4 yearsAre there any clues here?
cat /var/log/syslog | grep -e iwl -e wlp | tail -n 15
Please try:sudo modprobe -r iwlwifi && sudo modprobe iwlwifi disable_11ax=y
Now try to connect. Does it still freeze? -
IgNite about 4 yearsNo luck; it still freezes. (I added the result of
/var/log/syslog/
in my question. But I think the message is not relevant, because the time in the message was07:54
, but the most recent time when I tried to connect the WiFi was ~08:30
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IgNite about 4 yearsI think I found another approach, but I have completely no idea how it is different: install
backport-iwlwifi-dkms
from this repository. -
chili555 about 4 yearsThe driver itself is no different at all. ‘dkms’ means that the driver needn’t be re-compiled and reinstalled after every kernel update.
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chili555 about 4 yearsThe log suggests that iwlwifi is not the cause of the freeze.
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IgNite about 4 years@chili555, Sorry for not getting back for a while. I was fixing a famous Nvidia driver login loop. So, I tried again and I updated
/var/log/syslog
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chili555 about 4 yearsAgain, we nothing related to the driver iwlwifi that suggests a crash or freeze. You might also check:
grep etwork /var/log/syslog
to see if Network Manager has any clues. As the output will be lengthy, post the result here and give us the link: paste.ubuntu.com
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Supreet Pravin Kurdekar over 3 yearsI was unable to add a comment due to my lack of reputation, but i got all the same exact errors as above and the official backport did not work for me either but this did.
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Henry Navarro over 3 yearsDid it work for you? I did it, but I still get the same error: SSL...
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d1bro about 3 yearsHi, perhaps you could be more elaborate about what the commands will do, so others can learn/understand what is done here ;)
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Tomáš M. about 3 yearsThis worked for me, Ubuntu 20.04.2, (HP Elitebook 845 G7). Thanks a lot!