iwlwifi failing with error code -2

Question

On fedora my wifi isn't working. I tried re installing it but that didn't work. When I perform a dmesg | grep wifi I get errors:

[   15.680914] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7260-13.ucode failed with error -2
[   15.680925] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7260-12.ucode failed with error -2
[   15.680928] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-7260-12.ucode' failed.
[   15.680936] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7260-11.ucode failed with error -2
[   15.680939] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-7260-11.ucode' failed.
[   15.680946] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-7260-10.ucode failed with error -2
[   15.680949] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: request for firmware file 'iwlwifi-7260-10.ucode' failed.
[   15.680951] iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: no suitable firmware found!

What causes this problem. I can't find the error code definition.

Solution

It only means the driver cannot upload the suitable firmware. For Intel cards the firmware is located in a package called iwlwifi-firmware, independent of distro. Just install the package from the repos and your wifi will start working.

Comments

[user2074487]

Firstly, thank you for the fast answer. Where can I find such a package for fedora? Google isn't helpfull

[MariusMatutiae]

@user2074487 This link will help you: ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/7863/…

[user2074487]

If I search for "iwlwifi" in dnf I get no results. That is the thing that I find strange.

[MariusMatutiae]

@user2074487 You can find it here, admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/package/iwlwifi-firmware