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 -- Henning Follmann | [email protected]
