Enabling Wifi on Intel Wireless 7260

reifi · Post by **reifi** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 12:48 pm

Hi, I'm a brand new linux user and just installed the latest Mint "Rafaela" yesterday, but I could not get the wifi working. I first started with driver manager and the only drivers I see was my nvidia graphics. I started searching around and it seems like you have to download the firmware for your wireless card which must also be compatible with your kernel version. I checked the firmware i have and my kernel and this is what I have: kernel -> 3.16.0-38-generic, firmware -> iwlwifi-7260-9.ucode and the firmware should be compatible according to this link http://bjarneo.codes/intel-7260-wireles ... ems-linux/. But the wifi is not working and every other solution that others have seems to be just updating the kernel or the firmware, I don't know what else to do.

Here's some info about my system:
inxi -Fxz
System: Host: ben-MS-7816 Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.8.2)
Desktop: Cinnamon 2.6.13 Distro: Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP OMEN Notebook PC 15 version: Type1ProductConfigId
Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 2332 version: 02.38 Bios: Insyde version: F.24 date: 05/28/2015
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-4710HQ CPU (-HT-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 19954.2
Clock Speeds: 1: 2819.433 MHz 2: 2645.898 MHz 3: 2500.00 MHz 4: 2507.031 MHz 5: 2584.570 MHz 6: 2816.503 MHz 7: 2792.871 MHz 8: 2989.843 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0
X.Org: 1.15.1 driver: nvidia Resolution: 1920x1080@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: GeForce GTX 860M/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 346.72 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Card-2: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.16.0-38-generic
Network: Card: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi ver: in-tree: bus-ID: 09:00.0
IF: wlan0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 248.1GB (6.5% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: SAMSUNG_MZNTE128 size: 128.0GB temp: 0C
2: USB id: /dev/sdb model: Ini size: 120.0GB temp: 0C
Partition: ID: / size: 19G used: 5.2G (30%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 79G used: 119M (1%) fs: ext4
ID: swap-1 size: 4.00GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
RAID: No RAID devices detected - /proc/mdstat and md_mod kernel raid module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0C mobo: 52.0C gpu: 0.0:53C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 214 Uptime: 8 min Memory: 957.9/7917.0MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.11) inxi: 1.9.17

rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: acer-wireless: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: yes
Hard blocked: no
2: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes

Post by **JeremyB** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:21 pm

Try this command and reboot

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echo "blacklist acer-wmi" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

reifi · Post by **reifi** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:32 pm

I rebooted and wifi still doesn't work

rfkill list shows this now:
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: yes

Post by **JeremyB** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:35 pm

What model is the laptop?

reifi · Post by **reifi** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:46 pm

From above:
Machine: System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP OMEN Notebook PC 15 version: Type1ProductConfigId
Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 2332 version: 02.38 Bios: Insyde version: F.24 date: 05/28/2015

Post by **JeremyB** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:46 pm

In terminal run

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wget -N -t 5 -T 10 https://github.com/UbuntuForums/wireless-info/raw/master/wireless-info && \
chmod +x wireless-info && \
./wireless-info

It will create a wireless-info.txt file that I need you to copy the contents of and post inside of "code" tags- it is to the right of Quote in the reply window or you can type

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 before the info and [/code ] after without the space between code and the ]

reifi · Post by **reifi** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:37 pm

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########## wireless info START ##########

Report from: 16 Jul 2015 18:45 EDT -0400

Booted last: 16 Jul 2015 14:38 EDT -0400

Script from: 14 Jul 2015 17:04 UTC +0000

##### release ###########################

Distributor ID:	LinuxMint
Description:	Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela
Release:	17.2
Codename:	rafaela

##### kernel ############################

Linux 3.16.0-38-generic #52~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 8 09:43:57 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Parameters: ro, quiet, splash

##### desktop ###########################

Cinnamon

##### lspci #############################

09:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 [8086:08b1] (rev c3)
	Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 [8086:c070]
	Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi

##### lsusb #############################

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 13fd:3910 Initio Corporation 
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1bcf:2c7e Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. 
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp. 
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 04f3:2016 Elan Microelectronics Corp. 
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

##### PCMCIA card info ##################

##### rfkill ############################

0: hci0: Bluetooth
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
	Soft blocked: no
	Hard blocked: yes

##### lsmod #############################

iwlmvm                217725  0 
mac80211              652777  1 iwlmvm
hp_wmi                 14109  0 
sparse_keymap          13948  1 hp_wmi
iwlwifi               179412  1 iwlmvm
cfg80211              494362  3 iwlwifi,mac80211,iwlmvm
wmi                    19193  1 hp_wmi

##### interfaces ########################

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

##### ifconfig ##########################

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr <MAC 'eth1' [IF]>  
          inet addr:192.168.1.11  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::<IP6 'eth1' [IF]>/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:69606 errors:34 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:34
          TX packets:50395 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:61109563 (61.1 MB)  TX bytes:6453892 (6.4 MB)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>  
          BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

##### iwconfig ##########################

eth1      no wireless extensions.

lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11abgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=off   
          Retry short limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:on
          

##### route #############################

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
0.0.0.0         192.168.1.1     0.0.0.0         UG    0      0        0 eth1
192.168.1.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     1      0        0 eth1

##### resolv.conf #######################

nameserver 192.168.1.1
nameserver 127.0.1.1
search home

##### network managers ##################

Installed:

	NetworkManager

Running:

root      1042     1  0 14:38 ?        00:00:00 NetworkManager

##### NetworkManager info ###############

NetworkManager Tool

State: connected (global)

- Device: wlan0 ----------------------------------------------------------------
  Type:              802.11 WiFi
  Driver:            iwlwifi
  State:             unavailable
  Default:           no
  HW Address:        <MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>

  Capabilities:

  Wireless Properties
    WEP Encryption:  yes
    WPA Encryption:  yes
    WPA2 Encryption: yes

  Wireless Access Points 

- Device: eth1  [Wired connection 1] -------------------------------------------
  Type:              Wired
  Driver:            ax88179_178a
  State:             connected
  Default:           yes
  HW Address:        <MAC 'eth1' [IF]>

  Capabilities:
    Carrier Detect:  yes
    Speed:           1000 Mb/s

  Wired Properties
    Carrier:         on

  IPv4 Settings:
    Address:         192.168.1.11
    Prefix:          24 (255.255.255.0)
    Gateway:         192.168.1.1

    DNS:             192.168.1.1

##### NetworkManager.state ##############

[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true

##### NetworkManager.conf ###############

[main]
plugins=ifupdown,keyfile,ofono
dns=dnsmasq

[ifupdown]
managed=false

##### NetworkManager profiles ###########

##### iw reg get ########################

Region: America/New_York (based on set time zone)

country 00:
	(2402 - 2472 @ 40), (3, 20)
	(2457 - 2482 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
	(2474 - 2494 @ 20), (3, 20), NO-OFDM, PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
	(5170 - 5250 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS
	(5735 - 5835 @ 40), (3, 20), PASSIVE-SCAN, NO-IBSS

##### iwlist channels ###################

eth1      no frequency information.

lo        no frequency information.

wlan0     32 channels in total; available frequencies :
          Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz
          Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz
          Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz
          Channel 04 : 2.427 GHz
          Channel 05 : 2.432 GHz
          Channel 06 : 2.437 GHz
          Channel 07 : 2.442 GHz
          Channel 08 : 2.447 GHz
          Channel 09 : 2.452 GHz
          Channel 10 : 2.457 GHz
          Channel 11 : 2.462 GHz
          Channel 12 : 2.467 GHz
          Channel 13 : 2.472 GHz
          Channel 36 : 5.18 GHz
          Channel 40 : 5.2 GHz
          Channel 44 : 5.22 GHz
          Channel 48 : 5.24 GHz
          Channel 52 : 5.26 GHz
          Channel 56 : 5.28 GHz
          Channel 60 : 5.3 GHz
          Channel 64 : 5.32 GHz
          Channel 100 : 5.5 GHz
          Channel 104 : 5.52 GHz
          Channel 108 : 5.54 GHz
          Channel 112 : 5.56 GHz
          Channel 116 : 5.58 GHz
          Channel 120 : 5.6 GHz
          Channel 124 : 5.62 GHz
          Channel 128 : 5.64 GHz
          Channel 132 : 5.66 GHz
          Channel 136 : 5.68 GHz
          Channel 140 : 5.7 GHz

##### iwlist scan #######################

wlan0     Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down

eth1      Interface doesn't support scanning.

lo        Interface doesn't support scanning.

##### module infos ######################

[iwlmvm]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/iwlmvm.ko
license:        GPL
author:         Copyright(c) 2003- 2014 Intel Corporation <ilw@linux.intel.com>
version:        in-tree:
description:    The new Intel(R) wireless AGN driver for Linux
srcversion:     C3CE81DD94553577D83E97E
depends:        iwlwifi,mac80211,cfg80211
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
parm:           init_dbg:set to true to debug an ASSERT in INIT fw (default: false (bool)
parm:           power_scheme:power management scheme: 1-active, 2-balanced, 3-low power, default: 2 (int)

[mac80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko
license:        GPL
description:    IEEE 802.11 subsystem
srcversion:     376BFDE8E6207B0AAA6339B
depends:        cfg80211
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
parm:           max_nullfunc_tries:Maximum nullfunc tx tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           max_probe_tries:Maximum probe tries before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           beacon_loss_count:Number of beacon intervals before we decide beacon was lost. (int)
parm:           probe_wait_ms:Maximum time(ms) to wait for probe response before disconnecting (reason 4). (int)
parm:           ieee80211_default_rc_algo:Default rate control algorithm for mac80211 to use (charp)

[iwlwifi]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko
license:        GPL
author:         Copyright(c) 2003- 2014 Intel Corporation <ilw@linux.intel.com>
version:        in-tree:
description:    Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux
firmware:       iwlwifi-100-5.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-1000-5.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-135-6.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-105-6.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-2030-6.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-2000-6.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-5150-2.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-6000g2b-6.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-6050-5.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-6000-4.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-7265-9.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-3160-9.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-7260-9.ucode
firmware:       iwlwifi-8000-8.ucode
srcversion:     93D664267873827B22C4309
depends:        cfg80211
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
parm:           swcrypto:using crypto in software (default 0 [hardware]) (int)
parm:           11n_disable:disable 11n functionality, bitmap: 1: full, 2: disable agg TX, 4: disable agg RX, 8 enable agg TX (uint)
parm:           amsdu_size_8K:enable 8K amsdu size (default 0) (int)
parm:           fw_restart:restart firmware in case of error (default true) (bool)
parm:           antenna_coupling:specify antenna coupling in dB (defualt: 0 dB) (int)
parm:           wd_disable:Disable stuck queue watchdog timer 0=system default, 1=disable (default: 1) (int)
parm:           nvm_file:NVM file name (charp)
parm:           uapsd_disable:disable U-APSD functionality (default: Y) (bool)
parm:           bt_coex_active:enable wifi/bt co-exist (default: enable) (bool)
parm:           led_mode:0=system default, 1=On(RF On)/Off(RF Off), 2=blinking, 3=Off (default: 0) (int)
parm:           power_save:enable WiFi power management (default: disable) (bool)
parm:           power_level:default power save level (range from 1 - 5, default: 1) (int)
parm:           fw_monitor:firmware monitor - to debug FW (default: false - needs lots of memory) (bool)

[cfg80211]
filename:       /lib/modules/3.16.0-38-generic/kernel/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko
description:    wireless configuration support
license:        GPL
author:         Johannes Berg
srcversion:     33ED2C1448F5AEDBE7AF59E
depends:        
intree:         Y
vermagic:       3.16.0-38-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 
signer:         Magrathea: Glacier signing key
sig_key:        C2:84:ED:AC:CF:0B:47:36:52:C3:4D:23:BE:C3:56:94:42:36:E6:3B
sig_hashalgo:   sha512
parm:           ieee80211_regdom:IEEE 802.11 regulatory domain code (charp)
parm:           cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz:Disable 40MHz support in the 2.4GHz band (bool)

##### module parameters #################

[iwlmvm]
init_dbg: N
power_scheme: 2

[mac80211]
beacon_loss_count: 7
ieee80211_default_rc_algo: minstrel_ht
max_nullfunc_tries: 2
max_probe_tries: 5
probe_wait_ms: 500

[iwlwifi]
11n_disable: 0
amsdu_size_8K: 0
antenna_coupling: 0
bt_coex_active: Y
fw_monitor: N
fw_restart: Y
led_mode: 0
nvm_file: (null)
power_level: 0
power_save: N
swcrypto: 0
uapsd_disable: Y
wd_disable: 1

[cfg80211]
cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz: N
ieee80211_regdom: 00

##### /etc/modules ######################

lp
rtc

##### modprobe options ##################

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-ath_pci.conf]
blacklist ath_pci

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf]
blacklist evbug
blacklist usbmouse
blacklist usbkbd
blacklist eepro100
blacklist de4x5
blacklist eth1394
blacklist snd_intel8x0m
blacklist snd_aw2
blacklist i2c_i801
blacklist prism54
blacklist bcm43xx
blacklist garmin_gps
blacklist asus_acpi
blacklist snd_pcsp
blacklist pcspkr
blacklist amd76x_edac
blacklist acer-wmi

[/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rare-network.conf]
alias net-pf-3 off
alias net-pf-6 off
alias net-pf-9 off
alias net-pf-11 off
alias net-pf-12 off
alias net-pf-19 off
alias net-pf-21 off
alias net-pf-36 off

[/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf]
remove iwlwifi \
(/sbin/lsmod | grep -o -e ^iwlmvm -e ^iwldvm -e ^iwlwifi | xargs /sbin/rmmod) \
&& /sbin/modprobe -r mac80211

[/etc/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf]
softdep mlx4_core post: mlx4_en

##### rc.local ##########################

exit 0

##### pm-utils ##########################

##### udev rules ########################

[/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules]
# PCI device 0x10ec:0x8168 (r8169)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC address>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
# PCI device 0x8086:0x08b1 (iwlwifi)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'wlan0' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="wlan*", NAME="wlan0"
# USB device 0x:0x (ax88179_178a)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="<MAC 'eth1' [IF]>", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth1"

##### dmesg #############################

[   10.638532] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: irq 53 for MSI/MSI-X
[   10.864801] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: loaded firmware version 25.228.9.0 op_mode iwlmvm
[   10.874905] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 7260, REV=0x144
[   10.874975] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   10.875209] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: RF_KILL bit toggled to disable radio.
[   10.875732] iwlwifi 0000:09:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Enabled
[   10.888296] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs'
[   11.343028] systemd-udevd[456]: renamed network interface eth0 to eth1
[   16.662921] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready
[   23.854855] ax88179_178a 2-10:1.0 eth1: ax88179 - Link status is: 1
[   23.856433] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready
[12226.326298] ax88179_178a 2-10:1.0 eth1: ax88179 - Link status is: 0
[12341.268645] ax88179_178a 2-10:1.0 eth1: ax88179 - Link status is: 1

########## wireless info END ############

Post by **JeremyB** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:34 pm

I would go into BIOS setup and reset to defaults and see if the hard block clears from

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rfkill list all

reifi · Post by **reifi** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:00 am

Do you mean resetting every setting to default? or certain settings?

Post by **JeremyB** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 5:22 am

You could reset everything to default, then disable fast boot, secure boot, and make other changes you had before restarting.

Some people have been able to fix this by shutting down the laptop, remove battery and hold the power button for 15 seconds

reifi · Post by **reifi** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:54 pm

Hey Jeremy, thanks for keeping with me on the problem, but my wifi suddenly started working for some reason. I closed my laptop and the next day as I opened it I noticed the wifi button on my keyboard lighting up and once I logged in, wifi was available lol

. I didn't even do anything with the bios yet, weird but wifi seems to be working now.

0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
The hard block suddenly just went away

Edit: Looked more into it and the above command did the job. It blacklisted acer ami for wifi to work and after that disconnect your wired connection and reboot and wifi will come up

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