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firmware-linux-nonfree: 2017-10-09-iwlwifi-fw-2017-11-03 -> 2017-12-0… #32645

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@bkchr bkchr commented Dec 13, 2017 •
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…6-iwlwifi-fw-2017-11-15

Motivation for this change

The linux firmware fixes bugs with intel wifi/bluetooth.

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  • Tested using sandboxing (nix.useSandbox on NixOS, or option build-use-sandbox in nix.conf on non-NixOS)
  • Built on platform(s)
    • NixOS
    • macOS
    • other Linux distributions
  • Tested via one or more NixOS test(s) if existing and applicable for the change (look inside nixos/tests)
  • Tested compilation of all pkgs that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nox --run "nox-review wip"
  • Tested execution of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
  • Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.

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orivej commented Dec 13, 2017

For the record, are you using any model that is fixed or improved by the update, and if so which kernel are you using? (This may be good to know if somebody reports a regression.)

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bkchr commented Dec 13, 2017

After switching to 4.13/14 I had the problem that I could not enable Bluetooth and WLAN at the same time. If both were enabled at the same time, the Bluetooth connection always got lost.
The following upstream bug report describes everything: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197147
The bug was fixed in the upstream Linux firmware repository.

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orivej commented Dec 14, 2017

I have Intel 8260 and after switching from Linux 4.9 to Linux 4.14 yesterday (without upgrading anything except #32634) my WiFi occasionally (2 or 3 times a day) stopped talking with the WiFi router, with WiFi state remaining "connected" and no messages in dmesg or syslog near the time when it happened. I'll write if this update does not help.

@orivej orivej merged commit 8cdd9d5 into NixOS:master Dec 14, 2017
@orivej orivej added the 9.needs: port to stable A PR needs a backport to the stable release. label Dec 14, 2017
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orivej commented Dec 18, 2017 •
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It turns out that this did not help me. I have tested 4.14 with two routers so far, one 802.11n and Linksys WRT54GL (802.11g), and the latter continues to keep loosing connectivity (while OS still thinks that it is connected). This made me revert to Linux 4.9, without such issue. I guess I'll have to report this upstream.

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andir commented Feb 8, 2018

@orivej any results from the upstream report? Have you tried 4.15 instead?

@samueldr samueldr removed the 9.needs: port to stable A PR needs a backport to the stable release. label Apr 17, 2019
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