I have a "Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 7390" with a "Killer(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW), REV=0x338" card. When booting with Linux 5.4-rc6 (yes, from yesterday), it seems that the firmware crashes and never provides workable wifi. The relevant lines from dmesg are here: # journalctl -b -2 | grep iwlwifi Nov 04 18:37:19 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) Nov 04 18:37:19 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-Qu-b0-hr-b0-50.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:37:19 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-Qu-b0-hr-b0-49.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:37:19 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 43.2.23.17 Nov 04 18:37:19 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Found debug destination: EXTERNAL_DRAM Nov 04 18:37:19 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Found debug configuration: 0 Nov 04 18:37:19 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: loaded firmware version 48.4fa0041f.0 op_mode iwlmvm Nov 04 18:37:19 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected Killer(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (201NGW), REV=0x338 Nov 04 18:37:19 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Applying debug destination EXTERNAL_DRAM Nov 04 18:37:19 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Allocated 0x00400000 bytes for firmware monitor. Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Collecting data: trigger 15 fired. Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Start IWL Error Log Dump: Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Status: 0x00000000, count: 1293753132 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Loaded firmware version: 48.4fa0041f.0 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x1BAE2A3D | ADVANCED_SYSASSERT Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x7473B3B2 | trm_hw_status0 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xD7B74DD3 | trm_hw_status1 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xC5450046 | branchlink2 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x3135B253 | interruptlink1 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x5E6644BC | interruptlink2 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xCB78B7C8 | data1 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x7D3859AA | data2 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x226D363E | data3 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x4BCA4621 | beacon time Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xA9F777AF | tsf low Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x63802C24 | tsf hi Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x42C4A9EF | time gp1 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xDF4BFC96 | time gp2 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x991EDE29 | uCode revision type Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x92207155 | uCode version major Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x9A1EBD03 | uCode version minor Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x70B13062 | hw version Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xEDE9B24A | board version Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x171ECE71 | hcmd Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x43641494 | isr0 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x023023C1 | isr1 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x3D7BD4CA | isr2 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x318F056E | isr3 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00D0D16E | isr4 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x51531642 | last cmd Id Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x38A76256 | wait_event Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x5C7501B2 | l2p_control Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x1EE5C886 | l2p_duration Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x28C9088F | l2p_mhvalid Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x9515A415 | l2p_addr_match Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xD62FDFB7 | lmpm_pmg_sel Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x43E4AE64 | timestamp Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x9246FE7D | flow_handler Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Start IWL Error Log Dump: Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Status: 0x00000000, count: 7 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x201013F1 | ADVANCED_SYSASSERT Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000000 | umac branchlink1 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xC008D49C | umac branchlink2 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000000 | umac interruptlink1 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000000 | umac interruptlink2 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000003 | umac data1 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x02000300 | umac data2 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x01300504 | umac data3 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000030 | umac major Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x4FA0041F | umac minor Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x0000606E | frame pointer Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xC0887F58 | stack pointer Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000000 | last host cmd Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000000 | isr status reg Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Fseq Registers: Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000003 | FSEQ_ERROR_CODE Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000000 | FSEQ_TOP_INIT_VERSION Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000000 | FSEQ_CNVIO_INIT_VERSION Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x0000A481 | FSEQ_OTP_VERSION Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00000002 | FSEQ_TOP_CONTENT_VERSION Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xC9FE63BD | FSEQ_ALIVE_TOKEN Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x00984CA0 | FSEQ_CNVI_ID Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0xDDF4EB7F | FSEQ_CNVR_ID Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x02000300 | CNVI_AUX_MISC_CHIP Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x01300504 | CNVR_AUX_MISC_CHIP Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x05B0905B | CNVR_SCU_SD_REGS_SD_REG_DIG_DCDC_VTRIM Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: 0x0000025B | CNVR_SCU_SD_REGS_SD_REG_ACTIVE_VDIG_MIRROR Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: SecBoot CPU1 Status: 0x5fbf, CPU2 Status: 0x3 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Failed to start RT ucode: -110 Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Firmware not running - cannot dump error Nov 04 18:37:20 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Failed to run INIT ucode: -110 On 5.4-rc5, the driver says: Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: Copyright(c) 2003- 2015 Intel Corporation Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: enabling device (0000 -> 0002) Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-50.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-49.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-48.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-47.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-46.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-45.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-44.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-43.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-42.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-41.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-40.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-39.ucode failed with error -2 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: no suitable firmware found! Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: minimum version required: iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-39 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: maximum version supported: iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-50 Nov 04 18:41:13 lightning kernel: iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: check git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git but it can be coerced into working by using this command to (a bit brutally) make it aware of which firmware to load: sudo cp /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-Qu-c0-hr-b0-48.ucode /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-48.ucode That files md5sum is this: 16e59dd2792af9a569a958ff92bd3679 /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-QuQnj-b0-hr-b0-48.ucode (identical to iwlwifi-Qu-c0-hr-b0-48.ucode from linux-firmware rev 11bdc57) x-ref: https://gitlab.com/emrose/xps13-7390_debian/blob/master/opt/scripts/fix-wifi-and-bluetooth.sh
Just a matter of out-of-date firmware, it seems: https://gitlab.com/emrose/xps13-7390_debian/issues/5#note_240886447. Sorry for the noise.