There is an easier solution: update the driver. 3.13 is old and it uses and old firmware. You can update your driver with the help of backport and it will dramatically improve the behavior of WiFi. I also tested 3.16 (14.10) and latest driver with backport. The latest backport behaves *much* better.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1293569 Title: iwlwifi-7260-8.ucode causes network disconnections problems Status in The Linux Mint Distribution: New Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux-firmware source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in linux-firmware source package in Trusty: Fix Released Bug description: Running 14.04 (beta) with Kernel 3.13.0-17-generic I've encountered a strange and reproducible error with the iwlwifi-7260-8.ucode firmware. This laptop is a Dell XPS 12 (haswell). With the -8 firmware, it will connect fine to wifi for 30 or 40 mins at a time, then will start dropping connections repeatedly. Even modprobe -r unloading and reloading doesn't fix the issue, only a reboot will temporarily solve it for 40 mins at a time. Moreover, here is what's strange, is during these episodes of disconnection it seems to affect the actual router (2Wire), as the other devices in the house will also start to have issues (very slow connections, limited range,etc). Once I reboot this laptop everything and all devices will return to normal. This issue has been fixed by me manually removing the -8 firware from /lib/firmware and letting the -7 firmware load instead. Since that has been done there has not been a single issue of this happening (now going on 4 days). let me know if there is any other information you would like me to provide. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-firmware 1.126 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-generic 3.13.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Mon Mar 17 08:13:25 2014 Dependencies: EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-07 (9 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140307) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: linux-firmware UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1293569/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
