No, this problem exists since the clean install I did for Ubuntu 16.04.1 (I'm using elementary OS Loki stable), WiFi support was missing out-of- the-box, as I mentioned in the link I provided in my comment #1, upon searching for Linux support for this Intel Adapter, I found this page https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi which says that support for Intel® Wireless 3168 (the WiFi+Bluetooth adapter I have in laptop) was added starting Kernel 4.6.
So chances are that 4.4.x may never support it until either 1) someone back-ports the firmware to 4.4 or 2) Ubuntu 16.04.2 (with Kernel 4.8) releases. I filed this bug to track if someone is back-porting hardware support from newer kernels. Also to summarize, I did test following: 1) With stock Kernel 4.4, only Bluetooth works, WiFi is undetected. 2) With Kernel 4.6.x from Mainline, Nothing works, both WiFi and Bluetooth remain undetected. 3) With Kernel 4.7.x from Mainline, WiFi works but Bluetooth is undetected. 4) With Kernel 4.8 from Mainline, both are working just fine! Right now, I'm stuck with Kernel 4.8 (stable release) at the cost of battery life. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1627114 Title: WiFi is not detected for Intel Dual BandWireless-AC 3168 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: I have HP Pavilion 15 AU113TX laptop, which comes with Intel Core i5 7200U Kaby Lake processor and uses Intel Dual BandWireless-AC 3168 WiFi + Bluetooth Combo adapter, I have installed Ubuntu GNOME 16.04.1 on it, and it is unable to detect WiFi adapter. Upon running "lspci -nnk | grep -A2", I'm getting following information about adapter. 028005:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:24fb] (rev 10) DeviceName: Intel Dual BandWireless-AC 3168 802.11 ac 1x1 WiFi + BT 4.0 Combo Adapter Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:2110] But running "rfkill list all", I see following output (WiFi missing there). 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no And here's the output for "dmesg | grep iwl" [ 13.570633] iwlwifi 0000:05:00.0: Unsupported splx structure [ 13.635662] iwlwifi 0000:05:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-3168-21.ucode failed with error -2 [ 13.650761] iwlwifi 0000:05:00.0: Direct firmware load for iwlwifi-3168-20.ucode failed with error -2 [ 13.650765] iwlwifi 0000:05:00.0: no suitable firmware found! Output for "ls -al /lib/firmware | grep 3168" Under both Stock Kernel 4.4.0-36. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 33168 Jul 13 01:03 hfi1_pcie.fw --- ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1: CurrentDesktop: Pantheon DistroRelease: elementary 0.4 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-21 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: elementary OS 0.4 "Loki" - Stable amd64 (20160909) IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eno1 no wireless extensions. Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0aa7 Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1bcf:2c87 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: HP HP Pavilion Notebook NonfreeKernelModules: wl Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-38-generic root=UUID=38aa8628-4aa2-48e4-92bd-6cd3b33b0770 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-38.57-generic 4.4.19 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-38-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-38-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.161 RfKill: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: loki Uname: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 07/19/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.14 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 8216 dmi.board.vendor: HP dmi.board.version: 83.13 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: HP dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.14:bd07/19/2016:svnHP:pnHPPavilionNotebook:pvrType1ProductConfigId:rvnHP:rn8216:rvr83.13:cvnHP:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion Notebook dmi.product.version: Type1ProductConfigId dmi.sys.vendor: HP To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1627114/+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
