Public bug reported: updating linux-firmware to version 1.173.1 causes the wireless card Intel Wireless 3160 to periodically switch on and off.
$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS Release: 18.04 $ apt-cache policy linux-firmware linux-firmware: Installiert: 1.173 Installationskandidat: 1.173.1 Versionstabelle: 1.173.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main i386 Packages *** 1.173 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status dmesg gives the following error with version 1.173.1: [ 2172.955913] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x2000000. [ 2172.956061] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Start IWL Error Log Dump: [ 2172.956066] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Status: 0x00000100, count: 6 [ 2172.956070] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Loaded firmware version: 17.275772.0 [ 2172.956075] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000038 | BAD_COMMAND [ 2172.956079] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x000002F0 | trm_hw_status0 [ 2172.956083] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | trm_hw_status1 [ 2172.956087] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000B30 | branchlink2 [ 2172.956091] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00014710 | interruptlink1 [ 2172.956095] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00474119 | interruptlink2 [ 2172.956099] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0xDEADBEEF | data1 [ 2172.956102] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0xDEADBEEF | data2 [ 2172.956106] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0xDEADBEEF | data3 [ 2172.956110] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x003FED35 | beacon time [ 2172.956114] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x000012C9 | tsf low [ 2172.956118] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | tsf hi [ 2172.956121] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | time gp1 [ 2172.956125] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x000012CA | time gp2 [ 2172.956129] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | uCode revision type [ 2172.956133] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000011 | uCode version major [ 2172.956137] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x0004353C | uCode version minor [ 2172.956141] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000164 | hw version [ 2172.956145] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00C89204 | board version [ 2172.956148] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00130500 | hcmd [ 2172.956152] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00022080 | isr0 [ 2172.956156] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | isr1 [ 2172.956160] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000002 | isr2 [ 2172.956164] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x004000C0 | isr3 [ 2172.956168] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | isr4 [ 2172.956172] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x01000112 | last cmd Id [ 2172.956176] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | wait_event [ 2172.956180] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x0000BF16 | l2p_control [ 2172.956183] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | l2p_duration [ 2172.956187] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | l2p_mhvalid [ 2172.956191] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | l2p_addr_match [ 2172.956195] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000007 | lmpm_pmg_sel [ 2172.956199] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x15010943 | timestamp [ 2172.956203] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00001020 | flow_handler [ 2172.956209] ieee80211 phy15: Hardware restart was requested [ 2172.956227] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: FW error in SYNC CMD DQA_ENABLE_CMD [ 2172.956237] CPU: 1 PID: 1549 Comm: wpa_supplicant Tainted: G W 4.15.0-29-generic #31-Ubuntu [ 2172.956239] Hardware name: Notebook W25CSW /W25CSW , BIOS 4.6.5 05/08/2014 [ 2172.956241] Call Trace: [ 2172.956254] dump_stack+0x63/0x8b [ 2172.956279] iwl_trans_pcie_send_hcmd+0x504/0x550 [iwlwifi] [ 2172.956286] ? wait_woken+0x80/0x80 [ 2172.956305] iwl_trans_send_cmd+0x62/0xd0 [iwlwifi] [ 2172.956324] iwl_mvm_send_cmd+0x32/0xa0 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956340] ? iwl_mvm_send_cmd_pdu+0x58/0x80 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956354] iwl_mvm_send_cmd_pdu+0x58/0x80 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956373] ? iwl_mvm_send_bt_init_conf+0xcc/0x110 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956386] iwl_mvm_up+0x300/0x970 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956400] ? iwl_mvm_up+0x300/0x970 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956404] ? skb_dequeue+0x59/0x70 [ 2172.956410] ? wireless_nlevent_flush+0x54/0x90 [ 2172.956440] ? cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call+0xa0/0x610 [cfg80211] [ 2172.956454] __iwl_mvm_mac_start+0x19d/0x2d0 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956469] iwl_mvm_mac_start+0x4a/0x110 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956474] ? inetdev_event+0x76/0x4d0 [ 2172.956508] drv_start+0x48/0x100 [mac80211] [ 2172.956543] ieee80211_do_open+0x34f/0x860 [mac80211] [ 2172.956574] ieee80211_open+0x52/0x60 [mac80211] [ 2172.956580] __dev_open+0xd3/0x160 [ 2172.956586] __dev_change_flags+0x17e/0x1c0 [ 2172.956592] dev_change_flags+0x29/0x60 [ 2172.956597] devinet_ioctl+0x5de/0x700 [ 2172.956603] ? kernfs_refresh_inode+0xcc/0xe0 [ 2172.956609] inet_ioctl+0x56/0x80 [ 2172.956613] ? inet_ioctl+0x56/0x80 [ 2172.956617] sock_do_ioctl+0x2b/0x60 [ 2172.956621] sock_ioctl+0x1a1/0x2c0 [ 2172.956627] do_vfs_ioctl+0xa8/0x630 [ 2172.956632] ? SYSC_newlstat+0x50/0x70 [ 2172.956638] SyS_ioctl+0x79/0x90 [ 2172.956644] do_syscall_64+0x73/0x130 [ 2172.956650] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x3d/0xa2 [ 2172.956654] RIP: 0033:0x7fe4273d15d7 [ 2172.956657] RSP: 002b:00007ffea1e31a48 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 [ 2172.956662] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007fe4273d15d7 [ 2172.956665] RDX: 00007ffea1e31a50 RSI: 0000000000008914 RDI: 0000000000000004 [ 2172.956668] RBP: 0000000000000004 R08: 00007ffea1e31a5f R09: 00007fe4276a6c40 [ 2172.956670] R10: 0000000000000007 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffea1e31a50 [ 2172.956673] R13: 000055fe0038ea78 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 000055fe0038ea89 [ 2172.956681] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Failed to send DQA enabling command: -5 After downgrade to version 1.173 everything runs perfectly: [ 3427.294969] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux [ 3427.294971] Copyright(c) 2003- 2015 Intel Corporation [ 3427.296401] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: loaded firmware version 17.608620.0 op_mode iwlmvm [ 3427.313378] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 3160, REV=0x164 [ 3427.333572] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: base HW address: XXXXXXXX [ 3427.450838] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs' [ 3427.458905] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0 wlp2s0: renamed from wlan0 [ 3427.488282] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready [ 3427.645180] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready [ 3427.709738] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready [ 3431.018654] wlp2s0: authenticate with XXXXXXXX [ 3431.021780] wlp2s0: send auth to XXXXXXXX (try 1/3) [ 3431.024870] wlp2s0: authenticated [ 3431.025385] wlp2s0: associate with XXXXXXXX (try 1/3) [ 3431.032908] wlp2s0: RX AssocResp from XXXXXXXX (capab=0x31 status=0 aid=8) [ 3431.043210] wlp2s0: associated [ 3431.090982] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp2s0: link becomes ready ** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- 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/1785671 Title: linux-firmware 1.173.1 causes Intel Wireless 3160 card crash Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: updating linux-firmware to version 1.173.1 causes the wireless card Intel Wireless 3160 to periodically switch on and off. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS Release: 18.04 $ apt-cache policy linux-firmware linux-firmware: Installiert: 1.173 Installationskandidat: 1.173.1 Versionstabelle: 1.173.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main i386 Packages *** 1.173 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status dmesg gives the following error with version 1.173.1: [ 2172.955913] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x2000000. [ 2172.956061] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Start IWL Error Log Dump: [ 2172.956066] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Status: 0x00000100, count: 6 [ 2172.956070] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Loaded firmware version: 17.275772.0 [ 2172.956075] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000038 | BAD_COMMAND [ 2172.956079] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x000002F0 | trm_hw_status0 [ 2172.956083] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | trm_hw_status1 [ 2172.956087] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000B30 | branchlink2 [ 2172.956091] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00014710 | interruptlink1 [ 2172.956095] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00474119 | interruptlink2 [ 2172.956099] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0xDEADBEEF | data1 [ 2172.956102] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0xDEADBEEF | data2 [ 2172.956106] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0xDEADBEEF | data3 [ 2172.956110] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x003FED35 | beacon time [ 2172.956114] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x000012C9 | tsf low [ 2172.956118] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | tsf hi [ 2172.956121] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | time gp1 [ 2172.956125] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x000012CA | time gp2 [ 2172.956129] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | uCode revision type [ 2172.956133] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000011 | uCode version major [ 2172.956137] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x0004353C | uCode version minor [ 2172.956141] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000164 | hw version [ 2172.956145] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00C89204 | board version [ 2172.956148] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00130500 | hcmd [ 2172.956152] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00022080 | isr0 [ 2172.956156] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | isr1 [ 2172.956160] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000002 | isr2 [ 2172.956164] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x004000C0 | isr3 [ 2172.956168] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | isr4 [ 2172.956172] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x01000112 | last cmd Id [ 2172.956176] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | wait_event [ 2172.956180] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x0000BF16 | l2p_control [ 2172.956183] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | l2p_duration [ 2172.956187] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | l2p_mhvalid [ 2172.956191] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000000 | l2p_addr_match [ 2172.956195] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00000007 | lmpm_pmg_sel [ 2172.956199] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x15010943 | timestamp [ 2172.956203] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: 0x00001020 | flow_handler [ 2172.956209] ieee80211 phy15: Hardware restart was requested [ 2172.956227] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: FW error in SYNC CMD DQA_ENABLE_CMD [ 2172.956237] CPU: 1 PID: 1549 Comm: wpa_supplicant Tainted: G W 4.15.0-29-generic #31-Ubuntu [ 2172.956239] Hardware name: Notebook W25CSW /W25CSW , BIOS 4.6.5 05/08/2014 [ 2172.956241] Call Trace: [ 2172.956254] dump_stack+0x63/0x8b [ 2172.956279] iwl_trans_pcie_send_hcmd+0x504/0x550 [iwlwifi] [ 2172.956286] ? wait_woken+0x80/0x80 [ 2172.956305] iwl_trans_send_cmd+0x62/0xd0 [iwlwifi] [ 2172.956324] iwl_mvm_send_cmd+0x32/0xa0 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956340] ? iwl_mvm_send_cmd_pdu+0x58/0x80 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956354] iwl_mvm_send_cmd_pdu+0x58/0x80 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956373] ? iwl_mvm_send_bt_init_conf+0xcc/0x110 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956386] iwl_mvm_up+0x300/0x970 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956400] ? iwl_mvm_up+0x300/0x970 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956404] ? skb_dequeue+0x59/0x70 [ 2172.956410] ? wireless_nlevent_flush+0x54/0x90 [ 2172.956440] ? cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call+0xa0/0x610 [cfg80211] [ 2172.956454] __iwl_mvm_mac_start+0x19d/0x2d0 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956469] iwl_mvm_mac_start+0x4a/0x110 [iwlmvm] [ 2172.956474] ? inetdev_event+0x76/0x4d0 [ 2172.956508] drv_start+0x48/0x100 [mac80211] [ 2172.956543] ieee80211_do_open+0x34f/0x860 [mac80211] [ 2172.956574] ieee80211_open+0x52/0x60 [mac80211] [ 2172.956580] __dev_open+0xd3/0x160 [ 2172.956586] __dev_change_flags+0x17e/0x1c0 [ 2172.956592] dev_change_flags+0x29/0x60 [ 2172.956597] devinet_ioctl+0x5de/0x700 [ 2172.956603] ? kernfs_refresh_inode+0xcc/0xe0 [ 2172.956609] inet_ioctl+0x56/0x80 [ 2172.956613] ? inet_ioctl+0x56/0x80 [ 2172.956617] sock_do_ioctl+0x2b/0x60 [ 2172.956621] sock_ioctl+0x1a1/0x2c0 [ 2172.956627] do_vfs_ioctl+0xa8/0x630 [ 2172.956632] ? SYSC_newlstat+0x50/0x70 [ 2172.956638] SyS_ioctl+0x79/0x90 [ 2172.956644] do_syscall_64+0x73/0x130 [ 2172.956650] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x3d/0xa2 [ 2172.956654] RIP: 0033:0x7fe4273d15d7 [ 2172.956657] RSP: 002b:00007ffea1e31a48 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 [ 2172.956662] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007fe4273d15d7 [ 2172.956665] RDX: 00007ffea1e31a50 RSI: 0000000000008914 RDI: 0000000000000004 [ 2172.956668] RBP: 0000000000000004 R08: 00007ffea1e31a5f R09: 00007fe4276a6c40 [ 2172.956670] R10: 0000000000000007 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffea1e31a50 [ 2172.956673] R13: 000055fe0038ea78 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 000055fe0038ea89 [ 2172.956681] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Failed to send DQA enabling command: -5 After downgrade to version 1.173 everything runs perfectly: [ 3427.294969] Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux [ 3427.294971] Copyright(c) 2003- 2015 Intel Corporation [ 3427.296401] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: loaded firmware version 17.608620.0 op_mode iwlmvm [ 3427.313378] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 3160, REV=0x164 [ 3427.333572] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: base HW address: XXXXXXXX [ 3427.450838] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-mvm-rs' [ 3427.458905] iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0 wlp2s0: renamed from wlan0 [ 3427.488282] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready [ 3427.645180] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready [ 3427.709738] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready [ 3431.018654] wlp2s0: authenticate with XXXXXXXX [ 3431.021780] wlp2s0: send auth to XXXXXXXX (try 1/3) [ 3431.024870] wlp2s0: authenticated [ 3431.025385] wlp2s0: associate with XXXXXXXX (try 1/3) [ 3431.032908] wlp2s0: RX AssocResp from XXXXXXXX (capab=0x31 status=0 aid=8) [ 3431.043210] wlp2s0: associated [ 3431.090982] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlp2s0: link becomes ready To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1785671/+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