Was just tinkering with this... What do you think? frederick@frederickpina:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:canonical-hwe-team/backport-iwlwifi [sudo] password for frederick: Bleeding-edge backport-iwlwifi DKMS packages built from https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/backport-iwlwifi.git. See https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi for device/firmware compatibility.
A few notes for this PPA: 1. it is not intended for landing new proposed releases into Ubuntu archive, 2. it's not related to the official packages in the Ubuntu archive in any way, 3. it is only for experiments during hardware enablement, More info: https://launchpad.net/~canonical-hwe-team/+archive/ubuntu/backport-iwlwifi Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it. Ign:1 https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/canonical-hwe-team/backport-iwlwifi/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [107 kB] Hit:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/deadsnakes/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:6 https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu focal Release Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease [98.3 kB] Hit:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu focal InRelease Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [107 kB] Hit:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/openjdk-r/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/transmissionbt/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-toolchain-r/test/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/utappia/stable/ubuntu focal InRelease Fetched 312 kB in 3s (120 kB/s) Reading package lists... Done frederick@frederickpina:~$ sudo apt-get update Ign:1 https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/canonical-hwe-team/backport-iwlwifi/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [107 kB] Hit:5 https://packages.erlang-solutions.com/ubuntu focal Release Hit:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/deadsnakes/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease [98.3 kB] Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu focal InRelease Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [107 kB] Hit:12 http://ppa.launchpad.net/openjdk-r/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/transmissionbt/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:14 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-toolchain-r/test/ubuntu focal InRelease Hit:15 http://ppa.launchpad.net/utappia/stable/ubuntu focal InRelease Fetched 312 kB in 3s (121 kB/s) Reading package lists... Done frederick@frederickpina:~$ sudo apt install backport-iwlwifi-dkms Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: backport-iwlwifi-dkms 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 1,567 kB of archives. After this operation, 10.0 MB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 backport-iwlwifi-dkms all 8324-0ubuntu1 [1,567 kB] Fetched 1,567 kB in 4s (445 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package backport-iwlwifi-dkms. (Reading database ... 241906 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../backport-iwlwifi-dkms_8324-0ubuntu1_all.deb ... Unpacking backport-iwlwifi-dkms (8324-0ubuntu1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/backport-iwlwifi-dkms_832 4-0ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack): unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/backport-iwlwifi-dkms.list-new': Operation not permitted dpkg: error: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/status-new': Operation not permitted E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) frederick@frederickpina:~$ frederick@frederickpina:~$ sudo backport-iwlwifi-dkms sudo: backport-iwlwifi-dkms: command not found frederick@frederickpina:~$ sudo backport-iwlwifi-dkms sudo: backport-iwlwifi-dkms: command not found frederick@frederickpina:~$ sudo install backport-iwlwifi-dkms install: missing destination file operand after 'backport-iwlwifi-dkms' Try 'install --help' for more information. frederick@frederickpina:~$ sudo apt install backport-iwlwifi-dkms E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. frederick@frederickpina:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a frederick@frederickpina:~$ sudo apt install backport-iwlwifi-dkms Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be upgraded: backport-iwlwifi-dkms 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/1,567 kB of archives. After this operation, 10.0 MB of additional disk space will be used. (Reading database ... 241906 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../backport-iwlwifi-dkms_8324-0ubuntu1_all.deb ... Unpacking backport-iwlwifi-dkms (8324-0ubuntu1) over (8324-0ubuntu1) ... Setting up backport-iwlwifi-dkms (8324-0ubuntu1) ... Loading new backport-iwlwifi-8324 DKMS files... Building for 5.4.0-33-generic Building initial module for 5.4.0-33-generic Done. compat.ko: Running module version sanity check. Error! Module version iwlwifi-stack-public:master:8324:9176b151 for compat.ko is not newer than what is already found in kernel 5.4.0-33-generic (iwlwifi-stac k-public:release/core50:8255:fc39fd02). You may override by specifying --force. iwlwifi.ko: Running module version sanity check. Error! Module version iwlwifi-stack-public:master:8324:9176b151 for iwlwifi.ko is not newer than what is already found in kernel 5.4.0-33-generic (iwlwifi-stac k-public:release/core50:8255:fc39fd02). You may override by specifying --force. iwlxvt.ko: Running module version sanity check. Error! Module version iwlwifi-stack-public:master:8324:9176b151 for iwlxvt.ko is not newer than what is already found in kernel 5.4.0-33-generic (iwlwifi-stac k-public:release/core50:8255:fc39fd02). You may override by specifying --force. iwlmvm.ko: Running module version sanity check. Error! Module version iwlwifi-stack-public:master:8324:9176b151 for iwlmvm.ko is not newer than what is already found in kernel 5.4.0-33-generic (iwlwifi-stac k-public:release/core50:8255:fc39fd02). You may override by specifying --force. mac80211.ko: Running module version sanity check. Error! Module version iwlwifi-stack-public:master:8324:9176b151 for mac80211.ko is not newer than what is already found in kernel 5.4.0-33-generic (iwlwifi-stac k-public:release/core50:8255:fc39fd02). You may override by specifying --force. cfg80211.ko: Running module version sanity check. Error! Module version iwlwifi-stack-public:master:8324:9176b151 for cfg80211.ko is not newer than what is already found in kernel 5.4.0-33-generic (iwlwifi-stac k-public:release/core50:8255:fc39fd02). You may override by specifying --force. depmod....... DKMS: install completed. frederick@frederickpina:~$ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1882194 Title: Intel Wireless 7265 [8086:095a] Subsystem [8086:5010] not probed after kernel packages upgrade failures To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1882194/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs