AX201 and iwlwifi not loading

erfj — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:48:20 GMT

[edit: found iwlwifi blacklisted in etc/modprobe.d./blacklist.conf - I'm not sure why. I removed this blacklist line and all is well now]
Hi,
First time poster here, thanks for having me.
My motherboard (Asus Z590P-Wifi) includes an embedded AX201 chip-set for WiFi.  Immediately after I boot Fedora the WiFi interface is missing and the iwlwifi kernel module is not loaded.  I can load iwlwifi manually with "sudo modprobe iwlwifi", and thereafter the wifi interface appears and behaves as expected.
I tried, as a workaround, adding iwlwifi to /etc/modules-load.d - but systemd-modules-load produces an error message (see below).
Below are hopefully related and helpful commands.
Any guidance/recommendations would be appreciated to automate the loading of iwlwifi at boot time.
efair@fedora:~$ uptime
12:16:15 up 1 min, 3 users, load average: 0.64, 0.18, 0.06
efair@fedora:~$ uname -a
Linux fedora 6.13.8-200.fc41.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Mar 23 05:03:09 UTC 2025 x86_64 GNU/Linux
efair@fedora:~$ ip link show # wlo1 interface missing
1: lo: <LOOPBACK> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp13s0: <NO-CARRIER> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 04:42:1a:0f:0a:e1 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: enp11s0f0: <NO-CARRIER> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:15:17:21:b3:88 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
5: enp11s0f1: <NO-CARRIER> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:15:17:21:b3:89 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
6: enp8s0u2u3: <NO-CARRIER> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:e0:4c:a4:40:61 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
efair@fedora:~$ sudo dmesg | grep iwlwifi
[sudo] password for efair:
efair@fedora:~$ sudo dmesg | tail -1 # get last timestamp
[ 93.739242] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:4091.000A: HID++ 4.5 device connected.
efair@fedora:~$ sudo lspci -nnk | grep 0280 -A3
00:14.3 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Tiger Lake PCH CNVi WiFi [8086:43f0] (rev 11)
DeviceName: Onboard - Ethernet
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz [8086:0074]
Kernel modules: iwlwifi
efair@fedora:~$ lsmod | grep iwlwifi
efair@fedora:~$ sudo modprobe iwlwifi
efair@fedora:~$ lsmod | grep iwlwifi
iwlwifi 577536 1 iwlmvm
cfg80211 1482752 3 iwlmvm,iwlwifi,mac80211
efair@fedora:~$ ip link show # wlo1 interface present
1: lo: <LOOPBACK> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp13s0: <NO-CARRIER> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 04:42:1a:0f:0a:e1 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: enp11s0f0: <NO-CARRIER> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:15:17:21:b3:88 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
5: enp11s0f1: <NO-CARRIER> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:15:17:21:b3:89 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
6: enp8s0u2u3: <NO-CARRIER> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:e0:4c:a4:40:61 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
7: wlo1: <NO-CARRIER> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN mode DORMANT group default qlen 1000
link/ether f6:42:70:39:5a:cd brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff permaddr 54:14:f3:11:61:56
altname wlp0s20f3
efair@fedora:~$ cd /etc/modules-load.d
efair@fedora:/etc/modules-load.d$ ls -l
total 4
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 8 Mar 28 10:49 iwlwifi.conf
efair@fedora:/etc/modules-load.d$ cat iwlwifi.conf
iwlwifi
efair@fedora:/etc/modules-load.d$ sudo grep systemd-modules-load /var/log/messages | grep iwlwifi
[sudo] password for efair:
Mar 28 10:50:46 fedora systemd-modules-load[1171]: Module 'iwlwifi' is deny-listed (by kmod)
Mar 28 11:50:54 fedora systemd-modules-load[1179]: Module 'iwlwifi' is deny-listed (by kmod)
Mar 28 12:14:51 fedora systemd-modules-load[1178]: Module 'iwlwifi' is deny-listed (by kmod)
efair@fedora:/etc/modules-load.d$

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Re: AX201 and iwlwifi not loading

JeanetteC_Intel — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 05:02:37 GMT

Hello erfj,

Thank you for posting in Intel Communities.

To get a better understanding of the issue and be able to provide an effective recommendation, please provide the missing key information below:

1) Is this a previously working wireless adapter or initial setup with Fedora?

2) If previously worked, what were the changes made?

3) Can you confirm if this is the exact motherboard that you have? PRIME Z590-P WIFI. If not, please share the exact motherboard model and product link.

By the way, I saw you mentioned that you removed the "blacklist line and all is well now". Can you confirm on this?

I will wait for your reply.

Best regards,

JeanetteC.

Intel Customer Support Technician

Re: AX201 and iwlwifi not loading

erfj — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:40:42 GMT

Hi Jeanette - thank you for replying. Confirmed, my issue is resolved after removing the blacklist line. This had never worked before (although this is a quite old Fedora that has been upgraded many times). Confirmed, Mobo is Asus Z590P WIFI.

Re:AX201 and iwlwifi not loading

JeanetteC_Intel — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:20:03 GMT

Hello erfj,

Thank you for confirming. I'm pleased to hear that you were able to resolve the issue with this action. I'll make a note of it and will now proceed to close this case. If you require assistance in the future, please submit a new question, as this thread will no longer be monitored.

Sincerely,

JeanetteC.

Intel Customer Support Technician

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