N 7260 Support for Linux Kernel 5.3.0

[JHerb10]

I recently install Linux Mint 19.3 Trica on my machine. I received a message that the N 7260 chip was not supported and needs a non-generic driver. I see that Intel does not provide a driver for this chip for this kernel.

I do not only see the 2.4 GHz network, and not the 5 GHz network.

Are there plans to support this kernel for this chip?

My system information is listed below.

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System:   Host: jim-Lenovo-Yoga-2-13 Kernel: 5.3.0-28-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc

          v: 7.4.0 Desktop: Xfce 4.14.1 tk: Gtk 3.22.30 wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM

          Distro: Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia base: Ubuntu 18.04 bionic

Machine:  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20344 v: Lenovo Yoga 2 13 serial: <filter>

          Chassis: type: 10 v: Lenovo Yoga 2 13 serial: <filter>

          Mobo: LENOVO model: INVALID v: 31900058Std serial: <filter> UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO

          v: 96CN17WW(V1.03) date: 12/24/2013

Network:  Device-1: Intel Wireless 7260 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: 3040 bus ID: 01:00.0

          chip ID: 8086:08b2

          IF: wlp1s0 state: up mac: <filter>

[Alberto_R_Intel]

JHerb10, Thank you for posting in the Intel® Communities Support.

In reference to your question, please visit the following link where you will see the information regarding Linux support for Intel® Wireless cards:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html

Any questions, please let me know.

Regards,

Albert R.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[JHerb10]

Albert R:

Thank you for your response.

I downloaded iwlwifi-7260-ucode-25.30.14.0.tgz and then copied iwlwifi-7260-14.ucode to /lib/firmware as directed in the README. Then I restarted my system.

I see the following message in the log file:

Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux

i assume this means that the driver is in place. I still do not see the 5MHz band. Is it possible that the dual band is not seen by the hardware?

Thanks,

Jim

[AlHill]

Is it possible you do not have the dual band version?

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/compare.html?productIds=75174,75440

Doc

[Alberto_R_Intel]

Hello JHerb10, Thank you very much for providing those details.

I just wanted to let you know that if the problem persists, then the next thing to do will be to submit your inquiry in the Intel® Wi-Fi Linux community page using the link provided in the previous post.

Any questions, please let me know.

Regards,

Albert R.

Intel Customer Support Technicia

[JHerb10]

Albert R.

Thank you for your follow up. My wifi is working well on 2.4 GHz. Going back and looking at the laptop specs, I believe that it was single band hardware. Please mark this inquiry resolved.

JHerb10

[AlHill]

Glad all is ok. It can be confusing with these model numbers.

Doc

[Alberto_R_Intel]

JHerb10, Thank you very much for letting us know those results.

Perfect, excellent, it is great to hear that Intel® Wireless card is working properly and there is no hardware issue with it.

Any other inquiry, do not hesitate to contact us again.

Regards,

Albert R.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[AlHill]

Not sure what you mean. I spotted a spammer in the thread, responded, and flaged his post (which is gone now).

Doc