Update firmware for 7260 / 3160 devices (Wilkins Peak)

Actually, only API 7 has been committed. When will a request to add API 8 to upstream linux-firmare be made ?

Emmanuel has sent a pull request: http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg116615.html

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.119

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linux-firmware (1.119) trusty; urgency=low

  * iwlwifi: update firmware for 7260 / 3160 devices
    version: 22.15.8.0
    Supported by kernel 3.13 and up.
    cherry-picked from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/egrumbach/linux-firmware
    http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg116615.html
    -LP: #1265436
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Fri, 03 Jan 2014 10:35:23 -0700

Hello Yingying, or anyone else affected,

Accepted linux-firmware into saucy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.116.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Reply to #4:
I tested the linux-firmware in saucy-proposed, both 7260 and 3160 work fine and have no regression.

Marking verification done as per comment #5

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.116.1

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linux-firmware (1.116.1) saucy; urgency=low

  * iwlwifi: update firmware for 7260 / 3160 devices
    22.0.7.0 --> 22.1.7.0
    -LP: #1265436
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Fri, 03 Jan 2014 12:47:22 -0700

The verification of the Stable Release Update for linux-firmware has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.

Hello Yingying, or anyone else affected,

Accepted linux-firmware into saucy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.116.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Hi, I tested this from proposed.

I put back the old /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7260-7.ucode,
updated from linux-firmware from proposed,
and /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-7260-7.ucode was the new version.

I´ve used the wifi for about a day with no problems. Thanks!

I tested with both 3160 and 7260 cards. In both cases saucy's 3.11 kernel still loads the 22.1.7.0 firmware, as expected. This firmware is unchanged since linux-firmware 1.116.1, so the behavior is predictably identical.

The verification of the Stable Release Update for mikutter has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regresssions.

There is a new firmware[3] version 22.24.8.0 upgrade for 7260 /3160 (Wilkins Peak) devices.
Wireless 7260 3.13+ kernel -> iwlwifi-7260-ucode-22.24.8.0.tgz
Wireless 3160 3.13+ kernel -> iwlwifi-3160-ucode-22.24.8.0.tgz

This new firmware is based on LinuxCore4 stream and is supported starting
kernel 3.13. It replaces the previously released FW(based on LinuxCore3).

Quote from the release note:

"This firmware is supported starting 3.13 kernel.
We have a here quite a few bug fixes with a few new features.
Most of the improvements concern P2P client and GO modes.

The firmware for 7260 is available at (1) and for 3160 at (2).
I will send a pull request to linux-firmware.git soon.

The new firmware's version number is 22.24.8.0:

$ dmesg | grep loaded\ firmware
loaded firmware version 22.24.8.0 op_mode iwlmvm

(1)
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=iwlwifi-7260-ucode-22.24.8.0.tgz
(2)
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/iwlwifi?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=iwlwifi-3160-ucode-22.24.8.0.tgz
"

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.126

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linux-firmware (1.126) trusty; urgency=low

  * Update firmware for 7260 / 3160 devices (Wilkins Peak)
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/intel/+bug/1265436/comments/13
    Quote from the release note:
      "This firmware is supported starting 3.13 kernel.
      We have a here quite a few bug fixes with a few new features.
      Most of the improvements concern P2P client and GO modes."
    -LP: #1265436
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Wed, 05 Mar 2014 08:34:45 -0700

Hello Yingying, or anyone else affected,

Accepted linux-firmware into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.79.12 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Adam,

Will this package be build for 14.04 any time soon as well? It is still on 1.127.

Reply to #15:
I tested the linux-firmware in precise-proposed, both 7260 and 3160 work fine and have no regression

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.79.12

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linux-firmware (1.79.12) precise; urgency=low

  * Update firmware for 7260 / 3160 devices (Wilkins Peak)
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/intel/+bug/1265436/comments/13
    Quote from the release note:
      "This firmware is supported starting 3.13 kernel.
      We have a here quite a few bug fixes with a few new features.
      Most of the improvements concern P2P client and GO modes."
    This does update existing firmware files, but they are only used by
    linux 3.13+ (Trusty LTS) which has yet to be released.
    -LP: #1265436
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Wed, 05 Mar 2014 08:52:48 -0700

Now there's a new firmware again (22.212.9.0)

This bug was fixed in the package linux-firmware - 1.129

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linux-firmware (1.129) utopic; urgency=low

  [ Emmanuel Grumbach ]

  * iwlwifi: add new firmware for 3160 / 7260 / 7265
    cherry picked from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/egrumbach/linux-firmware.git
    Add a new firmware for 3160, 7260 and 7265. This firmware has new APIs and
    hence the file name changes. Version number: 22.212.9.0
    -LP: #1265436
  * iwlwifi: add firmware for 7265
    cherry picked from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/egrumbach/linux-firmware.git
    Add new firmware for a new device: 7265 version: 22.24.8.0
    -LP: #1265436
 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:49:24 -0600