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Intel Wifi 6 AX210 - WiFi not working after Update

lt flag

After the latest updates (Terminal: sudo apt update & upgrade) my WiFi suddenly didn't work anymore. I did a fresh installation including all applications necessary for me and again did not work after the updates.

Yesterday I reproduced it after a fresh installation (20.04 LTS - latest version) WiFi is working until I do updates.

System: P14s AMD Gen2

WiFi: Intel Wifi 6 AX210 non vPro --> support at Kernel 5.10+

OS: dual boot with win 10 + 20.04.2 LTS Ubuntu Mate, Kernel 5.11.0.27

Bluetooth still works, WiFi stops working - not even in the network list - after sudo update&upgrade.

Any recommendations?

I just switched the WiFi card to Intel because the original one (RTL8852AE 11ax) didn't work...

ThinkPad-P14s-Gen-2a:~$ sudo modprobe iwlwifi && sudo dmesg | grep iwl    
[3.191724] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)    
[3.201020] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: api flags index 2 larger than supported by driver    
[3.201036] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: TLV_FW_FSEQ_VERSION: FSEQ Version: 93.8.63.28    
[3.201344] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: loaded firmware version 59.601f3a66.0 ty-a0-gf-a0-59.ucode op_mode iwlmvm                           
[3.287251] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX210 160MHz, REV=0x420    
[3.447988] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: loaded PNVM version 0x324cd670    
[3.550190] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Timeout waiting for PNVM load!    
[3.550200] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Failed to start RT ucode: -110    
[3.550209] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: iwl_trans_send_cmd bad state = 1    
[3.754235] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: firmware didn't ACK the reset - continue anyway    
[3.766816] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Failed to run INIT ucode: -110     
chili555 avatar
cn flag
Please edit your question to show the result of the terminal command: `sudo modprobe iwlwifi && sudo dmesg | grep iwl` Welcome to Ask Ubuntu.
ra_be avatar
lt flag
@chili555 added the code, sorry i am new here and tried the last 20 minutes to format the code, with no luck. Thanks for the help!
chili555 avatar
cn flag
Does this offer a solution?https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi#about_dual-boot_with_windows_and_fast-boot_enabled
chili555 avatar
cn flag
Please also show us: `sudo dpkg -s linux-firmware | grep -i version` and also: `ls /usr/lib/firmware | grep -i pnvm`
ra_be avatar
lt flag
No change after windows energy change Ćode: `ThinkPad-P14s-Gen-2a:~$ sudo dpkg -s linux-firmware | grep -i version Version: 1.187.16`
chili555 avatar
cn flag
And how about the other command?
ra_be avatar
lt flag
@chili555 sorry i overlooked it.. `-ThinkPad-P14s-Gen-2a:~$ ls /usr/lib/firmware | grep -i pnvm iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0.pnvm`
cn flag
On my 18.04.6, I upgraded the kernel to 5.13.19 and copied the driver from Intel website to /lib/firmware. It worked like a charm after that.
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[3.447988] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: loaded PNVM version 0x324cd670
[3.550190] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Timeout waiting for PNVM load!
[3.550200] iwlwifi 0000:03:00.0: Failed to start RT ucode: -110

This is the subject of a well-known bug report: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=212371#c13

Let's try the suggested fix. From the terminal:

sudo mv /usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0.pnvm  /usr/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0.bak

Reboot and tell us if there is any improvement.

EDIT: It appears that periodic updates to the package linux-firmware will install a new version of the offending file iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0.pnvm and so this process will need to be repeated.

ra_be avatar
lt flag
Yes, thank you so much! After your suggested fix in the terminal and a reboot, my WiFi was working again :D. Thank you so much!
chili555 avatar
cn flag
If my answer has been helpful, please accept it: https://askubuntu.com/tour This will help the searchers with the same issue find the solution.
ra_be avatar
lt flag
sure, i just did. Thanks again with this fast solution, much faster than from Intel or Lenovo! Great expirience with this community :). Have a nice day and wonderful weekend!
au flag
worked like a charm in dell inspiron 7760 with Ubuntu 20.04
Hammurabi avatar
co flag
Thank you! Worked on Asusrock mobo running Ubuntu 20.04 kernel 5.11
Hammurabi avatar
co flag
FYI I needed to do the solution again after a software update -- wifi adapter was not found again.
chili555 avatar
cn flag
@Hammurabi Thanks and please see my edit above.
Ribes avatar
gd flag
Worked on my ThinkPad P15S Gen 2 running Ubuntu 20.04 kernel 5.11
Nick avatar
cn flag
This worked on a new install of Ubuntu 20.04, kernel 5.11.0-41, on a Dell Precision-7560.
Raymond avatar
gs flag
Genius. wasted almost half day figuring it out. This solution fixed my issue.
Andrey Rusanov avatar
cn flag
Thanks! worked for Thinkpad t14 gen3 (WiFi disappeared after update)
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