Verify step: 1. Remove Intel 8260 module 2. Clean install Vivid/Trusty, and install Intel 8260 module back 3. Install 4.1 kernel which contains 8260 Wifi/BT driver 4. Check if the device works -> no, can't find firmware as expected 5. Add -proposed repo and update, then install new linux-firmware 6. Reboot and verify if the device works -> yes, both wifi and BT can find the firmware and work
For Trusty: Install linux-firmware-1.127.15 For Vivid: Install linux-firmware-1.143.3 Both work. ** Tags added: verification-done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1476900 Title: Backport Intel 8260 Wifi/BT firmwares Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux-firmware source package in Trusty: Fix Committed Status in linux-firmware source package in Vivid: Fix Committed Bug description: Both Intel 8260 Wifi and Bluetooth firmwares are now available in mainline linux-firmware and has been tested. Vivid currently doesn't support Intel 8260 Wifi and BT, and need to backport the firmwares. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1476900/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
