Hi Christopher Few hours later the BIOS version was available again and so I updated the BIOS the next day. The behavior seems a bit different now - although I can't tell if it's really because of the BIOS update or Ubuntu updates: Now I get disconnects while the wireless icon still tells me I'm connected, I have to manually reconnect to the WiFi network, sometimes I have to disable and enable radio as no networks are listed. I have yet not encountered any slowness while browsing.
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date returns: F.56 04/23/2014 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1319170 Title: 8086:08b1 (rev 73) [HP ENVY 17-j188ez Notebook PC] Intel Wireless-AC 7260 dropping connection and slow Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: This is a combo WiFi/Bluetooth adapter with mini PCIe connector for mobile devices. While bluetooth seems to have no issues, the WiFi part does have on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Every now and then the speed may get slow during browsing the internet, sometimes the connection is lost. This may happen almost immediately or after up to 1 hour while using it. Often the slowness and drops are close to each other and it can even happen few times consecutively. Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 [8086:08b1] (rev 73) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 [8086:4070] ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic 3.13.0-24.47 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.47-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: lavinia_ron 2384 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p: lavinia_ron 2384 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: lavinia_ron 2384 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Tue May 13 21:58:01 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-26 (17 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-24-generic root=UUID=3f8ff85b-39c6-4be0-b514-cb00250a9f8e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-24-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-24-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.2 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/05/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.53 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 1968 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 93.49 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 5CG414DSZL dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.53:bd03/05/2014:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPENVY17NotebookPC:pvr097E110000405E00000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1968:rvrKBCVersion93.49:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 097E110000405E00000620100 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1319170/+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
