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   From: carnil@debian.org   
      
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   Hi Jennifer,   
      
   On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 05:34:28PM -0700, Jennifer Riley wrote:   
   > Package: src:linux   
   > Version: 6.16~rc7-1~exp1   
   > Severity: important   
   > X-Debbugs-Cc: klipo89@gmail.com   
   >   
   > Dear Maintainer,   
   >   
   > What led up to the situation?   
   > Upgraded from Linux 6.15 to 6.16-rc7 kernel.   
   > iwlwifi 0000:08:00.0: microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x2000000.   
   > iwlwifi 0000:08:00.0: Failed to start RT ucode: -110   
   >   
   > What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)?   
   > Booted into Linux 6.16-rc7, where iwlwifi loads firmware version 99 for the   
   > Intel BE200 device. This causes microcode software errors and prevents the   
   Wi-   
   > Fi interface from initializing. Reverting to Linux 6.15 loads firmware   
   version   
   > 98, which initializes the device properly and Wi-Fi works as expected.   
   Manually   
   > copying firmware version 98 over the 99 file forces the driver to load the   
   > older, working firmware on 6.16-rc7, temporarily restoring Wi-Fi   
   functionality.   
   > This indicates firmware 99 is likely buggy.   
   >   
   > Full firmware 99 dmesg 'iwl|firmware' log here   
   > https://pastebin.com/raw/9TBdP50w   
   >   
   > dmesg 'iwl|firmware' log with 98 override here   
   > https://pastebin.com/raw/dDQA0Csd   
   >   
   > What was the outcome of this action?   
   > Wi-Fi broken on 6.16-rc7; works fine on 6.15.   
   >   
   > What outcome did you expect instead?   
   > Wi-Fi should work on 6.16-rc7 as it did on 6.15.   
      
   While not identical, I suspect the issue might be releated to same   
   issues as for #1115268.   
      
   Could you please explicitly test 6.16.10-1 now and report back if the   
   issue is gone?   
      
   Regards,   
   Salvatore   
      
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