sudo apt update sudo apt install --only-upgrade linux-firmware Use code with caution. sudo pacman -Syu linux-firmware Use code with caution. Fedora / RHEL: sudo dnf upgrade linux-firmware Use code with caution. Reboot your system to see if the driver loads successfully. Step 2: Force Reload the iwlwifi Driver Module
Here’s the exact procedure that has saved a few bricked Intel WiFi cards (compiled from real forum posts). iwlwifi firmware failed to load iwldebugyoyobin exclusive