How to resolve WiFi issues on Dell Inspiron 5559 running Debian Jessie with kernel 4.2.
How to Resolve on Debian Jessie
For custom +4.2 kernels, check this link and download the appropriate wireless driver:
# wget https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/_media/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi-3160-ucode-15.227938.0.tgz # tar xf iwlwifi-3160-ucode-15.227938.0.tgz # cd iwlwifi-3160-ucode-15.227938.0 # cp iwlwifi-3160-15.ucode /lib/firmware/
Reload the module:
# modprobe -r iwlwifi ; modprobe iwlwifi
WiFi should be working now.
The lspci snippet:
01:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 3160 (rev 83)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless AC 3160
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 125
Memory at d1100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [40] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 78-0c-b8-ff-ff-4b-66-8a
Capabilities: [14c] Latency Tolerance Reporting
Capabilities: [154] Vendor Specific Information: ID=cafe Rev=1 Len=014 <?>
Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi