Public bug reported:
`[Dell XPS 13 (DX13260), Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE213] No suitable firmware found
for iwlwifi-bz-b0-wh-b0 — kernel driver capped at c101, only c102/c103
exist`
## Summary
On a brand-new Dell XPS 13 (order code `usedx13260hcto01`, Wi-Fi module:
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE213 2x2), the `iwlwifi` driver fails to load any
firmware, leaving the Wi-Fi adapter completely non-functional. The
driver reports a maximum supported firmware API of `c101` for the
`bz-b0-wh-b0` device, but the only firmware files that exist anywhere
(including upstream linux-firmware git) for this chip stepping are
`c102` and `c103`. This looks like the same class of issue as LP
#2136987 (driver/firmware sync gap for brand-new Intel Wi-Fi silicon) —
the corresponding kernel driver update for the `wh-b0` variant appears
to have been missed or not yet landed.
## Affected hardware / software
- **Model:** Dell XPS 13 (2026), order code usedx13260hcto01
- **Wi-Fi card:** Intel(R) Wi-Fi 7 BE213 2x2 + Bluetooth 6.0 (PCI dev
`4d40:4314`, rev `0x4b1`, rfid `0x20113100`)
- **OS:** Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- **Kernel:** `7.0.0-27-generic` (`#27-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jun 18
19:13:49 UTC 2026`)
- **linux-firmware version:** `20260319.git217ca6e4.1ubuntu` (per `dpkg -l`)
## Steps to reproduce
1. Boot a stock Ubuntu 26.04 install on this hardware.
2. Wi-Fi never comes up; no `wlan0`/`wlp...` interface appears.
## Expected result
`iwlwifi` loads a working firmware build and a wireless interface
appears.
## Actual result
```
[ 10.217133] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Detected Intel(R) Wi-Fi 7 BE213 160MHz
[ 10.217402] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for
iwlwifi-bz-b0-wh-b0-c101.ucode failed with error -2
[ 10.217432] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for
iwlwifi-bz-b0-wh-b0-c100.ucode failed with error -2
[ 10.217465] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for
iwlwifi-bz-b0-wh-b0-102.ucode failed with error -2
[ 10.217492] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for
iwlwifi-bz-b0-wh-b0-101.ucode failed with error -2
[ 10.217514] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: Direct firmware load for
iwlwifi-bz-b0-wh-b0-100.ucode failed with error -2
[ 10.217516] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: no suitable firmware found!
[ 10.217520] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: minimum version required:
iwlwifi-bz-b0-wh-b0-100
[ 10.217522] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: maximum version supported:
iwlwifi-bz-b0-wh-b0-c101
[ 10.217523] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: check
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
```
The only `bz-b0-wh-b0` ucode files that exist on disk, or in upstream
linux-firmware.git, are:
- `iwlwifi-bz-b0-wh-b0-c102.ucode`
- `iwlwifi-bz-b0-wh-b0-c103.ucode`
Neither is within the driver's supported range (max `c101`), so no
firmware can ever load on this kernel build for this chip.
## Additional notes
- This system shipped on launch day (announced 2026-06-26); it's likely the
kernel driver update for the `wh-b0` variant simply hasn't been synced
alongside the firmware yet, mirroring the pattern in LP #2136987 where one chip
variant (`bz-b0-fm-c0`) got its driver-side fix in an SRU while a sibling
variant (`bz-b0-gf-a0`) was missed in the same update.
- I initially had a separately-installed out-of-tree driver package
(`linux-main-modules-iwlwifi-7.0.0-27-generic`, providing the
`iwlwifi-stack-public:release/core103` backport) which did claim `c103`
support, but it failed to load due to symbol/ABI mismatches against this
kernel's built-in (non-modular) cfg80211/mac80211 — that package is not
currently installed.
## Workaround
None currently found short of a USB/external Wi-Fi adapter. Manually
placing `c102`/`c103` ucode files in `/lib/firmware/intel/iwlwifi/` does
not help since the in-tree driver itself rejects anything above `c101`.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
Package: linux-firmware 20260319.git217ca6e4.1ubuntu
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-27.27-generic 7.0.6
Uname: Linux 7.0.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.34.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: gdavid 4180 F.... pipewire
gdavid 4196 F.... wireplumber
/dev/snd/seq: gdavid 4180 F.... pipewire
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Jun 27 21:05:05 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2026-06-27 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" - Release amd64 (20260423.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 13 DX13260
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
ProcFB: 0 xedrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-7.0.0-27-generic
root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-ubuntu--lv ro quiet splash
crashkernel=2G-4G:320M,4G-32G:512M,32G-64G:1024M,64G-128G:2048M,128G-:4096M
RfKill:
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux-firmware
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/19/2026
dmi.bios.release: 5.3
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 01.00.01
dmi.board.name: 0865D8
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 01.00.01
dmi.ec.firmware.release: 1.0
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr01.00.01:bd05/19/2026:br5.3:efr1.0:svnDellInc.:pnXPS13DX13260:pvr01.00.01:rvnDellInc.:rn0865D8:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr01.00.01:sku0E53:pfaXPS:
dmi.product.family: XPS
dmi.product.name: XPS 13 DX13260
dmi.product.sku: 0E53
dmi.product.version: 01.00.01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
** Affects: linux-firmware (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug resolute wayland-session
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