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[Craig G <cgallek@xxxxxxxxx>]

I used version Core18 of the iwlwifi backports repository:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/backport-iwlwifi.git/log/?h=release/LinuxCore18

and the current ubuntu 4.4 kernel with the following dkms.conf:
MAKE="'make' -j 12 KERNELDIR=/lib/modules/${kernelver}/build"
CLEAN="/bin/true"
PACKAGE_NAME=iwlwifi
PACKAGE_VERSION=Core18
REMAKE_INITRD=yes

BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]=compat
BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION[0]=compat
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]=/kernel/compat

BUILT_MODULE_NAME[1]=cfg80211
BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION[1]=net/wireless
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[1]=/kernel/net/wireless

BUILT_MODULE_NAME[2]=mac80211
BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION[2]=net/mac80211
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[2]=/kernel/net/mac80211

BUILT_MODULE_NAME[3]=iwlwifi
BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION[3]=drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[3]=/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi

BUILT_MODULE_NAME[4]=iwlmvm
BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION[4]=drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[4]=/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm

BUILT_MODULE_NAME[5]=iwlxvt
BUILT_MODULE_LOCATION[5]=drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/xvt
DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[5]=/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/xvt

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577800

Title:
  Frequent disconnects with Intel 8260 wireless NIC

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  This issue has been resolved upstream and is described in
  https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117391

  The current Ubuntu Xenial Xerus kernel (4.4.0-21.37) is built with a
  version of the iwlwifi driver which supports firmware version up to
  iwlwifi-8000C-19.ucode.  However, the matching linux-firmware package
  ships with the -16.ucode version of the firmware, which contains this
  bug.

  The next stable version of the firmware after -16.ucode is -21.ucode,
  but is not supported by the version of the iwlwifi driver in the 4.4.0
  kernel.  In order to fix this issue, either the minor version of the
  firmware (-19.ucode) needs to be included in the linux-firmware
  package or the iwlwifi driver in the kernel package needs to be
  upgraded with a backport of the iwlwifi driver new enough to support
  the -21.ucode firmware.

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