iwlwifi0: Scan failed: ret -5 after upgrade to 25.7

[HarveyEllis1]

After update from 25.1.12 to 25.7, my wireless interface no longer works.

I receive error message:

iwlwifi0: ERROR: lkpi_ic_scan start: hw_scan returned -5

I use OpnSense in transparent bridge mode, with wifi interface used for gateway to internet for OS updates and access to GUI.

As part of troubleshooting, I removed & re-installed: wifi-firmware-iwlwifi-kmod-ax210-20241017.1402000_2.pkg
This did not resolve the problem.

Since I use the wireless interface for internet gateway, perhaps the update to 25.7 is not complete.

Any suggestions how I may correct the problem?

Thanks!

[franco]

FreeBSD is working on iwlwifi quite a bit t the moment and we're following the stable commits. That doesn't make 25.7 any better for you but fixes should land eventually in 25.7.x -- maybe the best course of action would be to wait on 25.1 for a proper fix.


Cheers,
Franco

[HarveyEllis1]

Thanks, I will revert to 25.1 & restore from config file.

[franco]

I also checked the code and nothing else on stable/14 on FreeBSD's end as of yesterday. It may be worth chasing FreeBSD using https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/ but I don't have high hopes with that approach.


Cheers,
Franco