Wifi Driver dies with latest updates

[lupetto3]

I hope i'm putting this in the right place. I habitually pop back in to Rhino to see how things are going, big fan of the UBXI kde version as well. Something strange happened this time. using the 2025.4 .ISO, when i install, then i do rpk update, it kills my wifi driver completely. I don't have an ethernet port on my laptop, and i'm on the move a lot these days. I've tried a few different solutions, but can't seem to fix without an internet connection. Just flagging it, as i'm not sure what this is tied to. Maybe the latest Kernel wasn't compatible with my drivers?

[oklopfer]

@lupetto3 it is almost certainly due to this recent change: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-firmware-split

linux-firmware has been split into the following packages:

linux-firmware-amd-graphics
linux-firmware-broadcom-wireless
linux-firmware-intel-graphics
linux-firmware-intel-misc
linux-firmware-intel-wireless
linux-firmware-marvell-prestera
linux-firmware-marvell-wireless
linux-firmware-mediatek
linux-firmware-mellanox-spectrum
linux-firmware-misc
linux-firmware-netronome
linux-firmware-nvidia-graphics
linux-firmware-qlogic
linux-firmware-qualcomm-graphics
linux-firmware-qualcomm-misc
linux-firmware-qualcomm-wireless
linux-firmware-realtek

You will need to install whichever of those -wireless packages applies to your system. We have confirmed this with other users at least in the case of the Intel set.

[lupetto3]

@oklopfer thank you! this worked. I'm back in and happy to take this for another spin

[oklopfer]

Excellent! I have created a GitHub issue for this bug, our next snapshot images will include all firmware by default.