iwlwifi: failed to load firmware image iwlwifi-ty-a0-gf-a0-72.ucode (-2) iwlwifi: Microcode SW error detected. Restarting 0x2000000. In that case, the core operational firmware is missing or corrupt. Reinstall linux-firmware and check your kernel version compatibility with your Intel adapter. The iwl-debug-yoyo.bin error is a false alarm for most Linux users. Intel drivers request this debug file optionally, and its absence does not degrade performance or stability. Unless you are actively debugging Wi-Fi hardware issues, you can safely ignore it.
sudo dnf upgrade linux-firmware
iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: firmware: failed to load iwl-debug-yoyo.bin (-2) iwlwifi firmware failed to load iwl-debug-yoyo.bin
sudo rmmod iwlwifi && sudo modprobe iwlwifi If the latest package still lacks the file (rare), obtain it from the upstream kernel firmware repository: Unless you are actively debugging Wi-Fi hardware issues,
sudo apt update sudo apt install linux-firmware sudo pacman -Syu linux-firmware After updating
If a clean system log is your goal, simply update your linux-firmware package. Otherwise, let your Wi-Fi work in peace—and consider this message a quirk of Linux’s verbose and transparent driver architecture.
sudo pacman -Syu linux-firmware After updating, reboot or reload the driver: