I have built the 3.14.2 linux kernel and am trying to use the 7260 card with the 7260-8 version of firmware downloaded. I see in the kernel log that the firmware loads and the card is recognized, but the kernel locks up subsequently. If I back down to version 7260-7 of the firmware, the system boots and operates successfully.
The reason I am trying to move to this version of firmware in the card is as many people are reporting, the card locks up. We run the card in monitor mode, and intermittently the card will show that it is receiving packets, but not of the packets which are routed to our driver make it there, unless we reset the wifi card (with ifconfig wlan0 down; ifconfig wlan0 up).
Supposedly, the 7260-8.ucode firmware is the recommended firmware for 3.13+ kernels.
Anyone have ideas about either problem?
1) Why does the card quit recognizing packets that are sent to it
2) Why is the 7260-8 firmware incompatible with the 3.14.2 kernel drivers?
