Intel wifi Support for AX200 (Cyclone Peak)

PC: Razer Blade 15" advanced model (mid.2019)

Wifi card: Intel Wifi AX200 OS: Ubuntu 18.04.2

Issue: I'm unable to get the wifi working, even tho bluetooth works fine


Kernel has already been updated + apt update && apt upgrade

razer@razer-Blade:~$ uname -sr
Linux 5.1.7-050107-generic

Wifi still remains undetected

razer@razer-Blade:~$ rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: no

The package backport-iwlwifi-dkms from the PPA canonical-hwe-team/pc-oem-dkms works for both kernel versions 4.15 and 5.0, the current HWE kernel. However, you need to install the package while running kernel 4.15. With kernel 5.0, you get an error during the package installation.

After the package has been successfully installed, just reboot your system, and your wifi should be working.


Because you have already updated your kernel, here is another option for you.

You can try the linux-oem-osp1 kernel and update linux-firmware to the latest version. This kernel is for certified OEM machines, based on 19.04's 5.0 kernel, AX200 support has been backported. I recommend this method because the packages are officially supported.

$ sudo apt install linux-oem-osp1 linux-firmware

Alternatively, for those who want to stick with the default 4.15 kernel in 18.04, you can use simply install backport-iwlwifi-dkms from Ubuntu archive:

$ sudo apt install backport-iwlwifi-dkms

The backport-iwlwifi-dkms package used to be in the canonical-hwe-team/pc-oem-dkms PPA, but now it's available in the standard Ubuntu archive, saving you the trouble of adding a PPA.