**BUG** Error: "FIXED INTERFACE CHANNEL: -1"

Author: gianfelicevincenzoCreated Sep 22, 2025Updated Jul 1, 2026

Fedora 40, 6.14.5-100.fc40.x86_64 aircrack-ng (latest-update)

wireless driver: iwlwifi (Intel Corporation Wireless 8260)

depends:        cfg80211
intree:         Y
name:           iwlwifi
retpoline:      Y
vermagic:       6.14.5-100.fc40.x86_64 SMP preempt mod_unload 
sig_id:         PKCS#7
signer:         Fedora kernel signing key
sig_key:        45:02:CE:03:0A:A1:19:76:0A:DC:0E:7E:0A:8F:60:17:54:49:FB:62
sig_hashalgo:   sha256
signature:      4E:53:B8:62:1A:54:01:D0:8D:F2:1D:AC:2C:7C:CF:3E:52:2D:9E:DC:
                73:13:77:25:12:53:92:95:66:DB:8F:E6:90:FB:BB:6C:B2:97:8E:66:
                67:BE:53:0E:60:46:17:79:86:E0:E9:BF:73:80:58:B4:64:94:3B:9D:
                16:16:72:29:69:50:75:60:30:E2:6E:32:04:F7:D7:88:76:56:1B:91:
                C8:ED:2E:27:64:2D:A2:84:96:19:20:58:E6:9F:37:72:D8:CF:85:4C:
                F8:57:BF:1E:E3:97:B3:55:D8:58:E3:FB:A9:1D:AE:24:46:50:F4:1E:
                09:81:1C:14:75:D7:1B:45:3A:91:9A:A3:09:13:6C:28:42:CC:7E:2C:
                76:2A:78:C4:4B:D1:80:A5:FF:22:D8:28:F8:9F:4A:C3:D8:34:9C:83:
                DB:52:0A:A5:B5:FF:37:F9:21:5F:9C:5E:42:83:79:2A:1C:5A:9C:64:
                E2:D4:CD:6A:27:81:AF:1A:A5:14:EB:61:B2:8D:AB:6E:D5:D1:7B:58:
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                C0:92:4C:CF:34:D3:51:6A:17:BF:83:41:53:31:C3:2A:B5:B9:6B:13:
                D2:08:22:4E:BC:92:DF:5A:93:AB:B7:A3:69:C7:F4:95:8D:57:0A:40:
                B3:B0:62:A3:1C:0C:1C:20:4D:3B:C7:D3:30:42:61:79:DD:54:1B:84:
                3D:8B:E3:09:93:04:F9:96:66:78:06:71:5B:99:BA:75:6A:F4:E5:92:
                B9:A7:86:11:71:8A:8F:CA:BD:92:F1:6F:93:CE:A0:86:B0:72:A3:73:
                20:CD:D2:B3:B3:BC:24:DF:CC:64:6D:54:89:6F:4A:42:57:C9:2B:90:
                66:20:52:1A:77:59:08:EA:F3:C3:3B:4D:9C:B9:AB:5A:4D:B0:8E:8A:
                2D:89:A9:3E:2E:E2:3E:48:74:9F:2F:FA:B2:DF:C3:B4:E8:99:6C:1A:
                02:5E:01:42:28:70:0E:1F:B2:3A:81:47:14:5D:AF:7A:66:C7:28:9F:
                02:14:AF:6B:14:07:7F:5B:9C:19:2C:49:FD:AD:DE:F7:6E:D9:B4:5A:
                3E:97:C0:F5:18:FD:02:7A:49:41:B5:63
parm:           debug:debug output mask (uint)
parm:           swcrypto:using crypto in software (default 0 [hardware]) (int)
parm:           11n_disable:disable 11n functionality, bitmap: 1: full, 2: disable agg TX, 4: disable agg RX, 8 enable agg TX (uint)
parm:           amsdu_size:amsdu size 0: 12K for multi Rx queue devices, 2K for AX210 devices, 4K for other devices 1:4K 2:8K 3:12K (16K buffers) 4: 2K (default 0) (int)
parm:           fw_restart:restart firmware in case of error (default true) (bool)
parm:           nvm_file:NVM file name (charp)
parm:           uapsd_disable:disable U-APSD functionality bitmap 1: BSS 2: P2P Client (default: 3) (uint)
parm:           enable_ini:0:disable, 1-15:FW_DBG_PRESET Values, 16:enabled without preset value defined,Debug INI TLV FW debug infrastructure (default: 16) (uint)
parm:           bt_coex_active:enable wifi/bt co-exist (default: enable) (bool)
parm:           led_mode:0=system default, 1=On(RF On)/Off(RF Off), 2=blinking, 3=Off (default: 0) (int)
parm:           power_save:enable WiFi power management (default: disable) (bool)
parm:           power_level:default power save level (range from 1 - 5, default: 1) (int)
parm:           disable_11ac:Disable VHT capabilities (default: false) (bool)
parm:           remove_when_gone:Remove dev from PCIe bus if it is deemed inaccessible (default: false) (bool)
parm:           disable_11ax:Disable HE capabilities (default: false) (bool)
parm:           disable_11be:Disable EHT capabilities (default: false) (bool)
 CH 10 ][ Elapsed: 18 s ][ 2025-09-22 14:05 ][ fixed channel wlan0mon: -1 

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