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Jason Carson schrieb: |
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>> Jason Carson schrieb: |
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>>> Alright, I have done everything you have suggested but when hostapd |
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>>> tries |
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>>> to start I am getting this error... |
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>>> penguin ~ # /etc/init.d/hostapd start |
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>>> * Starting hostapd... |
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>>> Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf |
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>>> Failed to set interface wlan0 to master mode. |
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>>> nl80211 driver initialization failed. |
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>>> ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=5 eloop_data=0x80f1a38 user_data=(nil) |
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>>> handler=0x8091790 |
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>>> * start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/hostapd' |
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>>> [ !! ] |
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>>> * ERROR: hostapd failed to start |
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>>> |
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>>> Do you have any idea why this is happening? |
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>>> |
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>> Not quite... |
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>> What kernelsettings do you activate for you wlan? |
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> I used the kernel settings mentioned here... |
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> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath5k#Enabling_ath5k |
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> ...but I built everything directly into the kernel, NOT as modules. |
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> I have attached my .config to this email so you can see if I am missing |
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> anything. |
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I also activated |
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CONFIG_HOSTAP=y |
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CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE=y |
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CONFIG_HOSTAP_FIRMWARE_NVRAM=y |
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but i think i found the real reason. |
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I checked the 2.6.29.x ath5k base.c and found, that the AP code is still |
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dormant. |
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You need to apply this patch: |
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--- linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c 2009-02-10 |
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06:11:43.186470883 +0100 |
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+++ linux-2.6.29/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c.old |
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2008-11-14 09:36:40.000000000 +0100 |
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@@ -522,6 +501,7 @@ |
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hw->wiphy->interface_modes = |
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BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) | |
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BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) | |
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+ BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) | |
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BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT); |
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hw->extra_tx_headroom = 2; |
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Open the file |
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/usr/src/linux-<yourversion>/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c, search for |
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hw->wiphy->interface_modes |
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and the apply the line |
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BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) | |
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between these lines. |
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Rebuild and install the kernel. |
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Background: The AP code is there, but it is not activated yet. This line |
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activates it. |
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I thought newer 2.6.29er kernels do not have this restriction, so i did |
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not think of this, but apparently they do. |
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