Re: [gentoo-user] wpa_supplicant troubles with newly installed gentoo

[Jackson Darule]

> On May 30, 2016, at 16:38, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
>
> On Monday 30 May 2016 14:09:27 Jackson Darule wrote:
>> Hello. I’ve newly installed gentoo, and my wireless hasn’t been working.
>> I’ve tried to google and use the wiki to find the answer, but was unable
>> to. If people require more information from my system, feel free to ask.
>> I’ve been trying to manually configure the file for it to work. I’m using
>> WPA2 personal security on my wifi. -------
>> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
>>
>> update_config=1
>> ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel
>>
>> network={
>> 	ssid=“myssid”
>> 	#psk=“mypsk”
>> 	psk=(the longer form of the psk generated by the terminal command to find
>> this) proto=WPA
>
> Change this to:
>
> 	proto=RSN
>
>> 	key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>> 	group=CCMP TKIP
>> 	pairwise=CCMP TKIP
>
> You probably do not need TKIP
>
>> }
>> --------
>> running the command “wpa_supplicant -B -Dnl80211 -iwlp3s0
>> -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf" gives the output
>>
>> Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
>> ctrl_iface exists and seems to be in use - cannot override it
>> Delete ‘/var/run/wpa_supplicant/wlp3s0’ manually if it is not used anymore
>> Failed to initialize control interface ‘DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>> GROUP=wheel’. You may have another wpa_supplicant process already running
>> or the file was left by an unclean termination of wpa_supplicant in which
>> case you will need to manually remove this file before starting
>> wpa_supplicant again.
>>
>> nl80211: deinst ifname=wlp3s0 disabled_11b_rates=0
>>
>>
>> I wanted to ask before manually deleting /var/run/wpa_supplicant/wlp3s0 in
>> case this could do anything to damage my new system. Is the next step to
>> delete /var/run/wpa_supplicant/wlp3s0, or is there another step which I
>> should take in order to connect with my wifi.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Do you have a /etc/init.d/net.wlp3s0 symlink to /etc/init.d/net and have you
> configured /etc/conf.d/net to include the necessary for your wireless
> interface?
>
> What do you get when you run '/etc/init.d/net.wlp3s0 start'?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Mick

I changed the listed options, getting rid of TKIP, and switching to RSN. I have /etc/init.d/net.wlp3s0 symlinked to /etc/init.d/net. Below is the configuration of /etc/conf.d/net.

——
modules_wlp3s0=“wpa_supplicant”
wpa_supplicant_wlp3s0=“-Dnl80211”
config_wlp3s0=“dhcp”
——

Below is the output of the command /etc/init.d/net.wlp3s0 start
—
net.wlp3s0	|bringing up interface wlp3s0
net.wlp3s0	|starting wpa_supplicant on wlp3s0 …
net.wlp3s0	|successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
net.wlp3s0	|ctrl_iface exists and seems to be in use - cannot override it
net.wlp3s0	|Delete ‘/var/run/wpa_supplicant/wlp3s0’ manually if it is not used anymore
net.wlp3s0	|Failed to initialize control interface ‘DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wheel’.
net.wlp3s0	|You may have another spa_supplicant process already running or the file was left by an unclean termination of spa_supplicant in which case you will need to manually remove this file before starting spa_supplicant again.
net.wlp3s0	|nl80211: deinst ifname=wlp3s0 disabled_11b_rates=0
net.wlp3s0	|	start-stop-daemon: failed to start ‘/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant’
net.wlp3s0	|  ERROR: net.wlp3s0 failed to start
—

Let me know if any more information is needed, and what else I should try.

Thanks.