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From: Jason Carson <jason@×××××××××××.ca>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Atheros kernel driver and my wireless access point setup
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:51:35
Message-Id: 9809a31afd2b5411edf318fb1ce4d540.squirrel@jasoncarson.ca
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Atheros kernel driver and my wireless access point setup by "Norman Rieß"
1 > Jason Carson schrieb:
2 >> Alright, I have done everything you have suggested but when hostapd
3 >> tries
4 >> to start I am getting this error...
5 >>
6 >> penguin ~ # /etc/init.d/hostapd start
7 >> * Starting hostapd...
8 >> Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
9 >> Failed to set interface wlan0 to master mode.
10 >> nl80211 driver initialization failed.
11 >> ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=5 eloop_data=0x80f1a38 user_data=(nil)
12 >> handler=0x8091790
13 >> * start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/hostapd'
14 >> [ !! ]
15 >> * ERROR: hostapd failed to start
16 >>
17 >> Do you have any idea why this is happening?
18 >>
19 >>
20 >>
21 > Not quite...
22 > What kernelsettings do you activate for you wlan?
23 >
24 >
25 I used the kernel settings mentioned here...
26 http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath5k#Enabling_ath5k
27 ...but I built everything directly into the kernel, NOT as modules.
28
29 I have attached my .config to this email so you can see if I am missing
30 anything.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Atheros kernel driver and my wireless access point setup "Norman Rieß" <norman@×××××××××.org>