instead of spending hours on figuring why it will not start i turned everything back to manual mode now in /etc/network/interfaces i just use post up to start it, does also make more sense since it will only work if interface is up 2017-07-31 19:24 GMT+02:00 Bo Herrmannsen <bo.herrmannsen@xxxxxxxxx>: > i figured it > > it was just a config error > > now i can start it manual and it creates the hotspot > > also automatic but then it does not create the hotspot... > > strange > > 2017-07-31 12:44 GMT+02:00 Bo Herrmannsen <bo.herrmannsen@xxxxxxxxx>: >> Hi >> >> I'm trying to setup a hotspot on my raspberry pi with a wipi dongle >> >> i have checked that it does support AP mode >> >> Bus 001 Device 008: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 >> Wireless Adapter >> >> pi@raspberrypi:$ iw list >> Wiphy phy2 >> max # scan SSIDs: 4 >> max scan IEs length: 2257 bytes >> Retry short limit: 7 >> Retry long limit: 4 >> Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m) >> Device supports RSN-IBSS. >> Supported Ciphers: >> * WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1) >> * WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5) >> * TKIP (00-0f-ac:2) >> * CCMP (00-0f-ac:4) >> * 00-0f-ac:10 >> * GCMP (00-0f-ac:8) >> * 00-0f-ac:9 >> Available Antennas: TX 0 RX 0 >> Supported interface modes: >> * IBSS >> * managed >> * AP >> * AP/VLAN >> * WDS >> * monitor >> * mesh point >> >> Problem is that the hotspot do show up but i cannot connect to it >> >> debug output: https://pastebin.com/ANJ70UzQ >> >> config: https://pastebin.com/pE3gy6Dp >> >> of course there is an passphrase in my config :-D >> >> any pointers to what could be wrong? >> >> >> -- >> ||||| >> @(~Ô^Ô~)@ >> -------------oOo---U---oOo------------- >> | | >> | Bo Herrmannsen | >> | | >> | | >> | "blessed are the "cracked", | >> | for its they who let in the light" | >> | Ooo | >> |_________________ooO____( )________| >> ( ) ) / >> \ ( (_/ >> \_) > > > > -- > ||||| > @(~Ô^Ô~)@ > -------------oOo---U---oOo------------- > | | > | Bo Herrmannsen | > | | > | | > | "blessed are the "cracked", | > | for its they who let in the light" | > | Ooo | > |_________________ooO____( )________| > ( ) ) / > \ ( (_/ > \_) -- ||||| @(~Ô^Ô~)@ -------------oOo---U---oOo------------- | | | Bo Herrmannsen | | | | | | "blessed are the "cracked", | | for its they who let in the light" | | Ooo | |_________________ooO____( )________| ( ) ) / \ ( (_/ \_) _______________________________________________ Hostap mailing list Hostap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/hostap