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Bob Copeland schrieb:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Norman Rieß <norman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> i pulled wireless-testing kernel today and installed hostapd-0.6.7,  but
>> it still does not work.
>>
>>
>> iwconfig wlan0 mode master
>> Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) :
>>    SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument.
>>     
>
> Did you apply this patch from upthread?
>
> --- wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c      2009-02-10
> 06:11:43.186470883 +0100
> +++ wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c.old
> 2008-11-14 09:36:40.000000000 +0100
> @@ -522,6 +501,7 @@
>        hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
>                BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
>                BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) |
> +               BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
>                BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT);
>
>        hw->extra_tx_headroom = 2;
>
>   
Arrrrg,
as i understood it, the newest pull did change that line, so i did not.
With that line added hostapd starts, and at first look, a bg2200 sees
the accesspoint with wpa2 capability.

Sorry for that.
Thanks
Norman

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