Hello, I'm new to this list and I hope this is the correct place to ask for help. I'm setting up a wifi hotspot on a Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 3. It's running on a E35M1-I Deluxe Motherboard with an Atheros AR9285 chip on board (PCI Express). I installed the latest stable Hostapd and compat-wirless. When I run hostapd I'm getting the following output: nl80211: Register Action command failed: ret=-114 (Operation already in progress) nl80211: Register Action match - hexdump(len=1): 06 nl80211: Failed to register Action frame processing - ignore for now nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 3 nl80211: New interface mon.wlan0 created: ifindex=11 nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 11 BSS count 1, BSSID mask 00:00:00:00:00:00 (0 bits) nl80211: Added 802.11b mode based on 802.11g information RATE[0] rate=10 flags=0x1 RATE[1] rate=20 flags=0x1 RATE[2] rate=55 flags=0x1 RATE[3] rate=110 flags=0x1 RATE[4] rate=60 flags=0x0 RATE[5] rate=90 flags=0x0 RATE[6] rate=120 flags=0x0 RATE[7] rate=180 flags=0x0 RATE[8] rate=240 flags=0x0 RATE[9] rate=360 flags=0x0 RATE[10] rate=480 flags=0x0 RATE[11] rate=540 flags=0x0 Scan for neighboring BSSes prior to enabling 40 MHz channel Scan requested (ret=0) - scan timeout 10 seconds Interface initialization will be completed in a callback nl80211: Event message available nl80211: Scan trigger RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1002 () RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'mon.wlan0' added Unknown event 5 RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1002 () RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'mon.wlan0' added Unknown event 5 RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11043 ([UP][RUNNING][LOWER_UP]) RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'mon.wlan0' added Unknown event 5 RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x1002 () RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'wlan0' added Unknown event 5 RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11043 ([UP][RUNNING][LOWER_UP]) RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'wlan0' added Unknown event 5 nl80211: Event message available nl80211: New scan results available Received scan results (20 BSSes) 40 MHz affected channel range: [2402,2452] MHz Neighboring BSS: 00:1e:58:c7:16:5f freq=2417 pri=0 sec=0 Neighboring BSS: b8:c7:5d:02:bd:63 freq=2417 pri=2 sec=0 Neighboring BSS: 00:15:6d:ea:f4:4b freq=2412 pri=0 sec=0 Neighboring BSS: 00:50:7f:e0:f6:50 freq=2432 pri=5 sec=9 40 MHz pri/sec mismatch with BSS 00:50:7f:e0:f6:50 <2432,2452> (chan=5+) vs. <2437,2417> 20/40 MHz operation not permitted on channel pri=6 sec=2 based on overlapping BSSes Completing interface initialization Mode: IEEE 802.11g Channel: 6 Frequency: 2437 MHz Flushing old station entries Deauthenticate all stations wpa_driver_nl80211_set_key: ifindex=3 alg=0 addr=(nil) key_idx=0 set_tx=1 seq_len=0 key_len=0 wpa_driver_nl80211_set_key: ifindex=3 alg=0 addr=(nil) key_idx=1 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0 wpa_driver_nl80211_set_key: ifindex=3 alg=0 addr=(nil) key_idx=2 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0 wpa_driver_nl80211_set_key: ifindex=3 alg=0 addr=(nil) key_idx=3 set_tx=0 seq_len=0 key_len=0 Using interface wlan0 with hwaddr 74:2f:68:4a:d9:aa and ssid 'protonet-private' WPA: group state machine entering state GTK_INIT (VLAN-ID 0) GMK - hexdump(len=32): [REMOVED] GTK - hexdump(len=16): [REMOVED] WPA: group state machine entering state SETKEYSDONE (VLAN-ID 0) wpa_driver_nl80211_set_key: ifindex=3 alg=3 addr=(nil) key_idx=1 set_tx=1 seq_len=0 key_len=16 Using existing control interface directory. ctrl_iface bind(PF_UNIX) failed: Address already in use ctrl_iface exists, but does not allow connections - assuming it was leftover from forced program termination Successfully replaced leftover ctrl_iface socket '/var/run/hostapd/wlan0' nl80211: Set beacon (beacon_set=0) nl80211: Beacon set failed: -22 (Invalid argument) Failed to set beacon head/tail or DTIM period wlan0: Setup of interface done. RTM_NEWLINK: operstate=0 ifi_flags=0x11043 ([UP][RUNNING][LOWER_UP]) RTM_NEWLINK, IFLA_IFNAME: Interface 'wlan0' added Unknown event 5 The AP is then turned on but not in WPA2 mode (as defined in the hostapd config file). Note the "nl80211: Beacon set failed: -22 (Invalid argument)" line which looks very suspicious to me. My hostapd config looks like this: ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd driver=nl80211 hw_mode=g wme_enabled=1 ieee80211n=1 ht_capab=[HT40-][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40] channel=6 ssid=protonet-private interface=wlan0 macaddr_acl=0 auth_algs=1 ignore_broadcast_ssid=0 wpa=2 wpa_psk=890fcbac9aa7a2a1e9361a957d614a3a525d2f432cb5e639f5a4a5b1f3577559 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK wpa_pairwise=TKIP rsn_pairwise=CCMP A few more infos: * It works when I change the config from wpa=2 to wpa=1 * I tried an external usb wifi card (AR9271) and still getting the exact same "Beacon set failed" error * If I plug the same external usb wifi card into a different board (Intel D525 MW) it works (with the same exact setup, ubuntu clean install) Thanks in advance. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
