On 07/23/2012 03:31 PM, Xavier de Almeida wrote:
Hello, I am trying to setup a wireless hotspot with my xs36v barbone. Unfortunately when I start hostapd, I have got the following error: hostapd -dd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 3 nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 4 nl80211: New interface mon.wlan0 created: ifindex=8 nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 8 Could not set interface mon.wlan0 flags: Operation not possible due to RF-kill nl80211: Remove interface ifindex=8 nl80211: Failed to set interface wlan0 into AP mode nl80211 driver initialization failed. ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=4 eloop_data=0x842e900 user_data=0x842eeb0 handler=0x807c5e0 ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=6 eloop_data=0x8430cb8 user_data=(nil) handler=0x8086770 I tried with different drivers like mac80211. I did install the drivers from Realtek website (rtl_92ce_92se_92de_linux_mac80211_0005.1230.2011) and the latest linux-firmware_1.84_all.deb But I can't make it work for any reason. Any help would be welcome. Do I need to move to a newest kernel to make it work? Thanks XabiX lspci 02:00.5 Ethernet controller: JMicron Technology Corp. JMC250 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03) 03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev 01) lsmod rtl8192ce 75491 0 rtl8192c_common 69519 1 rtl8192ce rtlwifi 95804 1 rtl8192ce mac80211 436455 3 rtl8192ce,rtl8192c_common,rtlwifi cfg80211 178679 2 rtlwifi,mac80211 modinfo rtl8192ce filename: /lib/modules/3.2.0-26-generic/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/rtl8192ce.ko firmware: rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin description: Realtek 8192C/8188C 802.11n PCI wireless license: GPL author: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> author: Realtek WlanFAE <wlanfae@xxxxxxxxxxx> author: lizhaoming <chaoming_li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> srcversion: 18B9D7DE9AA317668E0197D alias: pci:v000010ECd00008176sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008177sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008178sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v000010ECd00008191sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends: rtlwifi,mac80211 vermagic: 3.2.0-26-generic SMP mod_unload modversions 686 parm: swlps:bool parm: swenc:using hardware crypto (default 0 [hardware]) parm: ips:using no link power save (default 1 is open) parm: fwlps:using linked fw control power save (default 1 is open)
Your main problem is that your kernel is too old. A lot of changes have been made since 3.2.0. If you obtain the bleeding-edge compat-wireless package for your system, you are likely to have more success. That will get the wireless code that will not be released for about 3 months, rather than using what was available 1 year ago.
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