Hello Ivo, all, I just want to report that we successfully built and configured DWA-140 (rev B3, RT5370 chip) USB-WiFi in access point mode. For this, we built vcompat-wireless modules and hostapd and lbnl (required by hostapd). Our target is the LPC1788 (ARM Cortex-M3 SOC) running Linux 2.6.33, with USB support. Our toolchain combo is CodeSourcery arm-2010q1, with uClibc modified to support clone() and linuxthreads. Thank you for your comments. Regards, Sergei Poselenov, Emcraft Systems On Tue, 7 Aug 2012 17:38:53 +0200 Ivo Van Doorn <ivdoorn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > >> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Sergei Poselenov > >> <sposelenov@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > Hello, > >> > > >> > Does compat-wireless support the Access Point mode for the Ralink > >> > RT5370 chip? The driver source pack from the Ralink site only > >> > supports Managed and Ad-Hoc modes. > >> > >> Yes, the rt2x00-based drivers as found in the compat-wireless > >> package are working in AP mode. > >> > > > > I'm trying to set the master mode and it fails: > > ~ # iwconfig wlan0 mode Master > > Error for wireless request "Set Mode" (8B06) : > > SET failed on device wlan0 ; Invalid argument. > > ~ # > > > > The Linux Wireless FAQ here > > http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Documentation/FAQ#Q:_iwconfig_wlan0_mode_master_does_not_work > > tells me that I should use hostapd instead of iwconfig to configure > > the master mode. > > > > However, for my project the WiFi security is not required. Also, I'm > > working on a custom ARM board with Linux 2.6.33 running. > > But the FAQ doesn't say you need hostapd for WiFi Security, it says > if you want master mode, you must use hostapd.. > > > Could you please confirm I should really port hostapd to my target > > to configure my USB WiFi as Access Point? > > Yes, you _must_ use hostapd. > > Ivo -- 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
