Return-path: Received: from mail-we0-f178.google.com ([74.125.82.178]:43203 "EHLO mail-we0-f178.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751499Ab3K3R0N (ORCPT ); Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:26:13 -0500 Received: by mail-we0-f178.google.com with SMTP id u57so4639437wes.23 for ; Sat, 30 Nov 2013 09:26:11 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:26:11 -0500 Message-ID: (sfid-20131130_182616_208496_23D7C894) Subject: unable to set iwlwifi master mode From: "devendra.aaru" To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hello, I was trying to use my intel wireless device as an AP. I used hostapd (1.1). It seem to be that i couldn't able to get it working. My hostapd config: interface=wlp3s0 driver=nl80211 country_code=US ieee80211d=1 ssid=testhostapd channel=1 hw_mode=g auth_algs=1 wpa=3 wpa_passphrase=mypassword wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK wpa_pairwise=TKIP CCMP rsn_pairwise=CCMP I have got the following output when i run hostapd -ddd hostapd.conf random: Trying to read entropy from /dev/random Configuration file: 1 nl80211: interface wlp3s0 in phy phy0 rfkill: initial event: idx=0 type=1 op=0 soft=0 hard=0 nl80211: Using driver-based off-channel TX nl80211: Register frame command failed (type=208): ret=-114 (Operation already in progress) nl80211: Register frame match - hexdump(len=1): 06 nl80211: Failed to register Action frame processing - ignore for now nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 3 nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 3 (AP) nl80211: Failed to set interface 3 to mode 3: -95 (Operation not supported) nl80211: Interface already in requested mode - ignore error nl80211: Create interface iftype 6 (MONITOR) nl80211: New interface mon.wlp3s0 created: ifindex=15 nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 15 BSS count 1, BSSID mask 00:00:00:00:00:00 (0 bits) nl80211: Regulatory information - country=US nl80211: 2402-2472 @ 40 MHz nl80211: 5170-5250 @ 40 MHz nl80211: 5250-5330 @ 40 MHz nl80211: 5490-5600 @ 40 MHz nl80211: 5650-5710 @ 40 MHz nl80211: 5735-5835 @ 40 MHz nl80211: 57240-63720 @ 2160 MHz nl80211: Added 802.11b mode based on 802.11g information Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=1 freq=2412 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=2 freq=2417 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=3 freq=2422 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=4 freq=2427 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=5 freq=2432 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=6 freq=2437 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=7 freq=2442 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=8 freq=2447 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=9 freq=2452 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=10 freq=2457 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=1 chan=11 freq=2462 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=1 freq=2412 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=2 freq=2417 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=3 freq=2422 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=4 freq=2427 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=5 freq=2432 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=6 freq=2437 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=7 freq=2442 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=8 freq=2447 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=9 freq=2452 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=10 freq=2457 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Allowed channel: mode=0 chan=11 freq=2462 MHz max_tx_power=14 dBm Completing interface initialization Mode: IEEE 802.11g Channel: 1 Frequency: 2412 MHz nl80211: Set freq 2412 (ht_enabled=0 sec_channel_offset=0) nl80211: Failed to set channel (freq=2412): -16 (Device or resource busy) Could not set channel for kernel driver wlp3s0: Unable to setup interface. Flushing old station entries Could not connect to kernel driver. Deauthenticate all stations nl80211: Remove interface ifindex=15 netlink: Operstate: linkmode=0, operstate=6 nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 2 (STATION) -------------------------------------------x------------------------------------ Seems that the setting of channel is failing and i tried with iwconfig wlp3s0 channel 6. It says Error for wireless request "Set Frequency" (8B04) : SET failed on device wlp3s0 ; Device or resource busy. What could be the possible mistake? in case: lspci -v output: 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak] Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Wireless-N 1000 BGN Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 45 Memory at f2400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K] Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-26-c7-ff-ff-51-11-1a Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi Thanks