DWA-131 driver fail using beaglebone as wi-fi hostspot

[Marcos Sousa]

I'm trying to create a wi-fi hostspot using a beaglebone black rev-C and DWA-131 nano wi-if adapter.

I followed this article to install the driver: http://www.linux-hardware-guide.com/2013-11-16-d-link-dwa-131-n300-usb-wifi-adapter

And this project do setup the hostapd: https://github.com/jekader/hostapd-rtl

But when I try to start I'm getting the following error:

Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
drv->ifindex=4
l2_packet_init: ioctl[SIOCGIFINDEX]: No such device
no br0 interface , let l2_sock_recv==l2_sock_xmit=0x0x51648
ioctl[SIOCSIWMODE]: Operation not supported
Could not set interface to mode(3)!
Could not set interface to master mode!
rtl871xdrv driver initialization failed.
rmdir[ctrl_interface]: No such file or directory

My hostapd.conf is:

interface=usb0
driver=rtl871xdrv
bridge=br0
ssid=NETWORK-NAME
channel=1
wmm_enabled=0
wpa=1
wpa_passphrase=NETWORK-PASSWORD
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
wpa_pairwise=TKIP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
auth_algs=1
macaddr_acl=0

Hostapt version? Driver's name or config?

ps: I'm not comfortable because my network interface for the wi-fi is usb0 instead of wlan0. Is a driver issue?

[marcoscai...@gmail.com]

ps: I'm not confortable because my network interface for the wi-fi is usb0 instead of wlan0. Is a driver issue?

[Jason Kridner]

Can you include the dmesg log? Are you sure br0 is how the adapter was named?

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[Marcos Sousa]

Hi,

I remove the brigde=br0, but the message still the same:

drv->ifindex=4

l2_sock_recv==l2_sock_xmit=0x0x51638

ioctl[SIOCSIWMODE]: Operation not supported

Could not set interface to mode(3)!

Could not set interface to master mode!

rtl871xdrv driver initialization failed.

The dmesg log is as attachment.

Thanks

[Robert Nelson]

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 4:22 PM, Marcos Sousa
<marcoscai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I remove the brigde=br0, but the message still the same:
>
> drv->ifindex=4
> l2_sock_recv==l2_sock_xmit=0x0x51638
> ioctl[SIOCSIWMODE]: Operation not supported
> Could not set interface to mode(3)!
> Could not set interface to master mode!
> rtl871xdrv driver initialization failed.
>
> The dmesg log is as attachment.

fyi:

Back in May 22, 2014, "wireless: rtl8192cu v4.0.2_9000.20130911" was
intergrated into the "3.8.13-boneX" tree and first released as
"3.8.13-bone55"

https://github.com/RobertCNelson/bb-kernel/commit/eb82d272f28d537ffb96011a2e561b40eddd9bc1

Your welcome to stay on "3.8.13-bone47" but upgrading to the "latest"
3.8.13: "3.8.13-bone79" might be easier..

Regards,


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[Marcos Sousa]

Robert,

I updated, but the error persist. I tried to use the default hostapd, but the erro still the same. Any other idea?

Is there another wifi adapter model more compatible with beaglebone?

Thanks.

[Robert Nelson]

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Marcos Sousa
<marcoscai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Robert,
>
> I updated, but the error persist. I tried to use the default hostapd, but
> the erro still the same. Any other idea?

you need to use realtek's hostapd..

>
> Is there another wifi adapter model more compatible with beaglebone?

What happens when you disable "hdmi/nhdmi" cape? ;)

Otherwise fire up 4.1.12-ti-r28