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hostapd errors with Onion Pi kit

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I am trying to install the Onion pi kit I bought from adafruit and I keep getting an error when I follow the instructions. I bought the kit rather than parts because I am doing this for fun and really don't want to Make my own drivers etc. The error I'm getting is:

Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Line 2: invalid/unknown driver 'rt1871xdrv '
Line 4: unknown hw_mode 'g '
2 errors found in configuration firl '/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf'

I followed the instructions exactly, verified every file, and used the 'copy code' whenever possible. I am using the USB wifi adapter from the Onion pi kit.

I don't want to send it back, but I am not interested in fighting this thing with google searches and Makefile work.

Help??

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Re: hostapd errors with Onion Pi kit

Post by scottwhit11 »

I too am having the error upon first test. After getting through the tutorial to the point of the test and double-verifying the lines in /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf, I typed:

sudo /usr/sbin/hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf

(per the tutorial instruction) and received this error:

Line 2: invalid/unknown driver 'rt1871xdrv'

What should I do to remedy this error and successfully move forward in this project?

Thanks in advance for you assistance in this matter!

Best regards,

Scott [email protected]

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Re: hostapd errors with Onion Pi kit

Post by scottwhit11 »

Okay I found a solution on the interwebs:

http://rpiexperimenter.blogspot.com/201 ... nning.html

Basically, I removed the driver line that was producing the error and everything worked. I hope that helps others who may run into this issue.

Cheers,

Scott

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Re: hostapd errors with Onion Pi kit

Post by calvinn »

I ran into the same problem. I had typed in the driver name incorrectly. It is rtl (a small L not 1) 871xdrv

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Re: hostapd errors with Onion Pi kit

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What should I do to remedy this error and successfully move forward in this project?

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Re: hostapd errors with Onion Pi kit

Post by drewblack9 »

As an answer to the top guys comment, the problem with his apd file is that there are spaces after those 2 lines. It shouldn't be = 'g ' it should read = 'g', and the same with the driver. I had the exact some error he had and that fixed it no problem :lol:

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Re: hostapd errors with Onion Pi kit

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Hi,

I have a similar problem with driver

Line 2: invalid/unknown driver 'nl80211'
1 errors found in configuration file '/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf'


My wireless card is totolink N300UA. How I can find my driver name?
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/TOTOLINK_N300UA

When I try this:

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dmesg | grep usb

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[    0.928818] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[    0.934523] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[    0.940084] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[    1.406011] usbcore: registered new interface driver smsc95xx
[    1.923047] dwc_otg bcm2708_usb: DWC OTG Controller
[    1.929322] dwc_otg bcm2708_usb: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[    1.937976] dwc_otg bcm2708_usb: irq 32, io mem 0x00000000
[    1.954853] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[    1.963039] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[    1.971620] usb usb1: Product: DWC OTG Controller
[    1.977653] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 3.12.35+ dwc_otg_hcd
[    1.984777] usb usb1: SerialNumber: bcm2708_usb
[    2.002807] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
[    2.131384] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[    2.138430] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[    2.416843] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using dwc_otg
[    2.637420] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=9512
[    2.646530] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[    2.946912] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using dwc_otg
[    3.057428] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=ec00
[    3.069145] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[    3.167168] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 eth0: register 'smsc95xx' at usb-bcm2708_usb-1.1, smsc95xx USB 2.0 Ethernet, b8:27:eb:38:44:db
[    3.287020] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 4 using dwc_otg
[    3.415017] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=148f, idProduct=3072
[    3.430257] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[    3.449847] usb 1-1.2: Product: 802.11 n WLAN
[    3.455821] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Ralink
[    3.475965] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 1.0
[    6.246943] usb 1-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 4 using dwc_otg
[    7.129101] usbcore: registered new interface driver [b]rt2800usb[/b]
I have try:
drive=rt2800usb
driver=rt3072
drive=rt2870sta
but always an error in line 2...

Can you help me?

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