hello dear all, im also having struggle with the wifi dongle topic, im trying to use bela as a wifi hotspot, and now im trying to use my 2nd dongle, with the first one it didnt wanted to work, but with the second it doesnt want to either. although the error is the same, so probably i made the mistake. anyways this is what im getting as a response to the
ifdown wlan0; ifup wlan0 --verbose command
`root@bela:~# ifdown wlan0; ifup wlan0 --verbose
ifdown: interface wlan0 not configured
ifup: configuring interface wlan0=wlan0 (inet)
/bin/run-parts --exit-on-error --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/hostapd
hostapd: /usr/sbin/hostapd -B -P /run/hostapd.wlan0.pid /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
nl80211: Could not configure driver mode
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
nl80211 driver initialization failed.
wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED
wlan0: AP-DISABLED
hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 wasn't started
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wireless-tools
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant
/bin/ip addr add 192.168.30.1/255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.30.255 dev wlan0 label wlan0
/bin/ip link set dev wlan0 up
/bin/run-parts --exit-on-error --verbose /etc/network/if-up.d
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-daemon
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/openssh-server
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/upstart
run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/wpasupplicant`
do u have any idea whats wrong? i followed the tutorial, and my device's name was also wlan0, so i didnt even had to change anything.
Thank u, Barni