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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Atheros kernel driver and my wireless access  
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Jason Carson schrieb:
> Alright, I have done everything you have suggested but when hostapd tries
> to start I am getting this error...
>
> penguin ~ # /etc/init.d/hostapd start
> * Starting hostapd...
> Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
> Failed to set interface wlan0 to master mode.
> nl80211 driver initialization failed.
> ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=5 eloop_data=0x80f1a38 user_data=(nil)
> handler=0x8091790
> * start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/hostapd'                  
>                                [ !! ]
> * ERROR: hostapd failed to start
>
> Do you have any idea why this is happening?
>
>
>   
Not quite...
What kernelsettings do you activate for you wlan?