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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Per Request:-<br><br>I do not see any tell tale error messages, except from hostapd.<br><br>===========================================<br>lspci -k<br>00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)<br> Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21cf<br>......<br><br>00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)<br> Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21cf<br> Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus<br>01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF106GLM [Quadro 2000M] (rev a1)<br> Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21cf<br> Kernel driver in use: nvidia<br><br>03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)<br> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 3x3 AGN<br> Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi<br>0d:00.0 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd PCIe SDXC/MMC Host Controller (rev 08)<br> Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21cf<br> Kernel driver in use: sdhci-pci<br>0d:00.3 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 PCIe IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 04)<br> Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21cf<br> Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci<br>0e:00.0 USB controller: NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04)<br> Subsystem: Lenovo Device 21cf<br> Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd<br><br>03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 35)<br> Subsystem: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 3x3 AGN<br> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 51<br> Memory at d8200000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]<br> Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 3<br> Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+<br> Capabilities: [e0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00<br> Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting<br> Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-24-d7-ff-ff-c6-5c-dc<br> Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi<br><br>============================================<br><br># date<br>Tue 23 Apr 01:50:19 BST 2013<br># hostapd hostapd-naipsHotSpot.conf<br>Configuration file: hostapd-naipsHotSpot.conf<br>Line 5: invalid/unknown driver 'nl80211'<br>1 errors found in configuration file 'hostapd-naipsHotSpot.conf'<br># date<br>Tue 23 Apr 01:50:23 BST 2013<br><br>===========================================================<br> cat messages | grep dbus | egrep -v "freedesktop|gnome|modem"<br><br>Apr 22 08:18:46 dbus-daemon[962]: dbus[962]: [system] Activating service name='net.reactivated.Fprint' (using servicehelper)<br>Apr 22 08:18:46 dbus[962]: [system] Activating service name='net.reactivated.Fprint' (using servicehelper)<br>Apr 22 08:18:46 dbus-daemon[962]: dbus[962]: [system] Successfully activated service 'net.reactivated.Fprint'<br>Apr 22 08:18:46 dbus[962]: [system] Successfully activated service 'net.reactivated.Fprint'<br>Apr 22 08:18:46 dbus-daemon[962]: Launching FprintObject<br>Apr 22 08:18:46 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: D-Bus service launched with name: net.reactivated.Fprint<br>Apr 22 08:18:46 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: entering main loop<br>Apr 22 08:18:52 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: user 'nojar' claiming the device: 0<br>Apr 22 08:18:52 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: now monitoring fd 10<br>Apr 22 08:18:52 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: device 0 claim status 0<br>Apr 22 08:18:52 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: no longer monitoring fd 10<br>Apr 22 08:18:52 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: released device 0<br>Apr 22 08:19:22 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: No devices in use, exit<br>Apr 22 08:19:48 dbus-daemon[962]: dbus[962]: [system] Activating service name='org.fedoraproject.Setroubleshootd' (using servicehelper)<br>Apr 22 08:19:48 dbus[962]: [system] Activating service name='org.fedoraproject.Setroubleshootd' (using servicehelper)<br>Apr 22 08:19:49 dbus-daemon[962]: dbus[962]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.fedoraproject.Setroubleshootd'<br>Apr 22 08:19:49 dbus[962]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.fedoraproject.Setroubleshootd'<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus-daemon[962]: dbus[962]: [system] Activating service name='net.reactivated.Fprint' (using servicehelper)<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus[962]: [system] Activating service name='net.reactivated.Fprint' (using servicehelper)<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus-daemon[962]: dbus[962]: [system] Successfully activated service 'net.reactivated.Fprint'<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus[962]: [system] Successfully activated service 'net.reactivated.Fprint'<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus-daemon[962]: Launching FprintObject<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: D-Bus service launched with name: net.reactivated.Fprint<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: entering main loop<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: user 'nojar' claiming the device: 0<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: now monitoring fd 10<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: device 0 claim status 0<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: no longer monitoring fd 10<br>Apr 22 09:12:53 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: released device 0<br>Apr 22 09:13:23 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: No devices in use, exit<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus-daemon[962]: dbus[962]: [system] Activating service name='net.reactivated.Fprint' (using servicehelper)<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus[962]: [system] Activating service name='net.reactivated.Fprint' (using servicehelper)<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus-daemon[962]: dbus[962]: [system] Successfully activated service 'net.reactivated.Fprint'<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus[962]: [system] Successfully activated service 'net.reactivated.Fprint'<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus-daemon[962]: Launching FprintObject<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: D-Bus service launched with name: net.reactivated.Fprint<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: entering main loop<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: user 'nojar' claiming the device: 0<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: now monitoring fd 10<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: device 0 claim status 0<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: no longer monitoring fd 10<br>Apr 22 15:59:47 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: released device 0<br>Apr 22 16:00:17 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: No devices in use, exit<br>Apr 22 16:01:57 dbus-daemon[962]: dbus[962]: [system] Activating service name='net.reactivated.Fprint' (using servicehelper)<br>Apr 22 16:01:57 dbus[962]: [system] Activating service name='net.reactivated.Fprint' (using servicehelper)<br>Apr 22 16:01:57 dbus-daemon[962]: dbus[962]: [system] Successfully activated service 'net.reactivated.Fprint'<br>Apr 22 16:01:57 dbus[962]: [system] Successfully activated service 'net.reactivated.Fprint'<br>Apr 22 16:01:57 dbus-daemon[962]: Launching FprintObject<br>Apr 22 16:01:57 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: D-Bus service launched with name: net.reactivated.Fprint<br>Apr 22 16:01:57 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: entering main loop<br>Apr 22 16:02:08 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: user 'nojar' claiming the device: 0<br>Apr 22 16:02:08 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: now monitoring fd 10<br>Apr 22 16:02:08 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: device 0 claim status 0<br>Apr 22 16:02:08 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: no longer monitoring fd 10<br>Apr 22 16:02:08 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: released device 0<br>Apr 22 16:02:38 dbus-daemon[962]: ** Message: No devices in use, exit<br><br>===============================================<br><br><br>Best Regards<br>
Naipaul Ojar<br><br> ~~0~0~0~~<br><br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> From: chaitanya.mgit@gmail.com<br>> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:33:15 +0530<br>> Subject: Re: Fedora 18, how do I get nl80211 or cfg80211 driver ?<br>> To: naipaul_ojar@hotmail.com<br>> CC: hostap@lists.shmoo.com; dcbw@redhat.com<br>> <br>> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 4:45 AM, Naipaul Ojar <naipaul_ojar@hotmail.com> wrote:<br>> > I think that I am missing something in trying to get the nl80211 driver.<br>> ><br>> > 1. I have looked at :-<br>> > http://linuxwireless.org/en/developers/Documentation/nl80211<br>> > - Is cfg80211 to replace nl80211 ?<br>> ><br>> <br>> nl80211 is not a kernel module, its part of cfg80211 kernel module.<br>> > 2. From:-<br>> > http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=277190<br>> > - This thread suggests installing kmod_staging - which I did, but no<br>> > change.<br>> > - I cannot see how this thread is any way related ..<br>> ><br>> > Re: F16 and no wireless... "nl80211 not found" (help, thnx)<br>> > ________________________________<br>> > The driver should be in kmod-staging install the rpmfusion software<br>> > repositories first. Also see this thread, it has some recent issues near the<br>> > end.<br>> ><br>> > http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=1559624<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > 3. I have iw, and this dumps a ton of stuff.<br>> ><br>> > 4. I have a basic Fedora hotspot running in ad-hoc mode, which is of little<br>> > use to my Android<br>> > devices, so I know that the wifi device can operate as a hotspot. I can<br>> > confirm its presence using<br>> > a wifi detector app. Android just does not allow me to connect to it.<br>> ><br>> > 5. $ modinfo iwlwifi | grep -A 3 -B 2 depend<br>> > alias: pci:v00008086d00004232sv*sd00001301bc*sc*i*<br>> > alias: pci:v00008086d00004232sv*sd00001201bc*sc*i*<br>> > depends: cfg80211<br>> > intree: Y<br>> > vermagic: 3.8.7-201.fc18.x86_64 SMP mod_unload<br>> > parm: debug:debug output mask (uint)<br>> ><br>> > $ uname -r<br>> > 3.8.7-201.fc18.x86_64<br>> i dont have a FC18, so can you share the lspci and dmesg outputs.<br>> Is the modules there (or) it fails to load?<br></div> </div></body>
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