Hostapd nl80211 driver initialization failed

 · The important messages seem to be: nl Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 3 (AP) nl Failed to set interface 3 to mode 3: 95 (Operation not supported) nl Interface mode change to 3 from 0 failed nl Could not configure driver mode. For my interpretation hostapd tries to set the interface to mode 3 (AP) that is an access point (line 1).Reviews: 8.  · Raspberry Pi 3b+ WiFi hotspot with hostapd Failed to start Advanced IEEE AP and IEEE X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator Hot Network Questions Anecdote in Weinberger's Psychology of Computer Programming: is it ARPANET?Reviews: 3.  · Configuration file: /etc/www.doorway.ru nl Driver does not support authentication/association or connect commands nl deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0 nl driver initialization failed. wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED-DISABLED wlan0: AP-DISABLED hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 .

Hostapd keeps giving me this error: nl Could not configure driver mode nl driver initialization failed. hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 wasn't started. I'm on Debian 8. I googled for hours and can't find a fix that works with Jessie. Jeff Schaller ♦. nl Could not configure driver mode nl deinit ifname=wlp0s15f5u1u4 disabled11brates=0 nl driver initialization failed. Wlp0s15f5u1u4: interface state UNINITIALIZED-DISABLED wlp0s15f5u1u4: AP-DISABLED hostapdfreehapddata: Interface wlp0s15f5u1u4 wasn't started. start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/hostapd'. nl Try mode change after setting interface down. nl Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 2 (STATION) nl Failed to set interface 3 to mode 2: 19 (No such device) nl Interface mode change to 2 from 0 failed. nl driver initialization failed. I am running Mint Edit: the wireless adapted did not have AP capabilities.

May I'm having some trouble with the nl driver with hostapd. or connect commands nl driver initialization failed. May As @bain has rightly pointed out, there is a bug raised in launchpad for this very purpose. This workaround suggested there works perfectly. nl driver initialization failed. wlx interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED wlx AP-DISABLED.