Accesspoint issues - Max2Play

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Alex

10. Januar 2016 at 22:28 #17696

When I put the web address in, it comes up with a bash error saying it can’t access it, and I have my Pi hardwired to the router
noop

10. Januar 2016 at 22:44 #17697

okay here goes…if it gets messed up we lose nothing just reflash (LOL).
```
/etc/init.d/hostapd stop
sudo perl -i.orig -p -e  's/driver=nl80211/driver=rtl871xdrv/' /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
cd /usr/sbin
sudo rm -f hostapd
sudo wget http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1663660/hostapd/hostapd
sudo chown root:root hostapd
sudo chmod 755 hostapd
sudo service networking restart
sudo service hostapd restart
iw wlan0 info
```
hopefully it says that you are AP mode
- This reply was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by noop.
Alex

10. Januar 2016 at 22:59 #17698

Hahaha, great here goes, just give me a few mins !

Alex

10. Januar 2016 at 23:06 #17699

Noop, 2nd line has come back with
Can’t rename /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf to /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf.org: permission denied skipping file

Alex

10. Januar 2016 at 23:09 #17700

I really really appreciate how difficult this must be if you’re not seeing this stuff in front of you noop

As you only have me to facilitate this to you
but you have blown me away with your skills as this is all on the hoof so to say been passed on by me..

Sorry, just has to let you know how I appreciate this

noop

10. Januar 2016 at 23:18 #17702

no problemo … stick an sudo in front of that perl command.
I’ve edited that post.

Alex

10. Januar 2016 at 23:37 #17703

Ok, it looked like the text when we started tonight when I mentioned Rates, rtl871x

It has just ran almost identical script

Last line of that was wlan0: set up of interface done

Do you need to know anything else on there ?

Alex

10. Januar 2016 at 23:38 #17704

Oops it couldn’t run the iw wlan0 command

noop

10. Januar 2016 at 23:44 #17705

that’s OK that was just to confirm AP…
you can test that by trying to connect with your IOS device

Alex

10. Januar 2016 at 23:44 #17706

Noop, I’m sure you will know this, but as you can’t see it, I’ll mention it

The prompt is sat on

Pi@max2play /usr/sbin $

Alex

10. Januar 2016 at 23:53 #17707

Sorry noop, just tried to connect to the touch, iPad and iPhone and they can’t see it

And I did have my lan cable attached
I have just taken it off and still they can’t see it

noop

10. Januar 2016 at 23:53 #17708

yes that prompt says, that you are logged in as user „pi“ on host max2play and your current directory is /usr/sbin

and that is expected.

So can you the access point from your IOS device?

noop

10. Januar 2016 at 23:55 #17709

ok time for a break LOL. we are missing something.

Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 0:02 #17710

Ok noop that a good idea
It’s 22:00 now and work in the morning so that’s just right

Thanks noop, Monday’s God don’t you just love them
Alex
noop

11. Januar 2016 at 0:08 #17711

after work tomorrow try this alternate hostapd, it for the EDIMAX
```
sudo /etc/init.d/hostapd stop
sudo perl -i.orig -p -e  's/driver=nl80211/driver=rtl871xdrv/' /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
cd /usr/sbin
sudo rm -f hostapd
sudo wget http://www.daveconroy.com/wp3/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hostapd.zip
sudo unzip hostapd.zip 
sudo chown root:root hostapd
sudo chmod 755 hostapd
sudo service networking restart
sudo service hostapd restart
sudo apt-get install iw
sudo iw wlan0 info
```
Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 12:35 #17715

Hi Noop

Sorry for not picking this up last night, I thought you’d finished

Anyhowo, I am at work and noticed this on a forum, could be worth noting

„“Using the Edimax wifi adapter on the RPi has a known issue of going to sleep. You need to add module options in /etc/modules.d/ to prevent that. Google it for details.““

And as soon as I get in I’ll fire up the pi and run the above and let you know, you have to admit its all very weird
A

noop

11. Januar 2016 at 16:32 #17727

Alex:

No problem… I hoped you wouldn’t bother last night.

So, after you get a chance to try that. I had another thought … you EDIMAX dongle „should“ simply work. Maybe your download image is somehow corrupt. It wouldn’t hurt to try re-downloading the image and simply trying it.

Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 20:06 #17752

Hi noop
Sorry for the break in transmission 🙂

Ok I have done that and the last line was or is

Nl80211 not found….

There could be good reason, I may have got the „l“ mixed up with the „1“
To be honest visually I honestly can’t see a difference

So maybe (really sorry noop) if you could let me know
The perl, is that in pearL is a letter and and in n180211 are all numbers,

Also I did my image ( well all of them)with win 32 image maker

noop

11. Januar 2016 at 20:44 #17753

sudo perL -i.orig -p -e ’s/driver=nL80211/driver=rtL871xdrv/‘ /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf

convert the 3 „L“s to lowercase the others are „ones“.

What I meant regrading the image was to try re-downloading it from max2play.

Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 21:38 #17754

Hi noop, sorry got carried away listening to the sad news about David Bowie, what a great loss for everyone
Very sad, and he only released his new album last Friday

Ok, I’ve done all you asked, and I rebooted before I started again, and still got the same answer as last time

nl80211 not found

And it couldn’t see it last night, maybe I ought to burn another image and with another image maker and see what happens

As that is the only thing that’s been in common with all this, from October last year I’ve been stuck, and never tried another image maker

noop

11. Januar 2016 at 21:42 #17755

Image maker? No I’m referring the file downloaded from sourceforge via the max2play download link.

Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 21:43 #17756

Also, I can’t see it on my lawn scanner now, and I „generally“ do as its attached to the lan

And I did try it unattached to the lam too and still don’t see it

Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 21:44 #17757

From the lan I mean, sorry typo !

Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 21:48 #17758

And the download file, sorry, I can try and d/l it again if you like noop

noop

11. Januar 2016 at 21:52 #17759

yes please so basically repeat post number #17645

with step 0: download new max2play image

Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 21:52 #17760

Re the image, just to let you know more than anything, I must have d/l the image 10’s of times and as you can see, it’s not made a difference, only people like you and Fred have made a change.

What’s your thoughts noop on d/l it again?
I’m Crurious

Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 21:53 #17761

Got it
Will be back shortly

Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 21:58 #17762

Noop it’s telling me it’s going to take 33mins
Then I have to load the plugin’s and try what you’ve suggested.
Maybe not worth checking back for an hour or so, either way I’ll message to on the progress in an hours time

Alex

11. Januar 2016 at 21:59 #17763

Can you believe we can’t get fibre here !!!!

noop

11. Januar 2016 at 22:04 #17764

and be sure to pick the „Max2Play_RaspberryPi_all_2.22.img.zip“ file.