Hi guys,
I am trying to use TP-Link dongle WN722N v3 as an access point . I am using Nano Pi Neo Core EMMC with expansion board running Armbian Buster with Linux 5.3.9-sunxi .
The device can detect wifi signals nearby as seen on nmtui in managed mode . I followed the instructions on https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=25472&sid=84d2b8f1e7ad477e9907591eb7fb030d to configure as access point .
However , I get an error every time like this .
root@Cyborg:~# nmcli connection up HotSpot ifname wlx503eaaa2df7b
Error: Connection activation failed: Connection 'HotSpot' is not available on device wlx503eaaa2df7b because profile is not compatible with device (the device does not support Access Point mode)
Output of dmesg | tail -n 20 on inserting the dongle .
[ 1225.431164] ---[ end trace 91514764a9d606b4 ]---
[ 1225.431176] RTW: rtw_wdev_free(wdev=3fa7fa4c)
[ 1225.431184] RTW: rtw_wiphy_free(phy1)
[ 1225.431222] RTW: rtw_usb_primary_adapter_deinit((null))
[ 1225.431227] RTW: rtw_dev_unload: bup==_FALSE
[ 1225.431239] RTW: +r871xu_dev_remove, hw_init_completed=0
[ 1225.431664] RTW: WARN free_recv_skb_queue not empty, 8
[ 1225.431719] RTW: usb attached..., try to reset usb device
[ 1225.557473] usb 3-1: reset high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-platform
[ 1225.714010] In rtw_drv_init return -ENODEV
[ 1225.714340] Chip Version Info: CHIP_8188E_Normal_Chip_TSMC_D_CUT_1T1R_RomVer(0)
[ 1225.763898] r8188eu 3-1:1.0 wlx503eaaa2df7b: renamed from wlan0
[ 1226.629967] MAC Address = 50:3e:aa:a2:df:7b
root@Cyborg:~#
I know the dongle works because I used it on a Nano Pi Duo running FriendlyARM's running Ubuntu Linux kernel version 4.14.0 .
I am really confused . Is it a kernel issue ? My main intention is to use some GPIOs using Wiring Pi and run an apache webserver on it . I want to use the dongle to serve HTML pages over a hotspot . Any help is appreciated .