rpi4 arch fails to start AP mode for wlan0

[moookino]

Hi @oofnikj

thanks for you work, I'm trying to use my RPI4 a router with connected phone with hotspot via usb. running make run starts everything without errors, but logs in container indicating that wlan0/phy0 device is down and not able to start it. Can you help me to identify what's possible root cause or what's missing?

Logs from container:

Tue Jan 10 13:08:20 2023 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (1208): WARNING: Variable 'phy0' does not exist or is not an array/object
Tue Jan 10 13:08:20 2023 daemon.err odhcp6c[1286]: Failed to send RS (Address not available)
Tue Jan 10 13:08:20 2023 daemon.notice netifd: wan (1287): udhcpc: broadcasting discover
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED
Tue Jan 10 13:08:20 2023 daemon.notice netifd: wan (1287): udhcpc: started, v1.35.0
Tue Jan 10 13:08:20 2023 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (1208): command failed: No error information (-524)
Tue Jan 10 13:08:20 2023 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (1208): command failed: I/O error (-5)
Tue Jan 10 13:08:20 2023 user.err : jail: failed to clone/fork: Operation not permitted
Tue Jan 10 13:08:20 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: Configuration file: /var/run/hostapd-phy0.conf (phy wlan0) --> new PHY
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.err hostapd: Driver does not support configured HT capability [SHORT-GI-40]
Tue Jan 10 13:08:20 2023 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (1208): WARNING: Variable 'wlan' does not exist or is not an array/object
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: AP-DISABLED
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.err hostapd: wlan0: Unable to setup interface.
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.info procd: - init complete -
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.err odhcp6c[1286]: Failed to send SOLICIT message to ff02::1:2 (Address not available)
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.err hostapd: rmdir[ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd]: Permission denied
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.err hostapd: hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 wasn't started
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (1208): Command failed: ubus call hostapd config_add {"iface":"wlan0", "config":"/var/run/hostapd-phy0.conf"} (Invalid argument)
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (1208): Usage: ubus [<options>] <command> [arguments...]
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (1208): Options:
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (1208): Device setup failed: HOSTAPD_START_FAILED
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.notice netifd: Wireless device 'radio0' set retry=0
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.crit netifd: Wireless device 'radio0' setup failed, retry=0
Tue Jan 10 13:08:21 2023 daemon.notice netifd: Wireless device 'radio0' is now down
Tue Jan 10 13:08:22 2023 daemon.err odhcp6c[1286]: Failed to send SOLICIT message to ff02::1:2 (Address not available)
Tue Jan 10 13:08:24 2023 daemon.notice netifd: wan (1287): udhcpc: broadcasting select for 192.168.1.233, server 192.168.1.1
Tue Jan 10 13:08:23 2023 daemon.notice netifd: wan (1287): udhcpc: broadcasting discover
Tue Jan 10 13:08:24 2023 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wan' is now up
Tue Jan 10 13:08:24 2023 daemon.notice netifd: wan (1287): udhcpc: lease of 192.168.1.233 obtained from 192.168.1.1, lease time 43200
Tue Jan 10 13:08:24 2023 user.notice firewall: Reloading firewall due to ifup of wan (eth1)

Error from system:

ieee80211 phy0: bremf_ap_add_uif: Registering netdeuice failed
eee80211 phy0: bremf_cfg80211_add_iface: add iface wland type 3 failed: err=-52

[lty900301]

Did you find a resolution to this issue?

[moookino]

No as there was no help/response and I wasn't able to find anything useful to fix that, so I decided to change the approach and have openwrt as distro and have docker running inside it