[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#854719: Bug#854719: hostapd: Failed to set beacon parameters

[Andrew Shadura]

Hi,

On 9 February 2017 at 21:10, Vincent Danjean <vdanjean at debian.org> wrote:
> Package: hostapd
> Version: 1:2.5-2+v2.4-3+b1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
>
>   Hi,
>
>   I just upgraded a machine from jessie to stretch. With the stretch
> version of hostapd, the deamon does not start:
> # hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
> Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
> Using interface wlan0 with hwaddr f4:ec:38:c5:fd:94 and ssid "dino-wpa1"
> Failed to set beacon parameters
> Interface initialization failed
> wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED
> wlan0: AP-DISABLED
> wlan0: Unable to setup interface.
> wlan0: interface state DISABLED->DISABLED
> wlan0: AP-DISABLED
> hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0_2 wasn't started
> wlan0: AP-DISABLED
> hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0_1 wasn't started
> wlan0: AP-DISABLED
> hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 wasn't started
> nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
> #
>
>   If I downgrade the hostapd package to the jessie version
> (1:2.3-1+deb8u4), then it works perfectly:
> # apt-get install --reinstall hostapd/jessie
> [...]
> Les paquets suivants seront mis à une VERSION INFÉRIEURE :
>   hostapd
> 0 mis à jour, 0 nouvellement installés, 1 remis à une version inférieure, 0 à enlever et 44 non mis à jour.
> [...]
> Préparation du dépaquetage de .../hostapd_1%3a2.3-1+deb8u4_amd64.deb ...
> Dépaquetage de hostapd (1:2.3-1+deb8u4) sur (1:2.5-2+v2.4-3+b1) ...
> Paramétrage de hostapd (1:2.3-1+deb8u4) ...
> [...]
> #  hostapd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
> Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
> Using interface wlan0 with hwaddr f4:ec:38:c5:fd:94 and ssid "dino-wpa1"
> Using interface wlan0_1 with hwaddr f4:ec:38:c5:fd:95 and ssid "dino"
> Using interface wlan0_2 with hwaddr f4:ec:38:c5:fd:96 and ssid
> "dino-guess"
> wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->ENABLED
> wlan0: AP-ENABLED
> [.. and then authentifications from client...]
>
>   So, it seems there is a major regression in the hostapd package.
> Feel free to ask more information if required.

I'm going to ask you to tell me what hardware you use. Also, please try
and get more logs please, especially those wpa_supplicant produces with
-dt (you can add it with a systemd override file).

>   Note that the unstable version works. So I will mark this bug as fixed
> for the 1:2.6-3 version as soon as I get its number

That's pretty much a bad news, as 2.6 breaks networking for lot more
people, it seems.

There's a thread about a related issue:
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/hostap/2017-January/037042.html

Please have a look and let me know whether what you're observing is the
same bug or not, and whether the patch works.

Thanks!

-- 
Cheers,
  Andrew