angel96
January 30, 2025, 6:16pm
1
Hi
I try to create a Wi-Fi hotspot
I bought for that a 2nd WLAN chip: EDUP WiFi 6E USB (AX3000M) WLAN Adapter , because it’s out-of-the-box support in Linux kernel.
I use a MacBook Air 2014.
# journalctl -f
Jan 30 18:26:56 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: Interface initialization failed
Jan 30 18:26:56 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: wlp3s0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED
Jan 30 18:26:56 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: wlp3s0: AP-DISABLED
Jan 30 18:26:56 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: wlp3s0: Unable to setup interface.
Jan 30 18:26:56 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: Failed to initialize AP interface
Jan 30 18:26:56 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: wlp3s0: interface state DISABLED->DISABLED
Jan 30 18:26:56 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: wlp3s0: AP-DISABLED
Jan 30 18:26:56 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlp3s0 wasn't started
Jan 30 18:26:56 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: wlp3s0: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=64:76:ba:a4:7b:f6 reason=3 locally_generated=1
Jan 30 18:26:57 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: wlp3s0: Reject scan trigger since one is already pending
Jan 30 18:27:06 silverblue-mba2014 systemd[1]: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: Deactivated successfully.
Jan 30 18:27:06 silverblue-mba2014 audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=NetworkManager-dispatcher comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Jan 30 18:27:22 silverblue-mba2014 NetworkManager[1282]: <warn> [1738258042.3167] device (wlp3s0): Activation: (wifi) Hotspot network creation took too long, failing activation
Jan 30 18:27:22 silverblue-mba2014 NetworkManager[1282]: <info> [1738258042.3169] device (wlp3s0): state change: config -> failed (reason 'supplicant-timeout', managed-type: 'full')
Jan 30 18:27:22 silverblue-mba2014 NetworkManager[1282]: <info> [1738258042.3178] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Jan 30 18:27:22 silverblue-mba2014 NetworkManager[1282]: <warn> [1738258042.3183] device (wlp3s0): Activation: failed for connection 'Hotspot'
Jan 30 18:27:22 silverblue-mba2014 NetworkManager[1282]: <info> [1738258042.3189] device (wlp3s0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none', managed-type: 'full')
Jan 30 18:27:22 silverblue-mba2014 wpa_supplicant[1300]: wlp3s0: Reject scan trigger since one is already pending
Jan 30 18:27:23 silverblue-mba2014 systemd[1]: systemd-hostnamed.service: Deactivated successfully.
Jan 30 18:27:23 silverblue-mba2014 audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-hostnamed comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Jan 30 18:27:23 silverblue-mba2014 audit: BPF prog-id=112 op=UNLOAD
Jan 30 18:27:26 silverblue-mba2014 NetworkManager[1282]: <info> [1738258046.3985] policy: auto-activating
Just a short off topic question about EDUP WiFi 6E USB (AX3000M) WLAN Adapter:
why I need to plug in two devices?
what is the purpose of the device without the antenna?
Thanks
We cannot answer that but you probably can.
please run lsusb with neither dongle connected, then run the same command again with both dongles connected. The additional devices seen will be the 2 added dongles.
Send us the added device info and we may be able to identify the devices.
Just as a very quick guess the second dongle that does not have the antennae connected may be a bluetooth device, or it may be only a flash drive containing software. In any case we need the info from you to be able to provide an answer that would be even closer.
From the amazon web page I see this
What's in the box
1* USB WiFi 6E Adapter
1 * USB Disk ( included the driver )
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angel96
January 31, 2025, 5:10am
4
# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0a5c:4500 Broadcom Corp. BCM2046B1 USB 2.0 Hub (part of BCM2046 Bluetooth)
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05ac:0291 Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 05ac:828f Apple, Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 05ac:8406 Apple, Inc. Internal Memory Card Reader
# lsusb
MediaTek Inc. Wireless_Device
The 2nd devices seems really only USB Disk:
It’s useless for Linux users?
Yes, the software on there is useless for Linux. You could reformat it and use it as a flash-drive.
If you install and run
sudo dnf install lshw
Find the *-network section and look for the driver running the Media-Tek wifi adaptor, you can see if the driver is loaded.
Another better way to tell if the drivers are installed is to run
dnf list --installed linux-firmware
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Those appear to be your devices, as noted above. The first is only a flash drive and the second is the wifi adapter.
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angel96
January 31, 2025, 8:31am
7
# lshw
silverblue-mba2014
description: Notebook
product: MacBookAir6,2 (System SKU#)
vendor: Apple Inc.
version: 1.0
serial: C02MJGQWG086
width: 64 bits
capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 smp vsyscall32
configuration: boot=normal chassis=notebook family=MacBook Air sku=System SKU# uuid=e6b9cbfe-2937-5b44-8bbe-ddda607f507d
*-core
description: Motherboard
product: Mac-7DF21CB3ED6977E5
vendor: Apple Inc.
physical id: 0
version: MacBookAir6,2
serial: C02414501K4FY5CAY
slot: Part Component
*-cpu
description: CPU
product: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4260U CPU @ 1.40GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 0
bus info: cpu@0
version: 6.69.1
serial: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
slot: U3E1
size: 2400MHz
capacity: 2700MHz
width: 64 bits
clock: 25MHz
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good nopl xtopology nonstop_tsc cpuid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 sdbg fma cx16 xtpr pdcm pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm abm cpuid_fault epb pti ssbd ibrs ibpb stibp tpr_shadow flexpriority ept vpid ept_ad fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid xsaveopt dtherm ida arat pln pts vnmi md_clear flush_l1d cpufreq
configuration: microcode=38
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 2
size: 64KiB
capacity: 64KiB
capabilities: asynchronous internal write-back instruction
configuration: level=1
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 3
size: 512KiB
capacity: 512KiB
capabilities: asynchronous internal write-back unified
configuration: level=2
*-cache:2
description: L3 cache
physical id: 4
size: 3MiB
capacity: 3MiB
capabilities: asynchronous internal write-back unified
configuration: level=3
*-cache
description: L1 cache
physical id: 1
size: 64KiB
capacity: 64KiB
capabilities: asynchronous internal write-back data
configuration: level=1
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 5
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 4GiB
*-bank:0
description: SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)
product: H9CCNNN8JTMLAR-NTM
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 0
serial: 0x00000000
slot: DIMM0
size: 2GiB
clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)
*-bank:1
description: SODIMM DDR3 Synchronous 1600 MHz (0.6 ns)
product: H9CCNNN8JTMLAR-NTM
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 1
serial: 0x00000000
slot: DIMM0
size: 2GiB
clock: 1600MHz (0.6ns)
*-firmware
description: BIOS
vendor: Apple Inc.
physical id: b
version: 474.0.0.0.0
date: 08/23/2022
size: 1MiB
capacity: 8MiB
capabilities: pci upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect acpi ieee1394boot smartbattery netboot
*-pci
description: Host bridge
product: Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 09
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=hsw_uncore
resources: irq:0
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 09
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
resources: irq:56 memory:b0000000-b03fffff memory:a0000000-afffffff ioport:3000(size=64) memory:c0000-dffff
*-multimedia:0
description: Audio device
product: Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 3
bus info: pci@0000:00:03.0
logical name: card0
logical name: /dev/snd/controlC0
logical name: /dev/snd/hwC0D0
logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC0D3p
logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC0D7p
logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC0D8p
version: 09
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
resources: irq:76 memory:b0a10000-b0a13fff
*-input:0
product: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=3
physical id: 0
logical name: input10
logical name: /dev/input/event10
*-input:1
product: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=7
physical id: 1
logical name: input11
logical name: /dev/input/event11
*-input:2
product: HDA Intel HDMI HDMI/DP,pcm=8
physical id: 2
logical name: input12
logical name: /dev/input/event12
*-usb
description: USB controller
product: 8 Series USB xHCI HC
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 14
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
version: 04
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi xhci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0
resources: irq:51 memory:b0a00000-b0a0ffff
*-usbhost:0
product: xHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 6.12.10-200.fc41.x86_64 xhci-hcd
physical id: 0
bus info: usb@1
logical name: usb1
version: 6.12
capabilities: usb-2.00
configuration: driver=hub slots=9 speed=480Mbit/s
*-usb:0
description: USB hub
product: BRCM20702 Hub
vendor: Apple Inc.
physical id: 3
bus info: usb@1:3
version: 1.00
capabilities: usb-2.00
configuration: driver=hub maxpower=94mA slots=3 speed=12Mbit/s
*-usb
description: Bluetooth wireless interface
product: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
vendor: Apple Inc.
physical id: 3
bus info: usb@1:3.3
version: 1.50
capabilities: usb-2.00 bluetooth
configuration: driver=btusb speed=12Mbit/s
*-usb:1
description: Human interface device
product: bcm5974
vendor: Apple Inc.
physical id: 5
bus info: usb@1:5
logical name: input6
logical name: /dev/input/event6
logical name: input6::capslock
logical name: input6::compose
logical name: input6::kana
logical name: input6::numlock
logical name: input6::scrolllock
logical name: input8
logical name: /dev/input/event8
logical name: /dev/input/mouse1
version: 1.71
serial: D3H4121XWQPF94RAA23
capabilities: usb-2.00 usb
configuration: driver=bcm5974 maxpower=500mA speed=12Mbit/s
*-usbhost:1
product: xHCI Host Controller
vendor: Linux 6.12.10-200.fc41.x86_64 xhci-hcd
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@2
logical name: usb2
version: 6.12
capabilities: usb-3.00
configuration: driver=hub slots=4 speed=5000Mbit/s
*-usb:0
description: Generic USB device
product: Wireless_Device
vendor: MediaTek Inc.
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@2:1
version: 1.00
serial: 000000000
capabilities: usb-3.20
configuration: driver=mt7921u maxpower=160mA speed=5000Mbit/s
*-usb:1
description: Mass storage device
product: Card Reader
vendor: Apple
physical id: 3
bus info: usb@2:3
logical name: scsi1
version: 8.20
serial: 000000000820
capabilities: usb-3.00 scsi emulated scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage maxpower=896mA speed=5000Mbit/s
*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
product: SD Card Reader
vendor: APPLE
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdb
version: 3.00
serial: 000000000820
capabilities: removable
configuration: ansiversion=6 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512
*-medium
physical id: 0
logical name: /dev/sdb
*-generic
description: DMA controller
product: 8 Series Low Power Sub-System DMA
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 15
bus info: pci@0000:00:15.0
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm eisa_dma bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=dw_dmac_pci latency=0
resources: irq:0 memory:b0a29000-b0a29fff memory:b0a28000-b0a28fff
*-serial:0 UNCLAIMED
description: Serial bus controller
product: 8 Series SPI Controller #1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 15.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:15.4
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:b0a21000-b0a21fff memory:b0a20000-b0a20fff
*-communication
description: Communication controller
product: 8 Series HECI #0
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 16
bus info: pci@0000:00:16.0
version: 04
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=mei_me latency=0
resources: irq:59 memory:b0a2a100-b0a2a11f
*-multimedia:1
description: Audio device
product: 8 Series HD Audio Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1b
bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
logical name: card1
logical name: /dev/snd/controlC1
logical name: /dev/snd/hwC1D0
logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC1D0c
logical name: /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p
version: 04
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_hda_intel latency=0
resources: irq:77 memory:b0a14000-b0a17fff
*-input
product: HDA Intel PCH Headphone
physical id: 0
logical name: input13
logical name: /dev/input/event13
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 1
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.0
version: e4
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:40
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 2
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.1
version: e4
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:41 memory:b0800000-b09fffff ioport:90000000(size=268435456)
*-multimedia UNCLAIMED
description: Multimedia controller
product: 720p FaceTime HD Camera
vendor: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=0
resources: memory:b0900000-b090ffff memory:90000000-9fffffff memory:b0800000-b08fffff
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 3
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.2
version: e4
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:42 memory:b0400000-b06fffff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: BCM4360 802.11ac Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: wlp3s0
version: 03
serial: 64:76:ba:a4:7b:f6
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=wl0 driverversion=6.30.223.271 (r587334) ip=192.168.1.106 latency=0 multicast=yes
resources: irq:18 memory:b0600000-b0607fff memory:b0400000-b05fffff
*-pci:3
description: PCI bridge
product: 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 5
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.4
version: e4
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:43 ioport:4000(size=12288) memory:b0b00000-bcbfffff ioport:bcc00000(size=201326592)
*-pci
description: PCI bridge
product: DSL3510 Thunderbolt Controller [Cactus Ridge 4C 2012]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:16 ioport:4000(size=8192) memory:b0b00000-b8bfffff ioport:bcc00000(size=134217728)
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: DSL3510 Thunderbolt Controller [Cactus Ridge 4C 2012]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:06:00.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:45 memory:b0b00000-b0bfffff
*-generic
description: System peripheral
product: DSL3510 Thunderbolt Controller [Cactus Ridge 4C 2012]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:07:00.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=thunderbolt latency=0
resources: irq:16 memory:b0b00000-b0b3ffff memory:b0b40000-b0b40fff
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: DSL3510 Thunderbolt Controller [Cactus Ridge 4C 2012]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 3
bus info: pci@0000:06:03.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:46 ioport:4000(size=4096) memory:b0c00000-b4bfffff ioport:bcc00000(size=67108864)
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: DSL3510 Thunderbolt Controller [Cactus Ridge 4C 2012]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 4
bus info: pci@0000:06:04.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:47 ioport:5000(size=4096) memory:b4c00000-b8bfffff ioport:c0c00000(size=67108864)
*-pci:3
description: PCI bridge
product: DSL3510 Thunderbolt Controller [Cactus Ridge 4C 2012]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:06:05.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:48
*-pci:4
description: PCI bridge
product: DSL3510 Thunderbolt Controller [Cactus Ridge 4C 2012]
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 6
bus info: pci@0000:06:06.0
version: 03
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm msi pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:49
*-pci:4
description: PCI bridge
product: 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 6
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1c.5
bus info: pci@0000:00:1c.5
version: e4
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pciexpress msi pm normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:44 ioport:2000(size=4096) memory:b0700000-b07fffff
*-sata
description: SATA controller
product: 88SS9183 PCIe SSD Controller
vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:04:00.0
logical name: scsi0
version: 14
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: sata pm msi pciexpress ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list rom emulated
configuration: driver=ahci latency=0
resources: irq:50 ioport:2028(size=8) ioport:2034(size=4) ioport:2020(size=8) ioport:2030(size=4) ioport:2000(size=32) memory:b0700000-b07001ff memory:b0720000-b073ffff
*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: APPLE SSD SD0256
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: 821
serial: 141215402614
size: 233GiB (251GB)
capabilities: gpt-1.00 partitioned partitioned:gpt
configuration: ansiversion=5 guid=e3bc97f1-d3b3-4436-a160-f65d7101f10b logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=4096
*-volume:0 UNCLAIMED
description: Windows FAT volume
vendor: mkfs.fat
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
version: FAT32
serial: fe41-86f7
size: 598MiB
capacity: 599MiB
capabilities: boot fat initialized
configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat name=EFI System Partition
*-volume:1
description: EXT4 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
logical name: /boot
version: 1.0
serial: 34f41013-bea5-40fa-8b7a-b60acdba548e
size: 1GiB
capabilities: journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink 64bit extents ext4 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2024-12-23 02:41:46 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/boot modified=2025-01-31 09:27:39 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,seclabel,relatime mounted=2025-01-31 09:17:40 state=mounted
*-volume:2
description: EFI partition
physical id: 3
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,3
logical name: /dev/sda3
serial: 202585f6-6f8b-48c4-9602-fe26a59bf3b8
size: 232GiB
capacity: 232GiB
width: 4002075696 bits
capabilities: encrypted luks initialized
configuration: bits=8297042992 filesystem=luks hash=sha256 version=2
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: 8 Series LPC Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.0
version: 04
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=lpc_ich latency=0
resources: irq:0
*-pnp00:00
product: PnP device PNP0103
physical id: 0
capabilities: pnp
configuration: driver=system
*-pnp00:01
product: PnP device PNP0c02
physical id: 1
capabilities: pnp
configuration: driver=system
*-pnp00:02
product: PnP device PNP0b00
physical id: 2
capabilities: pnp
configuration: driver=rtc_cmos
*-pnp00:03
product: PnP device PNP0c02
physical id: 3
capabilities: pnp
configuration: driver=system
*-pnp00:04
product: PnP device PNP0c01
physical id: 4
capabilities: pnp
configuration: driver=system
*-serial:1
description: SMBus
product: 8 Series SMBus Controller
vendor: Intel Corporation
physical id: 1f.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.3
version: 04
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=i801_smbus latency=0
resources: irq:18 memory:b0a2a000-b0a2a0ff ioport:efa0(size=32)
*-input:0
product: Lid Switch
physical id: 1
logical name: input0
logical name: /dev/input/event0
capabilities: platform
*-input:1
product: Power Button
physical id: 2
logical name: input1
logical name: /dev/input/event1
capabilities: platform
*-input:2
product: Sleep Button
physical id: 3
logical name: input2
logical name: /dev/input/event2
capabilities: platform
*-input:3
product: Power Button
physical id: 4
logical name: input3
logical name: /dev/input/event3
capabilities: platform
*-input:4
product: Video Bus
physical id: 5
logical name: input7
logical name: /dev/input/event7
capabilities: platform
*-input:5
product: PC Speaker
physical id: 6
logical name: input9
logical name: /dev/input/event9
capabilities: isa
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: Wireless_Device
physical id: 7
bus info: usb@2:1
logical name: wlp0s20u1
serial: 1a:fb:57:2e:be:e1
capabilities: ethernet physical
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=mt7921u driverversion=6.12.10-200.fc41.x86_64 firmware=____010000-20241106151045 link=no multicast=yes
# rpm -qa | grep firmware
linux-firmware-whence-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
linux-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
amd-gpu-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
amd-ucode-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
atheros-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
brcmfmac-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
cirrus-audio-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
intel-audio-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
intel-gpu-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
intel-vsc-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
iwlegacy-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
iwlwifi-dvm-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
iwlwifi-mvm-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
libertas-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
mt7xxx-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
nvidia-gpu-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
nxpwireless-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
realtek-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
tiwilink-firmware-20241210-1.fc41.noarch
alsa-sof-firmware-2024.09.2-2.fc41.noarch
I use Fedora Atomic (Silverblue), some commands you wrote don’t work at me
thanks
Silverblue: sorry I missed that! I am yet to wrap my head around ‘immutable’ systems.
Nonetheless, the info you provided shows that all your hardware and drivers are there. Two *-network adaptors, 1) Broadcom wlp3so which is attatched to your network with IP 192.168.1.106 using driver wl0 and 2), wlp0s20u1 using mt7921u driver.
From the first log you posted, it looks like the hotspot is being attempted on wlp3so, not wlp0s20u1. Even though in the graphical setting you are under ‘MediaTek Wi-Fi’.
Do you mind working in terminal? I find it easier in the long run. We can (try to) create a wifi hotspot with network manager. I found instructions on a site I like https://www.baeldung.com/linux/setup-wifi-hotspot
Essentially we
sudo nmcli device wifi hotspot con-name t-450 ssid t-450 band bg password qw3rtyu1
Try that out (referring to the linked instructions, changing what you need to) and I will look up how to specify the adaptor aswell. I suspect that Gnome is trying to establish a hotspot on the Broadcom while it is connected to you home wifi. Which unless an adaptor can multiplex it cannot do.
Edit: It looks better to create an AP (Access Point) full instructions at https://www.baeldung.com/linux/nmcli-wap-sharing-internet but if you run
nmcli d wifi hotspot ifname wlp0s20u1 ssid testspot password 12345678
it should work.
Test these out if you can and maybe someone else can fix the Gnome toggle if you need.
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This is a quite confusing journey! Sorry for the mis-tagging
When doing these commands from terminal, you should get more info as to why the adapter is not initiated.
