Hi, has anyone managed to get the WLE600VX working in AP mode on a 5GHz channel on Arch Linux? I had this set up with hostapd on my apu2d4, and it was working well until very recently. I'll list some basic details about my system below.
BIOS version & kernel version (latest at the time of posting):
Userspace regulatory domain:
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- # iw reg get
- global
- country US: DFS-FCC
- (902 - 904 @ 2), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
- (904 - 920 @ 16), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
- (920 - 928 @ 8), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
- (2400 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
- (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (N/A), AUTO-BW
- (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW
- (5470 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS
- (5730 - 5850 @ 80), (N/A, 30), (N/A), AUTO-BW
- (5850 - 5895 @ 40), (N/A, 27), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
- (5925 - 7125 @ 320), (N/A, 12), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, PASSIVE-SCAN
- (57240 - 71000 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), (N/A)
- phy#0
- country US: DFS-FCC
- (902 - 904 @ 2), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
- (904 - 920 @ 16), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
- (920 - 928 @ 8), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
- (2400 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 30), (N/A)
- (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 23), (N/A), AUTO-BW
- (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS, AUTO-BW
- (5470 - 5730 @ 160), (N/A, 24), (0 ms), DFS
- (5730 - 5850 @ 80), (N/A, 30), (N/A), AUTO-BW
- (5850 - 5895 @ 40), (N/A, 27), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, PASSIVE-SCAN
- (5925 - 7125 @ 320), (N/A, 12), (N/A), NO-OUTDOOR, PASSIVE-SCAN
- (57240 - 71000 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), (N/A)
5GHz channel list (from "iw list"; everything is either disabled or no IR):
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- Band 2:
- Frequencies:
- * 5180 MHz [36] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
- * 5200 MHz [40] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
- * 5220 MHz [44] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
- * 5240 MHz [48] (23.0 dBm) (no IR)
- * 5260 MHz [52] (24.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
- * 5280 MHz [56] (24.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
- * 5300 MHz [60] (24.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
- * 5320 MHz [64] (24.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection)
- * 5500 MHz [100] (disabled)
- * 5520 MHz [104] (disabled)
- * 5540 MHz [108] (disabled)
- * 5560 MHz [112] (disabled)
- * 5580 MHz [116] (disabled)
- * 5600 MHz [120] (disabled)
- * 5620 MHz [124] (disabled)
- * 5640 MHz [128] (disabled)
- * 5660 MHz [132] (disabled)
- * 5680 MHz [136] (disabled)
- * 5700 MHz [140] (disabled)
- * 5720 MHz [144] (disabled)
- * 5745 MHz [149] (30.0 dBm) (no IR)
- * 5765 MHz [153] (30.0 dBm) (no IR)
- * 5785 MHz [157] (30.0 dBm) (no IR)
- * 5805 MHz [161] (30.0 dBm) (no IR)
- * 5825 MHz [165] (30.0 dBm) (no IR)
- * 5845 MHz [169] (27.0 dBm) (no IR)
- * 5865 MHz [173] (disabled)
Relevant kernel logs:
hostapd configuration:
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- ### hostapd configuration file
- ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
- ctrl_interface_group=0
- interface=ap0
- driver=nl80211
- bridge=br0
- ### regulatory domain
- country_code=US
- ieee80211d=1
- ieee80211h=1 #DFS
- ### IEEE 802.11
- ssid=redacted
- hw_mode=a
- channel=0
- max_num_sta=128
- auth_algs=1
- disassoc_low_ack=1
- ### ACS tuning
- acs_num_scans=10
- ### IEEE 802.11n
- ieee80211n=1
- wmm_enabled=1
- ht_capab=[HT40+][LDPC][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1][DSSS_CCK-40]
- ### IEEE 802.11ac
- ieee80211ac=1
- vht_oper_chwidth=1 #80MHz
- vht_capab=[MAX-MPDU-11454][RXLDPC][SHORT-GI-80][TX-STBC-2BY1][RX-STBC-1][MAX-A-MPDU-LEN-EXP7][RX-ANTENNA-PATTERN][TX-ANTENNA-PATTERN]
- ### WPA/IEEE 802.11i
- wpa=2
- wpa_passphrase=redacted
- wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
- wpa_pairwise=CCMP
- ### hostapd event logger configuration
- logger_syslog=127
- logger_syslog_level=2
- logger_stdout=127
- logger_stdout_level=2
hostapd log:
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- ap0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->COUNTRY_UPDATE
- ACS: Automatic channel selection started, this may take a bit
- ap0: interface state COUNTRY_UPDATE->ACS
- ap0: ACS-STARTED
- ap0: ACS-COMPLETED freq=5260 channel=52
- ap0: interface state ACS->HT_SCAN
- ap0: interface state HT_SCAN->DFS
- ap0: DFS-CAC-START freq=5260 chan=52 sec_chan=1, width=1, seg0=58, seg1=0, cac_time=60s
- DFS start_dfs_cac() failed, -1
- Interface initialization failed
- ap0: interface state DFS->DISABLED
- ap0: AP-DISABLED
- ap0: interface state DISABLED->DISABLED
- ap0: AP-DISABLED
- ap0: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
- hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface ap0 wasn't started
- nl80211: deinit ifname=ap0 disabled_11b_rates=0
Some other things to note:
- I did recently experience a power event at my location which caused an outage/possible surge, but the device is behind a surge protector. I wouldn't expect the card to be operational at all if it was damaged by this, but I figured it was worth mentioning.
- Previously, I had the ieee80211h setting disabled because it wasn't working for some reason. In this case, ACS fails immediately if I don't include it.
- I'm still able to get the card working on a 2.4GHz channel.
- I did a full system upgrade which included a kernel update from 5.16.14.arch1-1 to 5.18.9.arch1-1. Admittedly this system had been neglected for a while, so a lot of other packages were upgraded in the process. I can try to narrow down the list to possibly relevant packages if necessary, but I'm mainly wondering if anyone on an up-to-date Arch installation is able to get this card working in 5GHz mode.
Any input is appreciated - thanks!