i am installing hostapd in CentOS6.7 with two methods:
1) via rpm command using hostapd-2.0-7.el6.x86_64.rpm
2) by compiling tar.gz file following this tutorial
in both cases after editing hostapd.conf in /etc/hostapd/ directory, when i run 'service hostapd start' i get following error:
Starting hostapd: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.confConfiguration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
nl80211: Could not add multicast membership for scan events: -2 (No such file or directory)
Failed to initialize driver 'nl80211'
after searching google i found out that its a kernal bug (kernel2.6.32-573.el6x86_64 for CentOS6.7 final release) and to fix it i have to upgrade my kernel. my requirenment is, not to upgrade whole kernal rather just to modify only the error-related file so that other kernal files remain intact. is it enough to fix the problem if so than anyone who can guide me how to do that?
[EDIT]: i am working on a server with specific OS and Software versions in a company. i want to make my own small similar network(infrastructure) at home with one of my laptop acting as server that should have same OS and Software versions so that i can work on the issues at home as well. to create network my server laptop should act as an access point for which i am using 'hostapd' open source package(mostly used). but my OS kernel version has a bug for hostapd. if i upgrade my kernel then at least some packages will also get updated that may change the type of issues i will have at home and in my office.
thanks
