addition to my yesterday email of not being able to build wpa_supplicant

[matti christensen]

Hello

-- my previous email was of 2.16 and git version = they did not build

-- today i downloaded 2.5 and it did build - but trying to run gives  
following error message;

# /usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -d -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -B
wpa_supplicant v2.5
random: Trying to read entropy from /dev/random
Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver  
'default' ctrl_interface 'N/A' bridge 'N/A'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf'
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
Priority group 0
    id=0 ssid='thewall'
nl80211: Could not add multicast membership for vendor events: -2 (No  
such file or directory)
rfkill: Cannot open RFKILL control device
nl80211: RFKILL status not available
nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:1
nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:5
nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:2
nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:4
nl80211: Using driver-based off-channel TX
nl80211: interface wlan0 in phy phy0
nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 2 (STATION)
nl80211: Subscribe to mgmt frames with non-AP handle 0x9a243a8
nl80211: Register frame type=0xd0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_ACTION)  
nl_handle=0x9a243a8 match=06
nl80211: Register frame type=0xd0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_ACTION)  
nl_handle=0x9a243a8 match=0a07
nl80211: Register frame type=0xd0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_ACTION)  
nl_handle=0x9a243a8 match=0a11
nl80211: Register frame type=0xd0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_ACTION)  
nl_handle=0x9a243a8 match=1101
nl80211: Register frame type=0xd0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_ACTION)  
nl_handle=0x9a243a8 match=1102
nl80211: Register frame type=0xd0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_ACTION)  
nl_handle=0x9a243a8 match=0505
netlink: Operstate: ifindex=3 linkmode=1 (userspace-control),  
operstate=5 (IF_OPER_DORMANT)
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
nl80211: Remove monitor interface: refcount=0
netlink: Operstate: ifindex=3 linkmode=0 (kernel-control), operstate=6  
(IF_OPER_UP)
nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 2 (STATION)
nl80211: Unsubscribe mgmt frames handle 0x812acb21 (mode change)
wlan0: Failed to initialize driver interface
Failed to add interface wlan0
wlan0: Cancelling scan request
wlan0: Cancelling authentication timeout

-- what's up ...? ( again atheros pci-card, linux-2.6.39.8 aschetic  
kernel by me )

/mc

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