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lakinduakash
Couldn't get wlan0 when start the hotspot from menu
I'm using MXLinux (Debian).
- If I launch the hotspot from the menu, the GUI displays but the wlan0 dropdown is disabled.
- If the app is started from terminal command "wihotspot", it works like a charm.
(The cli version is working well)
Yes, it works with sudo, even without sudo. But wlan0 filter is disabled if the app is launched directly from menu.
Can you try iw dev from the command line?
Seems like iw is not available except root.
Dear, "iw dev" works. It shows wlan0 information. It seems I'm the only one facing the problem. Or XFCE is the cause?
Does iw dev work with both with and without sudo?
Can also you post the logs by opening wihotspot via terminal?
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Dear, "iw dev" works. It shows wlan0 information. It seems I'm the only one facing the problem. Or XFCE is the cause?
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I'm having this exact issue (MXLinux as well). Works great when started in a terminal but when started through the whiskermenu, the wifi interface dropdown is blank. Same problem when started through rofi. whiskermenu runs this command sh -c 'env DISPLAY=$DISPLAY XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY /usr/bin/wihotspot' and changing it to just wifihotspot doesn't fix the issue. Getting it to start in a terminal through whiskermenu gives the following: sh: 1: iw: not found. Maybe whiskermenu runs things through a user that doesn't have iw installed?
