Resolved enabling hostapd in imx6 using wl1271 chipset. The daemon hostapd is a linux service which enables a host computer to become a wifi access point ap. I originally learned to set up hostapd from instructions on pastebin written by user dryfire117, at the process is now much easier since the version that comes with raspbian stretch includes the nl80211 driver. Before proceeding, please ensure your raspberry pi is up to date and rebooted. The most basic set of options for using hostapd with the nl80211 driver have already been provided as the hostapdminimal.
I ran in to trouble because the instructions call for specifying drivernl80211 in the nf file but this driver was not found on my. Raspberry pi 3 configuring it as wireless access point ap mode. That is all you need if you dont care about consistantly being on the same channel, dont needwant encryption, and dont need a flashy name. Trying to read entropy from devrandom configuration file. Install software setting up a raspberry pi as a wifi. Interface mode change to 2 from 0 failed nl80211 driver initialization failed. Setting up a raspberry pi as a wireless access point.
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