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Error hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 wasn't started

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Hello, i am trying to use the script. I successfully ran the install_prerequisites and then i am now trying to start it but the AP does not appear and i get this wifi log. I am running Kali 2019.1 on vmware and i attached to the vm a wifi usb dongle TP-Link TL-WN823N and also the host pc integrated wifi card. In both cases this is the message. Where am i wrong? Thank you

Backing up NetworkManager.cfg...
Restarting NetworkManager...
Backing up /etc/dnsmasq.conf...
Writing dnsmasq config file...
Creating new /etc/dnsmasq.conf...
Writing hostapd config file...
Configuring AP interface...
Applying iptables rules...
Starting DNSMASQ server...
Error: Device for nexthop is not up.
Starting AP on wlan0 in screen terminal...
Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Could not set interface wlan0 flags (UP): Operation not possible due to RF-kill
nl80211: Could not configure driver mode
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
nl80211 driver initialization failed.
wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED
wlan0: AP-DISABLED 
wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING 
hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 wasn't started

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AntSanVarcommented, Mar 26, 2019

Hello, I fix it unblocking the wifi adapter: sudo rfkill unblock wifi You can check the blocking status with: rfkill list

Best regards

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kueblccommented, Oct 1, 2019

If you have another machine on your network handling DNS queries you could redirect *.tuya(us|eu|cn).com requests to the machine running fake-registration-server.

Otherwise, without support for AP (master) mode, there is no way to create an isolated WiFi network for the Tuya device to connect to, and so nothing can be done here.