T440 Unable to create managed/master HOTSPOT using hostapd

Question

Hello All,
I am trying to create a HOTSPOT on my laptop as Super user. However It fails.
Linux details :- [vigneshwara@oc2002381118 ~]$ uname -a
Linux oc2002381118 2.6.32-504.16.2.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Mar 10 17:01:00 EDT 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Kindly assist with an solution.
[root@oc2002381118 ~]# hostapd -dd /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
random: Trying to read entropy from /dev/random
Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
ctrl_interface_group=10 (from group name 'wheel')
nl80211: interface wlan0 in phy phy0
rfkill: initial event: idx=0 type=2 op=0 soft=0 hard=0
rfkill: initial event: idx=1 type=2 op=0 soft=0 hard=0
rfkill: initial event: idx=2 type=1 op=0 soft=0 hard=0
nl80211: Using driver-based off-channel TX
nl80211: wifi status sockopt failed
nl80211: Add own interface ifindex 3
nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 3 (AP)
nl80211: Failed to set interface 3 to mode 3: -95 (Operation not supported)
nl80211: Interface already in requested mode - ignore error
nl80211: Setup AP - device_ap_sme=0 use_monitor=0
nl80211: Subscribe to mgmt frames with AP handle 0xa062f0
nl80211: Register frame type=0xb0 nl_handle=0xa062f0
nl80211: Register frame match - hexdump(len=0): [NULL]
nl80211: Register frame command failed (type=176): ret=-22 (Invalid argument)
nl80211: Register frame match - hexdump(len=0): [NULL]
nl80211: Failed to set interface wlan0 into AP mode
netlink: Operstate: linkmode=0, operstate=6
nl80211: Set mode ifindex 3 iftype 2 (STATION)
nl80211 driver initialization failed.

Answer 1

vigveera, welcome to the forums. Please edit your post and add code tags around output from the terminal. Thank you.