[BUG] Auto Mode won't start, stuck at "starting monitor interface"

[triple-threat-dan]

[BUG] Auto Mode won't start, stuck at "starting monitor interface"

[triple-threat-dan]

@lucidyan I ended up just reflashing it with a fresh config and it all works now. Bettercap got borked somehow, that's all I could tell.

Thank you for your help though!

Closing bug.

[triple-threat-dan]

Any help is much appreciated! I can paste my config.toml if needed.

[lucidyan]

@triple-threat-dan check bettercap logs with sudo journalctl --unit=bettercap.service, it seems that problems with it (maybe it could not initialize monitor mode or something).

[triple-threat-dan]

@lucidyan Thanks for the response, here's what I get in the bettercap logs:

Jan 12 14:14:00 triplethreatpwny rfkill[30067]: unblock set for all
Jan 12 14:14:01 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:01 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:02 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:03 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:04 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:04 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:05 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:06 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:07 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:07 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:08 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:08 triplethreatpwny rfkill[30210]: unblock set for all
Jan 12 14:14:09 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:10 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:10 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:10 triplethreatpwny rfkill[30253]: unblock set for all
Jan 12 14:14:11 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:11 triplethreatpwny rfkill[30266]: unblock set for all
Jan 12 14:14:12 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:12 triplethreatpwny rfkill[30279]: unblock set for all
Jan 12 14:14:12 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:13 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 14:14:13 triplethreatpwny rfkill[30309]: unblock set for all
Jan 12 14:14:14 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[460]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)

[triple-threat-dan]

Adding content from /var/log/syslog too in case it helps:

Jan 12 19:58:08 triplethreatpwny rfkill: unblock set for all
Jan 12 19:58:08 triplethreatpwny kernel: [19956.059693] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_set_power_mgmt: Forcing power management
Jan 12 19:58:08 triplethreatpwny kernel: [19956.059708] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_set_power_mgmt: power save disabled
Jan 12 19:58:08 triplethreatpwny kernel: [19956.096662] brcmfmac: brcmf_vif_add_validate: Attempt to add a MONITOR interface...
Jan 12 19:58:08 triplethreatpwny kernel: [19956.096679] brcmfmac: brcmf_vif_add_validate: ... there is already a monitor interface, returning EOPNOTSUPP
Jan 12 19:58:08 triplethreatpwny kernel: [19956.096693] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_cfg80211_add_iface: iface validation failed: err=-95
Jan 12 19:58:09 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[818]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)
Jan 12 19:58:09 triplethreatpwny rfkill: unblock set for all
Jan 12 19:58:09 triplethreatpwny kernel: [19956.819832] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_set_power_mgmt: Forcing power management
Jan 12 19:58:09 triplethreatpwny kernel: [19956.819851] brcmfmac: brcmf_cfg80211_set_power_mgmt: power save disabled
Jan 12 19:58:09 triplethreatpwny kernel: [19956.862791] brcmfmac: brcmf_vif_add_validate: Attempt to add a MONITOR interface...
Jan 12 19:58:09 triplethreatpwny kernel: [19956.862810] brcmfmac: brcmf_vif_add_validate: ... there is already a monitor interface, returning EOPNOTSUPP
Jan 12 19:58:09 triplethreatpwny kernel: [19956.862827] ieee80211 phy0: brcmf_cfg80211_add_iface: iface validation failed: err=-95
Jan 12 19:58:09 triplethreatpwny bettercap-launcher[818]: command failed: Operation not supported (-95)

[lucidyan]

@triple-threat-dan Sorry for the late response, but I want to say that I see this error from time to time, rebooting helps. It seems that this is due to some kind of implicit case when creating/recreating the monitor interface. Glad to see that I helped you a bit!