Feature: 802.11ax adapter detection + auto-configuration of hostapd

config/hostapd-mt7921u-ax.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# RaspAP hostapd configuration for Mediatek MT7921 802.11ax / Wi-Fi 6
+# Optimized for mt7921u driver
+# This configuration is automatically applied when mt7921u adapter is detected
+
+# Driver and control interface
+driver=nl80211
+ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
+ctrl_interface_group=0
+
+# Network interface
+interface=wlan1
+
+# SSID and authentication
+ssid=RaspAP
+auth_algs=1
+wpa=2
+wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
+wpa_pairwise=CCMP
+wpa_passphrase=ChangeMe
+
+# Country and regulatory
+country_code=US
+ieee80211d=1
+ieee80211h=0
+
+# Channel configuration
+hw_mode=a
+channel=36
+
+# 802.11n HT support
+ieee80211n=1
+require_ht=1
+ht_capab=[HT40+][LDPC][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1][MAX-AMSDU-7935]
+
+# 802.11ac VHT support
+ieee80211ac=1
+require_vht=1
+vht_capab=[RXLDPC][SHORT-GI-80][TX-STBC-2BY1][RX-STBC-1][MAX-MPDU-11454][MAX-A-MPDU-LEN-EXP7]
+vht_oper_chwidth=1
+vht_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx=42
+
+# 802.11ax HE Wi-Fi 6 support
+ieee80211ax=1
+he_su_beamformer=1
+he_su_beamformee=1
+he_mu_beamformer=1
+he_bss_color=1
+he_oper_chwidth=1
+he_oper_centr_freq_seg0_idx=42
+
+# QoS and WMM
+wmm_enabled=1
+
+# Beacon and timing
+beacon_int=100
+

installers/apply_profile.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Author: @billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
+# Author URI: https://github.com/billz
+# Project URI: https://github.com/RaspAP/
+# License: GNU General Public License v3.0
+# License URI: https://github.com/RaspAP/raspap-webgui/blob/master/LICENSE
+#
+# Applies adapter-specific hostapd config, preserving user settings
+#
+# Usage: apply_profile.sh <interface> <profile_path>
+
+INTERFACE="$1"
+PROFILE_PATH="$2"
+HOSTAPD_CONF="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"
+BACKUP_CONF="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf.backup"
+
+# Validate parameters
+if [ -z "$INTERFACE" ] || [ -z "$PROFILE_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Missing required parameters" >&2
+    echo "Usage: $0 <interface> <profile_path>" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if profile exists
+if [ ! -f "$PROFILE_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Profile not found: $PROFILE_PATH" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Preserve existing SSID and passphrase if hostapd.conf exists
+SSID=""
+PASSPHRASE=""
+
+if [ -f "$HOSTAPD_CONF" ]; then
+    SSID=$(grep -oP '^ssid=\K.*' "$HOSTAPD_CONF" | head -1)
+    PASSPHRASE=$(grep -oP '^wpa_passphrase=\K.*' "$HOSTAPD_CONF" | head -1)
+
+    cp "$HOSTAPD_CONF" "$BACKUP_CONF"
+    echo "Backed up existing configuration to $BACKUP_CONF"
+fi
+
+# Copy profile template
+cp "$PROFILE_PATH" "$HOSTAPD_CONF"
+echo "Applied profile: $PROFILE_PATH"
+
+# Update interface in config
+sed -i "s/^interface=.*/interface=$INTERFACE/" "$HOSTAPD_CONF"
+echo "Updated interface to: $INTERFACE"
+
+# Restore user's SSID if it exists and isn't default
+if [ -n "$SSID" ] && [ "$SSID" != "RaspAP" ]; then
+    sed -i "s/^ssid=.*/ssid=$SSID/" "$HOSTAPD_CONF"
+    echo "Preserved existing SSID: $SSID"
+fi
+
+# Restore user's passphrase if it exists and isn't default
+if [ -n "$PASSPHRASE" ] && [ "$PASSPHRASE" != "ChangeMe" ]; then
+    sed -i "s/^wpa_passphrase=.*/wpa_passphrase=$PASSPHRASE/" "$HOSTAPD_CONF"
+    echo "Preserved existing passphrase"
+fi
+
+echo "Successfully applied adapter profile configuration"
+exit 0
+

installers/detect_adapter.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# RaspAP wireless adapter hardware detection
+# Author: @billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
+# Author URI: https://github.com/billz/
+# License: GNU General Public License v3.0
+# License URI: https://github.com/raspap/raspap-webgui/blob/master/LICENSE
+#
+# Usage: detect_adapter.sh <interface>
+# Exit codes: 0=detected, 1=not found, 2=error
+#
+# Example output:
+#   INTERFACE=wlan1
+#   DRIVER=mt7921u
+#   VENDOR_ID=0e8d
+#   ADAPTER_PROFILE=hostapd-mt7921u-ax.conf
+#   DETECTED=true
+
+INTERFACE="${1:-wlan0}"
+
+# Check if interface exists
+if [ ! -d "/sys/class/net/$INTERFACE" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Interface $INTERFACE does not exist" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+# Check if interface is wireless
+if [ ! -d "/sys/class/net/$INTERFACE/wireless" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: $INTERFACE is not a wireless interface" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+# Fetch udev properties
+UDEV_INFO=$(udevadm info "/sys/class/net/$INTERFACE" 2>/dev/null)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Failed to get udev info for $INTERFACE" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+DRIVER=$(echo "$UDEV_INFO" | grep -oP 'E: ID_NET_DRIVER=\K.*' | head -1)
+VENDOR_ID=$(echo "$UDEV_INFO" | grep -oP 'E: ID_VENDOR_ID=\K.*' | head -1)
+MODEL_ID=$(echo "$UDEV_INFO" | grep -oP 'E: ID_MODEL_ID=\K.*' | head -1)
+VENDOR_NAME=$(echo "$UDEV_INFO" | grep -oP 'E: ID_VENDOR_FROM_DATABASE=\K.*' | head -1)
+
+# Output results as key-value pairs
+echo "INTERFACE=$INTERFACE"
+echo "DRIVER=${DRIVER:-unknown}"
+echo "VENDOR_ID=${VENDOR_ID:-unknown}"
+echo "MODEL_ID=${MODEL_ID:-unknown}"
+echo "VENDOR_NAME=${VENDOR_NAME:-unknown}"
+
+# Detect mt7921u driver, assign profile
+if [ "$DRIVER" = "mt7921u" ]; then
+    echo "ADAPTER_PROFILE=hostapd-mt7921u-ax.conf"
+    echo "DETECTED=true"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# No profile detected
+echo "DETECTED=false"
+exit 1
+

installers/raspapd.service

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=RaspAP Service Daemon
 DefaultDependencies=no
-After=multi-user.target
+After=multi-user.target network.target systemd-udev-settle.service
+Wants=network.target systemd-udev-settle.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot

installers/servicestart.sh

@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+#
+# RaspAP service start script
+#
+# Author: @billz <billzimmerman@gmail.com>
+# Author URI: https://github.com/billz/
+# License: GNU General Public License v3.0
+# License URI: https://github.com/raspap/raspap-webgui/blob/master/LICENSE
+#
 # When wireless client AP or Bridge mode is enabled, this script handles starting
 # up network services in a specific order and timing to avoid race conditions.
+# Detects wireless adapter hardware and applies adapter-specific configuration.
 
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+WEBROOT_DIR="/var/www/html"
 NAME=raspapd
 DESC="Service control for RaspAP"
 CONFIGFILE="/etc/raspap/hostapd.ini"
@@ -42,7 +52,55 @@ if [ -r "$CONFIGFILE" ]; then
     done < "$CONFIGFILE"
 fi
 
-# Set interface from config if not set by parameter
+# Detect mt7921u adapter on any wireless interface
+MT7921U_DETECTED=0
+if [ -z "$interface" ] && [ -x "$WEBROOT_DIR/installers/detect_adapter.sh" ]; then
+    echo "Scanning for mt7921u compatible adapter..."
+
+    # Find all wireless interfaces
+    for iface in /sys/class/net/*/wireless; do
+        if [ -d "$iface" ]; then
+            iface_name=$(basename $(dirname "$iface"))
+
+            ADAPTER_INFO=$($WEBROOT_DIR/installers/detect_adapter.sh "$iface_name" 2>/dev/null)
+            DETECT_STATUS=$?
+
+            if [ $DETECT_STATUS -eq 0 ]; then
+                eval "$ADAPTER_INFO"
+
+                if [ "$DRIVER" = "mt7921u" ]; then
+                    echo "Found mt7921u adapter on interface: $iface_name"
+                    interface="$iface_name"
+                    MT7921U_DETECTED=1
+
+                    if [ -n "$ADAPTER_PROFILE" ]; then
+                        PROFILE_PATH="$WEBROOT_DIR/config/$ADAPTER_PROFILE"
+
+                        if [ -f "$PROFILE_PATH" ]; then
+                            echo "Detected hardware profile: $ADAPTER_PROFILE"
+                            echo "Applying adapter-specific configuration for $interface..."
+
+                            # Apply profile configuration
+                            if [ -x "$WEBROOT_DIR/installers/apply_profile.sh" ]; then
+                                $WEBROOT_DIR/installers/apply_profile.sh "$interface" "$PROFILE_PATH"
+                            fi
+                        fi
+                    fi
+
+                    if [ -w "$CONFIGFILE" ]; then
+                        sed -i '/^WifiInterface *= */d' "$CONFIGFILE"
+                        echo "WifiInterface = $iface_name" >> "$CONFIGFILE"
+                        echo "Updated $CONFIGFILE with WifiInterface = $iface_name"
+                    fi
+
+                    break
+                fi
+            fi
+        fi
+    done
+fi
+
+# Set interface from config if not set by parameter or auto-detection
 if [ -z "$interface" ]; then
     if [ -n "${config[WifiInterface]}" ]; then
         interface="${config[WifiInterface]}"

templates/dhcp/logging.php

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <div class="mb-3 col-md-8 mt-2">
       <?php
       if (($conf['log-dhcp'] ?? 0) == 1 || ($conf['log-queries'] ?? 0) == 1) {
-          echo '<textarea class="logoutput text-secondary" id="dnsmasq-log">'.htmlspecialchars($logdata, ENT_QUOTES).'</textarea>';
+          echo '<textarea class="logoutput text-secondary" id="dnsmasq-log" readonly>'.htmlspecialchars($logdata, ENT_QUOTES).'</textarea>';
       } else {
           echo '<textarea class="logoutput my-3"></textarea>';
       }

templates/hostapd/logging.php

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <div class="mb-3 col-md-8 mt-2">
       <?php
       if ($arrHostapdConf['LogEnable'] == 1) {
-          echo '<textarea class="logoutput text-secondary" id="hostapd-log">'.htmlspecialchars(implode("\n", $logOutput), ENT_QUOTES).'</textarea>';
+          echo '<textarea class="logoutput text-secondary" id="hostapd-log" readonly>'.htmlspecialchars(implode("\n", $logOutput), ENT_QUOTES).'</textarea>';
       } else {
           echo '<textarea class="logoutput my-3"></textarea>';
       }