# Module P80211 error on boot

**URL:** <https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922>\
**Category:** Pi MusicBox (archive)\
**Created:** [October 7, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922 "2015-10-07T05:35:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamsc0tty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ec9cab/32.png) [@iamsc0tty](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/iamsc0tty)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922/1 "2015-10-07T05:35:30Z")

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I’ve loaded MusicBox v0.6 to my SD for my RPi 2 B. I started it up without a wifi adapter and got a fatal error about module p80211 not found. Of course, same with wifi adpter.

Anyone deal with this before?

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**Author:** ![iOS\_Neil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/ios_neil/32/231_2.png) [@iOS\_Neil](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/iOS_Neil)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 6:38am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922/2 "2015-10-07T06:38:23Z")

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> [@iamsc0tty](#):
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> module p80211 not found.

I found [this](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1270055) that might help? And also [this](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/edimax-wi-fi-woes/33) (also on these forums).

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**Author:** ![kingosticks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922/3 "2015-10-07T07:18:00Z")

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It’s not a real error. It’s incorrectly generated by the scripts of one of  
the wireless driver modules we install. Despite its claims, it shouldn’t  
actually be fatal, just annoying. The module is removed is the next release.

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**Author:** ![iamsc0tty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ec9cab/32.png) [@iamsc0tty](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/iamsc0tty)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922/4 "2015-10-07T11:51:49Z")

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Interesting. How can I fix this in the meantime?

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**Author:** ![kingosticks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922/5 "2015-10-07T12:59:13Z")

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`apt-get remove --purge linux-wlan-ng`

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**Author:** ![iamsc0tty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ec9cab/32.png) [@iamsc0tty](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/iamsc0tty)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922/6 "2015-10-07T13:39:57Z")

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Sorry for my newbie-ness, but how can I get to the command line on the RPi if starting it hangs up on this error?

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**Author:** ![kingosticks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922/7 "2015-10-07T14:05:40Z")

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Oh no, my mistake, I didn’t see that this was actually preventing you from booting and it occurs even **without** a wifi adapter inserted.

If you are not using a wifi adapter, am I correct in saying that you have not entered anything in the `wifi_network` option in your settings.ini? If this is not set then musicbox shouldn’t be messing around with the network during boot.

Are you using any other USB peripherals?

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**Author:** ![iamsc0tty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ec9cab/32.png) [@iamsc0tty](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/iamsc0tty)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922/8 "2015-10-07T14:45:53Z")

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Yup, no wifi adapter and completely fresh settings.ini file.

In terms of other USB peripherals, I have a keyboard attached, but the same thing happened without it.

Thanks for the help, by the way! First time playing with an RPi and it’s a ton of fun.

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**Author:** ![jodal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/jodal/32/2651_2.png) [@jodal](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/jodal)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/module-p80211-error-on-boot/922/9 "2026-02-19T11:47:38Z")

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Closed on February 19, 2026, 11:47am UTC