Archer C7 V2, 5GHz Device not active since 19.07.1

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Did an update from RC1 to 19.07.1, did go through a new wifi config because the old one did not work for me. Now the 2.4 is okay but the 5GHz won't start. Not by button and not from full reboot.

OpenWrt 19.07.1 r10911-c155900f66
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880 802.11nac
Device is not active

Logread:

Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.err hostapd: Hardware does not support configured mode
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.warn hostapd: wlan0: IEEE 802.11 Hardware does not support configured mode (1) (hw_mode in hostapd.conf)
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.err hostapd: Could not select hw_mode and channel. (-2)
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: AP-DISABLED
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.err hostapd: wlan0: Unable to setup interface.
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: interface state DISABLED->DISABLED
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: AP-DISABLED
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.notice hostapd: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.err hostapd: hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 wasn't started
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.notice hostapd: nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 kern.info kernel: [  755.336741] device wlan0 left promiscuous mode
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 kern.info kernel: [  755.341355] br-lan: port 3(wlan0) entered disabled state
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (2664): cat: can't open '/var/run/wifi-phy0.pid': No such file or directory
Sun Feb 16 14:25:13 2020 daemon.notice netifd: radio0 (2664): WARNING (wireless_add_process): executable path /usr/sbin/wpad does not match process  path (/proc/exe)

Is this a bugged version?
hostapd-common 2019-08-08-ca8c2bd2-2

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What does your config look like?

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Here it is for the bugged device

config wifi-device 'radio0'
	option type 'mac80211'
	option path 'pci0000:01/0000:01:00.0'

config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
	option device 'radio0'
	option network 'lan'
	option mode 'ap'
	option key 'hidden'
	option macfilter 'allow'
	list maclist 'hidden'
	list maclist 'hidden'
	list maclist 'hidden'
	list maclist 'hidden'
	option encryption 'psk2'
	option ssid 'hidden'
	option wpa_disable_eapol_key_retries '1'
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option hwmode '11a'

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Thanks now it has started, the 'wifi config' did not add this line to radio 0 here.

Solved!

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Mark it solved then.

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