Network Configuration - Hostapd Fails to Start - nl80211 Driver Initialization Failed

I would like to create a wireless network using my Banana Pi R3 router running Ubuntu 22.04 OS. This is the configuration file that I am using: userk@glutamate:~$ sudo cat /etc/hostapd/hostapd_wlan0_gemma.conf # hostapd configuration file interface=wlan0 driver=nl80211 ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd ssid=GemmaNode country_code=EU channel=1 hw_mode=g ht_capab=[LDPC][HT20][HT40-][HT40+][GF][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1] ieee80211n=1 auth_algs=1 wmm_enabled=1 wpa=2 wpa_passphrase=mypassword wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK wpa_pairwise=CCMP nas_identifier=glutamate-vlan500 However, when I run hostapd, I get the following error: userk@glutamate:~$ sudo hostapd -d /etc/hostapd/hostapd_wlan0_gemma.conf random: getrandom() support available Configuration file: /etc/hostapd/hostapd_wlan0_gemma.conf nl80211: TDLS supported nl80211: TDLS external setup nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:1 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:5 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:2 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:4 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:10 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:8 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:9 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:6 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:13 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:11 nl80211: Supported cipher 00-0f-ac:12 nl80211: Using driver-based off-channel TX nl80211: Driver-advertised extended capabilities (default) - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 40 nl80211: Driver-advertised extended capabilities mask (default) - hexdump(len=8): 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 40 nl80211: key_mgmt=0x1ff0f enc=0xfef auth=0x7 flags=0x4003d30db5bd8e0 rrm_flags=0x10 probe_resp_offloads=0x0 max_stations=0 max_remain_on_chan=5000 max_scan_ssids=4 nl80211: interface wlan0 in phy phy0 nl80211: Set mode ifindex 11 iftype 3 (AP) nl80211: Setup AP(wlan0) - device_ap_sme=0 use_monitor=0 nl80211: Subscribe to mgmt frames with AP handle 0x5558515be0 nl80211: Register frame type=0xb0 (WLAN_FC_STYPE_AUTH) nl_handle=0x5558515be0 match= multicast=0 nl80211: kernel reports: Match already configured nl80211: Register frame command failed (type=176): ret=-114 (Operation already in progress) nl80211: Register frame match - hexdump(len=0): [NULL] nl80211: Could not configure driver mode nl80211: deinit ifname=wlan0 disabled_11b_rates=0 nl80211: Remove monitor interface: refcount=0 nl80211: Remove beacon (ifindex=11) netlink: Operstate: ifindex=11 linkmode=0 (kernel-control), operstate=6 (IF_OPER_UP) nl80211 driver initialization failed. hostapd_interface_deinit_free(0x555850da00) hostapd_interface_deinit_free: num_bss=1 conf->num_bss=1 hostapd_interface_deinit(0x555850da00) wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED hostapd_bss_deinit: deinit bss wlan0 wlan0: AP-DISABLED hostapd_cleanup(hapd=0x555850f190 (wlan0)) wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-TERMINATING hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 wasn't started hostapd_interface_deinit_free: driver=(nil) drv_priv=(nil) -> hapd_deinit hostapd_interface_free(0x555850da00) hostapd_interface_free: free hapd 0x555850f190 hostapd_cleanup_iface(0x555850da00) hostapd_cleanup_iface_partial(0x555850da00) hostapd_cleanup_iface: free iface=0x555850da00 **Additional Info** Driver Compatibility: Confirmed that wlan0 supports AP mode. **Question** How can I resolve the nl80211: Could not configure driver mode error and successfully start hostapd on my Banana Pi R3 router?