Seeing a similar issues with Karma not starting
When I try to start it from the command line I get:
root@Pineapple:~# /etc/init.d/karma restart
Failed to connect to hostapd - wpa_ctrl_open: No such file or directory
Worked fresh out of the box, Installed some packages, rebooted config looked blank, couldn't start karma. Reloaded the device things started working.
Add to to that..
Connect to a wireless network.. karma stops.. won't reload even after reboot