Errata for JavaScript JSON Cookbook : use JSON; use Data::Dumper; my $json = '{ "call":"KF6GPE","type":"l","time":"1399371514", "lasttime":"1418597513","lat": 37.17667,"lng": -122.14650, "result" : "ok" }'; my %result = decode_json($json); print Dumper(result); print encode_json(%result); Fixed: use strict; use warnings; use JSON; use Data::Dumper; # string json my $json = '{ "call":"KF6GPE","type":"l","time":"1399371514", "lasttime":"1418597513","lat": 37.17667,"lng": -122.14650, "result" : "ok" }'; my $result = decode_json($json); print Dumper($result); print encode_json($json), "\n"; Output: $VAR1 = { 'lat' => '37.17667', 'lasttime' => '1418597
UPDATE: May 14, 2021: This error (driver couldn't init device) is an electrical issue. The solution, works for Intel Centrino Wireless 1000 BGN [Condor Peak], is wonderful: [Solved] Wifi drops, Centrino Advanced-N 6200 . Stage: using Debian 10. ~$ uname -r 4.19.0-14-amd64