From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759449AbXFWQbc (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:31:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754245AbXFWQbX (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:31:23 -0400 Received: from mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.117]:37726 "EHLO mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753899AbXFWQbX (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:31:23 -0400 Message-ID: <467D4AD3.1010205@lwfinger.net> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:31:15 -0500 From: Larry Finger User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20070509) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: opensuse.org.suse-linux.support.install-configure-administration CC: LKML Subject: Re: WiFi(wlan): reporting not real signal (always at 100%) References: <3rGdi.4012$%54.2782@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com> In-Reply-To: <3rGdi.4012$%54.2782@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Xavier Callejas wrote: > Hi, > > My system is: > > openSUSE 10.2 > kernel: 2.6.22-rc3-git2-47 > Atheros wireles card > MadWifi version: svn r2484 (the last at jun/18/07) > > Problem: > > In NetworkManager applet (KDE (knetworkmanager) and also GNOME NetMgr > applet) the intensity signal graphic is always at 100% , and also if I > click on the applet to display the list of availables AP's and their > respective signal all of them show 100%. > > I also have the default kernel of openSUSE (2.6.18) with madwifi 9.3.1, when > booting with this kernel the problem does not exist. > > I think the problem could be in the respective kernel module that manage > wifi, or madwifi are passing bad arguments to this module. There are two things to check. The first is to do a 'cat /proc/net/wireless' and check the number under the word link. The second is to do a 'iwlist scan' command and qheck the "Quality" value. If these are both 100%, then it is a problem with the Atheros driver and should be reported as a regression to the MadWifi mailing list and/or developers. The rest of the 2.6.22-rc3 kernel is functioning correctly. Larry