With 3.2.0-29-generic the nm-applet no longer reports the wireless signal strength. If I reboot into 3.2.0-27-generic this problem does not occur.
I am using a Toshiba Equium M70-339 laptop, and my wireless card is listed on the manufacturer's webpage as being an Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 LAN Mini PCI adaptor integrated in Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology. I've purged and reinstalled network-manager to no effect. The only way for me to get the signal strength reported by the nm-applet is to use an earlier kernel. iwconfig reports the correct signal quality.
I expect nm-applet to display the signal strength of my WPA2 wireless AP, but instead no signal is reported. This behaviour is only observed with the newest kernel.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic 3.2.0-29.46
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: andrew 1846 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'ICH6'/'Intel ICH6 with ALC250 at irq 17'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC250 rev 2'
Components : 'AC97a:414c4752'
Controls : 33
Simple ctrls : 21
CurrentDmesg:
[ 30.415898] lib80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'TKIP'
[ 41.056026] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 100.046529] ACPI: EC: GPE storm detected, transactions will use polling mode
Date: Sat Aug 11 10:54:17 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2b27764c-cdb9-4a40-b4dd-e4148a6c0309
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: TOSHIBA 00000000000000000000
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic root=UUID=81d9afb8-c58e-4eea-8277-4a3a34732119 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-29-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-29-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.79
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-26 (106 days ago)
UserAsoundrc:
# ALSA library configuration file
# Include settings that are under the control of asoundconf(1).
# (To disable these settings, comment out this line.)
</home/andrew/.asoundrc.asoundconf>
dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: V1.30
dmi.board.name: HTW00
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Null
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: *
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV1.30:bd12/26/2005:svnTOSHIBA:pn00000000000000000000:pvr0000000000000000:rvnTOSHIBA:rnHTW00:rvrNull:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: 00000000000000000000
dmi.product.version: 0000000000000000
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
With 3.2.0-29-generic the nm-applet no longer reports the wireless signal strength. If I reboot into 3.2.0-27-generic this problem does not occur.
I am using a Toshiba Equium M70-339 laptop, and my wireless card is listed on the manufacturer's webpage as being an Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 LAN Mini PCI adaptor integrated in Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology. I've purged and reinstalled network-manager to no effect. The only way for me to get the signal strength reported by the nm-applet is to use an earlier kernel. iwconfig reports the correct signal quality.
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
apt-cache policy network-manager mirrors. coreix. net/ubuntu/ precise- updates/ main i386 Packages dpkg/status 9.4.0-0ubuntu3 0 mirrors. coreix. net/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
network-manager:
Installed: 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
Candidate: 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
Version table:
*** 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
0.
500 http://
apt-cache policy linux-image- 3.2.0-29- generic 3.2.0-29- generic: mirrors. coreix. net/ubuntu/ precise- updates/ main i386 Packages mirrors. coreix. net/ubuntu/ precise- security/ main i386 Packages dpkg/status
linux-image-
Installed: 3.2.0-29.46
Candidate: 3.2.0-29.46
Version table:
*** 3.2.0-29.46 0
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
I expect nm-applet to display the signal strength of my WPA2 wireless AP, but instead no signal is reported. This behaviour is only observed with the newest kernel.
ProblemType: Bug 3.2.0-29- generic 3.2.0-29.46 ature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24 controlC0: andrew 1846 F.... pulseaudio UUID=2b27764c- cdb9-4a40- b4dd-e4148a6c03 09 00000 /boot/vmlinuz- 3.2.0-29- generic root=UUID= 81d9afb8- c58e-4eea- 8277-4a3a347321 19 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ersions: restricted- modules- 3.2.0-29- generic N/A backports- modules- 3.2.0-29- generic N/A
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'ICH6'/'Intel ICH6 with ALC250 at irq 17'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC250 rev 2'
Components : 'AC97a:414c4752'
Controls : 33
Simple ctrls : 21
CurrentDmesg:
[ 30.415898] lib80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'TKIP'
[ 41.056026] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
[ 100.046529] ACPI: EC: GPE storm detected, transactions will use polling mode
Date: Sat Aug 11 10:54:17 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
Lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: TOSHIBA 000000000000000
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
no card
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.79
RfKill:
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-26 (106 days ago)
UserAsoundrc:
# ALSA library configuration file
# Include settings that are under the control of asoundconf(1). andrew/ .asoundrc. asoundconf> asset.tag: * version: N/A bvrV1.30: bd12/26/ 2005:svnTOSHIBA :pn000000000000 00000000: pvr000000000000 0000:rvnTOSHIBA :rnHTW00: rvrNull: cvnTOSHIBA: ct10:cvrN/ A: 00000 version: 0000000000000000
# (To disable these settings, comment out this line.)
</home/
dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2005
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: V1.30
dmi.board.name: HTW00
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Null
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:
dmi.product.name: 000000000000000
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA