more NMApplet CVS-2-2

[Bill Moss <bmoss CLEMSON EDU>]

Using CVS 2-2, NMApplet hover messages show signal quality same as 
iwconfig but the strength bar is empty. I put syslog messages in the 
functions nm_wireless_qual_to_percent and 
nm_device_update_signal_strength. See below for the output. If I hardwire

percent=85;

in nm_wireless_qual_to_percent, then both the hover message and the bar 
show 85% so the problem must be the 0's that are sometimes returned by 
nm_wireless_qual_to_percent. I tried the new ipw2200-1.0.0 driver and an 
older one ipw2200-0.19 and got the same result so I am leaning away from 
blaming this on the driver since earlier versions of ipw2200-0.19 and NM 
did show a nonempty signal bar.

Feb  3 15:18:19 localhost NetworkManager: Activation (eth1) successful, 
device activated.
Feb  3 15:18:21 localhost NetworkManager: nm_wireless_qual_to_percent 
percent = 84
Feb  3 15:18:21 localhost NetworkManager: 
nm_device_update_signal_strength percent=84
Feb  3 15:18:24 localhost NetworkManager: nm_wireless_qual_to_percent 
percent = 0
Feb  3 15:18:24 localhost last message repeated 3 times
Feb  3 15:18:26 localhost NetworkManager: nm_wireless_qual_to_percent 
percent = 84
Feb  3 15:18:26 localhost NetworkManager: 
nm_device_update_signal_strength percent=84
Feb  3 15:18:31 localhost NetworkManager: nm_wireless_qual_to_percent 
percent = 84
Feb  3 15:18:31 localhost NetworkManager: 
nm_device_update_signal_strength percent=84
Feb  3 15:18:36 localhost NetworkManager: nm_wireless_qual_to_percent 
percent = 84
Feb  3 15:18:36 localhost NetworkManager: 
nm_device_update_signal_strength percent=84
Feb  3 15:18:41 localhost NetworkManager: nm_wireless_qual_to_percent 
percent = 84
Feb  3 15:18:41 localhost NetworkManager: 
nm_device_update_signal_strength percent=84
Feb  3 15:18:45 localhost NetworkManager: nm_wireless_qual_to_percent 
percent = 0
Feb  3 15:18:45 localhost NetworkManager: nm_wireless_qual_to_percent 
percent = 0
Feb  3 15:18:46 localhost NetworkManager: nm_wireless_qual_to_percent 
percent = 84
Feb  3 15:18:46 localhost NetworkManager: 
nm_device_update_signal_strength percent=84

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Bill Moss
Professor, Mathematical Sciences
Clemson University