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Bug#673703: linux-image-3.2.0-2-686-pae: module ipw2100 doesn't report signal strength



On Sun, 2012-05-20 at 22:41 +0200, Gennady N. Uraltsev wrote:
> Package: linux-2.6
> Version: 3.2.17-1
> Severity: important
> Tags: upstream
> 
> The ipw2100 module fails to report signal strength.

...when scanning.

> With a Intel 2100 3B mini card this makes it impossible to use standard tools
> for wireless. As a matter of fact roaming decisions and many others of standard
> software are based on these values.
[...]

This appears to be a hardware/firmware limitation, which will not be
fixed.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
All extremists should be taken out and shot.

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