I was browsing through KControl and selected the Wireless Network module. I later saw the following messages in the xsession-errors log:
QComboBox::setCurrentItem: (protocolCombo) Index 5 out of range QComboBox::setCurrentItem: (aclCompatibilityCombo) Index 3 out of range QComboBox::setCurrentItem: (maxProtocolCombo) Index 5 out of range QComboBox::setCurrentItem: (serverSigningCombo) Index 3 out of range lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions.
I don't have wireless configured in any manner. Just a wired connection.
When I selected that module, I received a warning message box four times:
[Sorry - Control Center] Unable to detect wireless interface. (OK button)
Four warnings match the number of tabs in the module.
I think that after the user responds to the first message box the remaining three warnings should be quashed.
Unchecking the Autodetect check box does not disable the warning messages.
I don't believe the message warnings add usability value. Possibly a better method would be to provide a message (in each tab of the module) that no connection was detected.
Further, there should be no warning messages if nothing is yet configured.
Second, the QComboBox messages should not appear in the xsession-error messages. The content of those messages indicate some kind of code error, which translates to noise and clutter in the log. Some kind of error trap is needed to quash the messages.
Third, the messages about lo and etho should be prefixed with something like [kcontrol] so users know the source of the messages. Logs are meant to help users, so let's help them. :)
I hope this helps!
Darrell
I was browsing through KControl and selected the Wireless Network module. I later saw the following messages in the xsession-errors log:
QComboBox::setCurrentItem: (protocolCombo) Index 5 out of range QComboBox::setCurrentItem: (aclCompatibilityCombo) Index 3 out of range QComboBox::setCurrentItem: (maxProtocolCombo) Index 5 out of range QComboBox::setCurrentItem: (serverSigningCombo) Index 3 out of range lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions.
I don't have wireless configured in any manner. Just a wired connection.
When I selected that module, I received a warning message box four times:
[Sorry - Control Center] Unable to detect wireless interface. (OK button)
Four warnings match the number of tabs in the module.
I think that after the user responds to the first message box the remaining three warnings should be quashed.
Unchecking the Autodetect check box does not disable the warning messages.
I don't believe the message warnings add usability value. Possibly a better method would be to provide a message (in each tab of the module) that no connection was detected.
Further, there should be no warning messages if nothing is yet configured.
Second, the QComboBox messages should not appear in the xsession-error messages. The content of those messages indicate some kind of code error, which translates to noise and clutter in the log. Some kind of error trap is needed to quash the messages.
Third, the messages about lo and etho should be prefixed with something like [kcontrol] so users know the source of the messages. Logs are meant to help users, so let's help them. :)
I hope this helps!
Darrell
Should be fixed in SVN revision 1177996.
Tim
Should be fixed in SVN revision 1177996.
SVN 1178388
No longer see any of the QComboBox messages.
See this:
lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions.
Ssee these warning messages four times:
[Sorry - Control Center] Unable to detect wireless interface. (OK button)
Now see this in the logs:
[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Probably need a line break after each individual "Checking..." message. :)
Should be fixed in SVN revision 1177996.
SVN 1178388
No longer see any of the QComboBox messages.
See this:
lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions.
Ssee these warning messages four times:
[Sorry - Control Center] Unable to detect wireless interface. (OK button)
Now see this in the logs:
[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless extensions...X Error: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter) 3
Probably need a line break after each individual "Checking..." message. :)
Changes are in in revision 1178443...
Tim
Changes are in in revision 1178443...
See this:
lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions.
No longer see the warning messages:
[Sorry - Control Center] Unable to detect wireless interface. (OK button)
No longer see this in the logs:
[kcontrol wificonfig] Checking interface for wireless
Changes are in in revision 1178443...
See this:
lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions.
I can't do anything about those message unfortunately; they come from iwlconfig as the interfaces are being probed. I tried to put a message below those explaining what happened; did it show up?
Tim
lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions.
I can't do anything about those message unfortunately; they come from iwlconfig as the interfaces are being probed. I tried to put a message below those explaining what happened; did it show up?
I was not complaining about those messages. :) Just reporting what I now see. The message boxes were the most annoying and they are gone. Good job!
Just finished compiling and installing svn 1178783. Here is what I now see just after I access the wireless module:
============================ WARNING: DCOPReply<>: cast to 'bool' error lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
WARNING: DCOPReply<QCString>: cast to 'TQCString' error ============================
I sent an earlier post about the DCOPReply messages. Not sure what they are about other than DCOP. Tried several times and the DCOPReply messages did not always appear.
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Timothy Pearson