kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

jerryluc · 2008-08-14 23:27:46

Since kernel2.6.26 the wifi LED light is supported on iwl3945/4965. And that's great!

But is it on purpose that the developers has made it blink when there's traffic on the network? I've read the release note(http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/g … 5dba693983), but I can't really understand what it says.

Could someone please read it and explain to me if the blinking is a bug they are planning to fix or do they see the blinking as a tool to see if it's traffic over the network?

smartcat99s · 2008-08-15 04:58:18

That brings it on par with the Windows driver for 4965 at least.

I'd say not a bug -- more of feature parity.

jerryluc · 2008-08-15 12:38:21

OK, thanks.

Xinix · 2008-09-28 17:32:04

Mmm, well, I find it a bug. The LED sits in a button right above my keyboard, so this is some bad visual noise if you ask me. Problem is that the ipw3945 daemon is a bit buggy in a different way. It just drops and re-establishes connection continuously. If someone can find a way to make the LED just stop blinking, I owe them a beer. Or a coke if you have not reached the legal age for alcoholic beverages.

Xinix · 2008-09-28 21:07:52

Alrighty, this is solved, more or less.

A bit of googling gave me this: http://blog.drinsama.de/erich/en/linux/ … nking.html

Since it is based on a debian way of working with ifup / ifdown, I had to find another way. I honestly have no idea if / how Arch launches scripts before / after bringing up an interface. Anyone who can enlighten me on that, please do.

What I did was create the script in /opt and set wicd to call it when it connects to my home network. It would be nicer if I could get this to work for every connection that is made, but for that I need to know where to look.

Profjim · 2008-09-29 09:08:19

netcfg will run scripts before/after bringing up/down a network profile. You specify them with (if I remember rightly) PREUP=script, POSTUP=proscipt..

Xinix · 2008-09-30 05:55:04

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

hotloo · 2008-10-02 13:59:38

but my asus wifi lcd didnt light since i upgrade

buttons · 2008-10-15 18:03:25

Xinix wrote:

Alrighty, this is solved, more or less.
A bit of googling gave me this: http://blog.drinsama.de/erich/en/linux/ … nking.html
Since it is based on a debian way of working with ifup / ifdown, I had to find another way. I honestly have no idea if / how Arch launches scripts before / after bringing up an interface. Anyone who can enlighten me on that, please do.
What I did was create the script in /opt and set wicd to call it when it connects to my home network. It would be nicer if I could get this to work for every connection that is made, but for that I need to know where to look.

Does this actually work for you? I'm unable to modify the trigger file at all with kernel 2.6.27

Xinix · 2008-10-15 18:24:04

Yeah, it works for me, but then again, I am on 2.6.26 still

Arch Linux

#1 2008-08-14 23:27:46

kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

#2 2008-08-15 04:58:18

Re: kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

#3 2008-08-15 12:38:21

Re: kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

#4 2008-09-28 17:32:04

Re: kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

#5 2008-09-28 21:07:52

Re: kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

#6 2008-09-29 09:08:19

Re: kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

#7 2008-09-30 05:55:04

Re: kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

#8 2008-10-02 13:59:38

Re: kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

#9 2008-10-15 18:03:25

Re: kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

#10 2008-10-15 18:24:04

Re: kernel2.6.26 and LED lights

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