[HP Pavilion 14] Wireless LED does not work as expected on this system

[Po-Hsu Lin]

CID: 201308-14040 HP Pavilion 14

The wireless key works as expected, but the wireless LED is always orange
(It should be white when wifi is on)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-37-generic 3.13.0-37.64
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 1546 F.... pulseaudio
                      ubuntu 2358 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Oct 14 05:18:01 2014
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=bbafca2b-1ee2-4dec-98e1-0256a8272568
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-14 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion 14 Notebook PC
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-37-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=e7749a1a-365f-4ef3-bcb7-cf8e1367d28a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-37-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-37-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.127.7
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: yes
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/17/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: B.25
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 196D
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 95.21
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrB.25:bd07/17/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPavilion14NotebookPC:pvr089D100000000000000630100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn196D:rvr95.21:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion 14 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 089D100000000000000630100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

Verified with the latest mainline kernel, 3.19.0-rc7, it's still not working.
I think another cause maybe is the non-functioning Ralink Bluetooth (RT3290 [1814:3298])

[Alex Hung (alexhung)]

Let's run "rfkill list" to check how many wireless device there. Please also run "rkfill block" on each of them. If the LED is still not working, we need driver fixes.

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

Hi Alex,
I just check the rfkill list command output on this system, there is only one wlan device there, and blocking / unblocking won't change the LED status.

However, I found one more interesting thing is that after changing the WIFI module form Ralink corp. RT3290 Wireless 802.11n 1T/1R PCIe [1814:3290] to an Intel one, the LED works as expected.

Therefore I think this issue might be caused by the not-fully working Ralink wireless card, which works with the wireless function, but its Bluetooth is not supported (RT3290 Bluetooth [1814:3298])

Please feel free to mark this bug as Invalid. Thanks!!