Wireless lan LED blinking on activity

[Sebastian Breier]

Version: Intrepid Alpha 3
Machine: Dell Inspiron 6400n
Kernel: 2.6.24-4-generic
Driver: iwl3945

The wireless lan LED worked instantly.
However, it is blinking on wireless activity, which can be really annoying.
I don't have any references (yet), but blinking is really bad for usability, as it requests focus from the user.
Focus on the LED is not needed, so it shouldn't blink.
The LED should blink if there is *no* connection, or if something is wrong.

This should be marked as improvement request.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[Thierry Carrez (ttx)]

Reproduced on 2.6.27.2 on a Dell XPS M1330 (iwl3945).
The LED blinks continuously, whether there is network traffic or not...

[Thierry Carrez (ttx)]

Correction : in fact the LED only blinks when there is network activity. There was residual STP traffic from my AP that made the LED blink continuously.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi guys,

I'm marking this as a duplicate of bug 250211. Please continue to follow the progress of this bug there. Thanks.