> Emmanuel and I are not the maintainers of iwlegacy, so I'm adding > the linux-wireless mailing list and Stanislaw, who is the actual > maintainer. The issue is the same for iwlwifi: while most iwiwifi device cfgs have led_mode = IWL_LED_RF_STATE iwlwifi/cfg/1000.c and iwlwifi/cfg/5000.c have led_mode = IWL_LED_BLINK, which in turn causes the led to be configured to blink *by default* (up to 20x/sec!), which in turn is a human factor problem if the led is bright and/or in the user's face. The (potential) solution is also the same as for iwlegacy: In iwlwifi/dvm/led.c : iwl_leds_init() : line 183 - if (mode == IWL_LED_DEFAULT) - mode = priv->cfg->led_mode; + if (mode != IWL_LED_BLINK) /* if user does not explicitly request blink ... */ + mode = IWL_LED_RF_STATE; /* then use a stable indicator for sanity and consistency */ Sebastian's response that I should then update modprobe options is missing the point. The point is: defaults ought to be sane to begin with, and (ideally) consistent. *I* know what to do. Many (most?) users will not, hence the dozens of requests for help (since 2008!). Regards, Cyrus
