Bug 114303 – wireless indicator LED always "OFF"

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Juan 2005-12-02 15:37:46 UTC]

If I add "ipw2200 led=1" to /etc/modules.autoload/kernel-2.6, my wireless
indicator LED functions like it should. It turns "ON". It blinks if there is no
connection. Works good.

If I remove, "led=1" then add "options ipw2200 led=1" to /etc/modules.d/ipw2200,
followed by running modules-update, the wireless indicator LED never turns "ON".

While the LED is not "ON", the wireless button still functions as it should. I
can connect/reconnect by pushing the wireless button (not sure if this matters).

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add "options ipw2200 led=1" to /etc/modules.d/ipw2200
2. Run modules-update
3. Reboot system

Actual Results:  
LED never turns "ON". It remains "OFF".

Expected Results:  
LED should be "ON".

I am using ipw2200 ebuild as the in-kernel drivers do not function on my system.

[Comment 1 Juan 2005-12-02 15:39:42 UTC]

My current info:
[ebuild   R   ] sys-apps/baselayout-1.12.0_pre11-r3 -bootstrap -build -static
+unicode
[ebuild   R   ] net-wireless/ipw2200-firmware-2.4
[ebuild   R   ] net-wireless/ipw2200-1.0.8-r1 -debug +radiotap
2.6.14-gentoo-r3

[Comment 2 Henrik Brix Andersen 2005-12-08 02:51:13 UTC]

(In reply to comment #0)
> If I remove, "led=1" then add "options ipw2200 led=1" to /etc/modules.d/ipw2200,
> followed by running modules-update, the wireless indicator LED never turns "ON".

What does `grep ipw2200 /etc/modprobe.conf` say?

[Comment 3 Juan 2005-12-08 08:40:05 UTC]

It doesn't say anything. I removed "options ipw2200 led=1" since it doesn't do 
anything. I have moved it to /etc/modules.autoload/kernel-2.6... 
 
Should I add the line and test it again? 

[Comment 4 Henrik Brix Andersen 2005-12-08 10:44:58 UTC]

(In reply to comment #3)
> It doesn't say anything. I removed "options ipw2200 led=1" since it doesn't do 
> anything. I have moved it to /etc/modules.autoload/kernel-2.6... 
>  
> Should I add the line and test it again? 

Yes.

[Comment 5 Juan 2005-12-08 11:03:38 UTC]

Ok. Tested again.   
   
dracco@black ~ $ grep ipw2200 /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6  
ipw2200  
  
### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/ipw2200  
#    README.ipw2200  
options ipw2200 led=1  
options ipw2200 hwcrypto=0  
### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/ipw2200  
  
Wireless LED does not turn "ON" still.  
 
Regards. 

[Comment 6 Juan 2005-12-08 11:04:29 UTC]

Apologies. 
 
The last output was from: 
 
dracco@black ~ $ grep ipw2200 /etc/modules.conf 

[Comment 7 Henrik Brix Andersen 2005-12-08 17:19:26 UTC]

(In reply to comment #5)
> ### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/ipw2200  
> #    README.ipw2200  
> options ipw2200 led=1  
> options ipw2200 hwcrypto=0  
> ### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/ipw2200  

You have specified two options lines in /etc/modules.d/ipw2200 - you can only
specify one:

  options ipw2200 led=1 hwcrypto=0

Correct that, rerun modules-update and it should work.

[Comment 8 Henrik Brix Andersen 2005-12-08 17:19:54 UTC]

Closing as INVALID.

[Comment 9 Juan 2005-12-08 21:53:14 UTC]

Thank you.