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Bug 217054

Summary: LED not turned on with iwl3945
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Jean-Marc Beaune <jm.beaune>
Component: [OLD] Core systemAssignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM    
Severity: normal    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1209
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Description Jean-Marc Beaune 2008-04-09 20:42:09 UTC
The wifi led is not turned on by iwl3945 driver.

Using iwl3945 driver from gentoo-sources-2.6.24-r4 and iwl3945-ucode-2.14.1.5.

# lspci|grep -i wireless
0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02)

# modinfo iwl3945
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.24-gentoo-r4/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko
license:        GPL
author:         Copyright(c) 2003-2007 Intel Corporation
version:        1.1.17kds
description:    Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux
srcversion:     84FCA8FBB1030866AE48574
alias:          pci:v00008086d00004227sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00004222sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends:        mac80211
vermagic:       2.6.24-gentoo-r4 SMP mod_unload PENTIUMM
parm:           antenna:select antenna (1=Main, 2=Aux, default 0 [both]) (int)
parm:           disable:manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on]) (int)
parm:           hwcrypto:using hardware crypto engine (default 0 [software])
 (int)
parm:           debug:debug output mask (int)
parm:           disable_hw_scan:disable hardware scanning (default 0) (int)
parm:           queues_num:number of hw queues. (int)
parm:           qos_enable:enable all QoS functionality (int)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Install iwl3945 from gentoo-sources kernel
Actual Results:  
wifi LED is always turned off.

Expected Results:  
LED should be blinking during scanning and association, and LED should stay on without blinking once associated.