Wireless switch light not lighting!

sparc

I have an hp-compaq nc6400 laptop, dual-boot, and suddenly the rf switch light stopped lighting.

The wireless card works perfectly...
The switch works perfectly...
In windows everything works perfectly...

It is just the light not working, which is frustrating cause I use the switch often and I never know which state it is in (since it is a push button and not a sliding one).

Probably it happened after I upgraded something. I also changed the laptops firmware at some point but I don't remember if the problem started then (but I think that it had to, cause nothing else makes sense).

Anyone has any idea...?

IvanMajhen · Guru Joined: 10 Jun 2006 Posts: 392 Location: Croatia

Which wlan card?

Do you have selected

sparc · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:31 am Post subject:

So, the card is an intel 3945ABG

I use the mac80211 - iwl3945 driver and the kernel is 2.6.24-gentoo-r4.

After I read your post, I noticed that I had left out most of the LED branch.
So, I recompiled with...

d2_racing · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:39 am Post subject:

This feature will work only with the kernel 2.6.26.

If you want to have the LED, you have to go back with the IPW3945 driver but, it's not a good idea.

sparc · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:46 am Post subject:

Ok then. Good to know it's not something I did wrong.

Going back is not an option. Everything is working like a charm except the led which is only frustrating and not vital.

d2_racing · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:42 am Post subject:

Yeah, you will be able to use this feature in 1 or 3 month I think.