[ltp] Thinkpad X61s iwlwifi 4965 LED

[Tim Niemeyer]

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Hallo Peter,

same Notebook here...

On windose it did work out of the box. Unter linux i integrated the led
patch. The led ilumns only when i'm really connected, to only load the
iwl* driver isn't enough.

greez

* Peter Fr=C3=BChberger <peter.fruehberger@gmail.com> [07-04-08 18:48]:
> From: Peter Fr=C3=BChberger <peter.fruehberger@gmail.com>
> To: linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
> Subject: [ltp] Thinkpad X61s iwlwifi 4965 LED
> Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:48:08 +0200
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> Hi together, the following could be a bit (nearly half) off topic.
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> I own the Thinkpad from $subject with the following integrated =20
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> Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN Network Connection (rev
> 61)
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> Wireless Controller.
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> I have the following problem:
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> iwlwifi recently released an LED patch for having the wifi LED working
> (little green status indicator next left to bluetooth).
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> I applied the patches properly and also got a message in dmesg that TX
> and RX are connected to a LED - but there is no reaction to the light -
> it just stays off.
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> So i booted into windows vista (nearly never did this, since owning my
> thinkpad) for testing the LED here - but i wondered the Light was even
> NOT working here.
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> Don` t need to say wireless is working without issues, only the light
> stays off. I upgraded everything in windows vista with the system update
> from lenovo - but the light stays off.
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> I informed myself about "non legal" wireless devices in thinkpads, which
> show the same phenomen, namely no light if wireless is on - as I bought
> mine completely legally from an IBM partner for stundents
> (www.nofost.de) and did not change a component (especially wireless)
> myself, i think this is curious.
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> Does someone of you own an X61s and has ever seen the light on with this
> 4965 wireless hardware in windows or in linux?
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> If not - i would call technical hotline and ask if they could fix
> their ?firmware? or whatever is needed to get it to light.
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> Thx for your answers
> Peter
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> PS: Sorry about the english language
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Tim Niemeyer

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