Re: RE : [Madwifi-users] WMP55AG Link LED not working

[Greg C. <ma...@at...>]

It's not a big deal, but it's irritating not knowing what's going on.
I still think you should trace the wiring on the LEDs and see if they
go to the miniPCI module or not.

g

Karl & Denise Herrick wrote:
> Well, I am wondering if my hardware is bad now... ???
> I don't think it is. I installed this WMP55AG on
> Windows ME, and the LINK LED doesn't blink there
> either... ???
> 
> So, I called the Linksys 1800 number, talked to a guy
> who said it was probably not a big deal if I can do
> everything else with it (which I was wondering, how
> would I know if it can do everything it is supposed to
> if I can't test it all), then I called another Linksys
> guy at their California headquarters... he tells me
> the doc is probably not up-to-date and says as long as
> the light is on, and it's transmitting, it is okay.
> 
> Hmm... it still bugs me the doc says it should
> blink... but I guess I will go with it.
> 
> --- Greg Chesson <ma...@at...> wrote:
> 
>>The chips do support LEDs in hardware.
>>There are a couple of pins on the chip for this
>>purpose.
>>The LEDs on retail Cardbus cards connect to these
>>pins.
>>
>>However, miniPCI cards do not have LEDs on them.
>>Certain laptop vendors dedicate a pin on the miniPCI
>>card
>>connector.   They connect that pin to an LED
>>somewhere
>>on the laptop panel and require a miniPCI card
>>connects
>>the special pin to one of the GPIO pins on the chip.
>>The GPIO pins are operated by software, hence the
>>SOFTLED
>>patch for systems where the LEDs can only be
>>operated by sw.
>>
>>g
>>
>>Karl & Denise Herrick wrote:
>>
>>>Weird, I thought it would support hardware
>>
>>LED's...
>>
>>>because in the CVS README it mentioned
>>>
>>>----------------
>>>1. SOFTLED
>>>
>>>Users with IBM ThinkPad systems that have a panel
>>
>>LED
>>
>>>wired to a GPIO
>>>output pin on the miniPCI card may wish to compile
>>
>>the
>>
>>>driver with the
>>>SOFTLED option.  This is accomplished by setting
>>
>>an
>>
>>>environment variable
>>>(COPTS) as follows:
>>>
>>>bash% export COPTS="$COPTS -DSOFTLED"
>>>-----------
>>>
>>>I just figured since you had to compile special
>>>options for the IBM thinkpad's softled... the
>>>WMP55AG's hardware LED would work fine...???
>>>
>>>-Karl
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--- fr...@ap... wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>The thing is, the Link LED is staying SOLID green
>>>>>always.
>>>>>
>>>>>The docs say it should flash... the LED is right
>>>>
>>>>on
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>the PCI card... does anyone have suggestions? 
>>>>
>>>>The Madwifi driver does not support "led blinking"
>>>>(which must be done in
>>>>software, the Atheros chipset does not handle led
>>>>blinking himself)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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