wireless blinking led

[mr_sudaca]

I recently installed mint 12, also installed broadcom drivers and now each time I log in into a wireless network the wifi led keeps blinking. Is there a way to disable led or something?
p.s: i'm using a lenovo g450

[sagirfahmid3]

It's supposed to. No, you can't disable it (it is related to hardware). I have a Lenovo G550 and it's absolutely normal. Are you so bothered by that light blinking?

[mr_sudaca]

It's supposed to. No, you can't disable it (it is related to hardware). I have a Lenovo G550 and it's absolutely normal. Are you so bothered by that light blinking?

well, it's pretty annoying cuz it never stop (unless i turn off wifi)... well, maybe i can cover it with duct tape or something...

[Vulcanor]

Try this:
1. Create (or open) the file /etc/modprobe.d/iwlagn.conf

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sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/iwlagn.conf

2. Enter the following line in that file

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options iwlagn led_mode=1

3. Save the file and reboot your system

This worked for me. It's based on https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/823791

[Vulcanor]

Since update pack 4 of LMDE (kernel 3.2) the above fix didn't work any more for me.
But I've found a new fix:

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sudo -i
echo 'options iwlwifi led_mode=1' >> /etc/modprobe.d/wlan.conf
modprobe -r iwlwifi && modprobe iwlwifi

If this doesn't work, if posted other possible solutions on http://www.tomdesair.com/blog/2012/04/s ... -in-linux/

[bigian]

Since update pack 4 of LMDE (kernel 3.2) the above fix didn't work any more for me.
But I've found a new fix:

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sudo -i
echo 'options iwlwifi led_mode=1' >> /etc/modprobe.d/wlan.conf
modprobe -r iwlwifi && modprobe iwlwifi

If this doesn't work, if posted other possible solutions on http://www.tomdesair.com/blog/2012/04/s ... -in-linux/

Thx Vulcanor!

This workd for me!

[AlbertP]

For Intel wireless that may work, yes, but the OP has Broadcom.

[keithtempleman]

Just to say thank you, the fix to /etc/modprobe.d/wlan.conf worked for me on a Dell E5410 laptop.

[Thrasher88]

Kernel version greater or equal to 3.2.0

Put this text

options iwlwifi led_mode=1

in the following file (possibly you have to create the file):

Linux Mint (Debian) or Ubuntu: /etc/modprobe.d/wlan.conf
Arch Linux: /etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf

Now restart your system or reload the WiFi driver using:
sudo -i
modprobe -r iwlwifi && modprobe iwlwif

This worked for me perfectly / HP 6730b - 17.3 Cinnamon 64bit