WLAN LED on Dell Latitude D630

[Rick Knight]

Michele wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have posted the same question in the forum 4 days ago without
> getting any answer and had no new hits since yesterday, so I hope this
> will not be considered cross-posting.
>
> Here goes
>
> I have just installed Ubuntu on a Dell Latitude D630 equipped with
> this Intel WLAN card:
> Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network
> Connection (rev 02)
>
> The WLAN works fine, however the LED is not lit even if the WLAN is on.
> This is a very minor thing, still something I wouldn't mind to have fixed.
>
> A single switch operates both the bluetooth and the WLAN and the
> bluetooth light works as it should.
>
> I looked into /etc/acpi and the wireless script points to
> /usr/share/acpi-support/state-funcs
> where there's a function specific for asus-laptops and for
> ibm-thinkpads but nothing for dells.
>
> Anybody knows how to get the LED light to come on?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michele
>
>   
I have an HP/Compaq nc8230 with a similar wireless card (IPW2200). To 
get the LED to work I created the file "/etc/modprobe.d/ipw2200" with 
the single line "options ipw2200 led=1" (without the quotes). Maybe 
something similar will work for the  IPW3945,  create 
/etc/modprobe.d/ipw3945 and then with your favorite text editor add the 
single line "options ipw3945 led=1". If /etc/modprobe.d/ipw3945 already 
exists just add the single line above.

Hope that helps,
Rick