Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:24:41 +0200 From: Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: using leds on laptop Message-ID: <a0777e081002011224p5dce0852u75680638ffa99af3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20100201202813.9f3dc1c9.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <a0777e081002011022g3099b358ge83d5431d8ee62df@mail.gmail.com> <20100201202813.9f3dc1c9.freebsd@edvax.de>
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I'm not sure if FreeBSD will detect the "pure LED", but as > you mentioned that it is labelled "wireless", it is in > relation to the WLAN inside the laptop. Maybe there's a > device driver functionality that activates the LED when > the WLAN device is active? > Might be - but I don't have windows so I have no way of testing > Do you use the laptop's WLAN, and does the LED correspond > to any state (like activated, connected, scanning etc.) of > the WLAN? > I do use WLAN but it does not correspond to any specific state. Nor does the physical switch change anything > > Anyway, I would predict that you won't find an easy way > to utilize this LED except you're writing a driver for it > with specifications the laptop's manufacturer will sell to > you if you put enough money onto the table. :-) > It happens to be a Lenovo laptop. If I could get a copy of the specification it would make a nice project for me - writing a driver - *wonders* > > Otherwise, it's completely useless. > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... >
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