Ubuntu laptop Wireless / Wifi light / led blinking Turn off!
I installed Ubuntu on my HP pavilion dv5000 and it auto configured the wifi card, the sd card reader and bluetooth just fine. However, the led light for wifi behavior changed with the switch from windows. It was no longer solid or off, it now blinked with internet activity. Whoever thought this was useful as a default setting was wrong!
Here's how to stop blinking and become solid
Open terminal
>gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/wlan.conf
For Ubuntu 12.04, add this line:
options iwlwifi led_mode=1
save it. exit. It's done. It should stop immediately. It worked for me.
Here's how to stop blinking and become solid
Open terminal
>gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/wlan.conf
For Ubuntu 12.04, add this line:
options iwlwifi led_mode=1
save it. exit. It's done. It should stop immediately. It worked for me.
CONNECTIVITY (rant)
We live with a high amount of technology, and wireless tech at that. I bought a tiny bluetooth usb dongle for my desktop pc a couple years back just 'cause. With a new hdtv, I found a use for it. A Microsoft bluetooth keyboard; a sexy one at that for couchbrowsing.
My HD TV is connected to my Desktop computer via HDMI cable.
Wireless keyboard connected to computer via Bluetooth
Wireless mouse connected to computer via RF (radio frequency) usb dongle.
I have several digital cameras which use sd cards.
Used to use a USB dongle sd card reader.
Installed internal 3.5" card reader
My television which is not a smart TV because Why Bother? They suck at internet, has a usb port. It is quite remiss because it lacks an sd card reader. This is a HUGE connectivity failure. In the television's manual it states that you can use the USB port to playback a photo slideshow or movies in supported formats. How do photos get onto usb flash drives? They have to be connected to your pc somehow, then they have to be moved or copied to the flash drive also connected to your pc. These steps are clunky and superfluous. It should be 1 step. TVs should have sd card readers and usb ports. Why they don't come standard is a design flaw.
We have the technology. It's not expensive. It should make life seamless. A really good example is this one:
In a friend's Prius talking about a youtube video for a song. What song asks the friend. Oh I'll play it for you.
The car has bluetooth, the phone, a Galaxy S3 has bluetooth. The devices paired up, and shortly the song was playing on the cars speakers via youtube for all occupants to enjoy.
Youtube on Smart Phone playing on Car stereo via Bluetooth.
There's a lot of connections there but it was seamless. That's the way it should work TODAY.
So, that brings me back to my cameras with sd cards and taking lots of photos. Currently, there exists SD cards with wifi built-in. So, that means I can skip the usb card reader, I can skip the internal installed card reader my computer will see the sd card in the network that I can then access on my computer. I would also be able to see them via an Android device. The downside: They are pretty expensive still.
There is also SD cards with built in USB
My HD TV is connected to my Desktop computer via HDMI cable.
Wireless keyboard connected to computer via Bluetooth
Wireless mouse connected to computer via RF (radio frequency) usb dongle.
I have several digital cameras which use sd cards.
Used to use a USB dongle sd card reader.
Installed internal 3.5" card reader
My television which is not a smart TV because Why Bother? They suck at internet, has a usb port. It is quite remiss because it lacks an sd card reader. This is a HUGE connectivity failure. In the television's manual it states that you can use the USB port to playback a photo slideshow or movies in supported formats. How do photos get onto usb flash drives? They have to be connected to your pc somehow, then they have to be moved or copied to the flash drive also connected to your pc. These steps are clunky and superfluous. It should be 1 step. TVs should have sd card readers and usb ports. Why they don't come standard is a design flaw.
We have the technology. It's not expensive. It should make life seamless. A really good example is this one:
In a friend's Prius talking about a youtube video for a song. What song asks the friend. Oh I'll play it for you.
The car has bluetooth, the phone, a Galaxy S3 has bluetooth. The devices paired up, and shortly the song was playing on the cars speakers via youtube for all occupants to enjoy.
Youtube on Smart Phone playing on Car stereo via Bluetooth.
There's a lot of connections there but it was seamless. That's the way it should work TODAY.
So, that brings me back to my cameras with sd cards and taking lots of photos. Currently, there exists SD cards with wifi built-in. So, that means I can skip the usb card reader, I can skip the internal installed card reader my computer will see the sd card in the network that I can then access on my computer. I would also be able to see them via an Android device. The downside: They are pretty expensive still.
There is also SD cards with built in USB