Description of problem: I have an HP Compaq 8510p with an Intel 4965AG wireless card. There are several wifi LEDs on the laptop, one of which doubles as a switch to toggle the wireless on and off. Ideally, the purpose of these LEDs is merely to indicate that the wireless is on (solid LED) or off (no light). When I connect to a wireless network on Fedora, these LEDs blink whenever data transfers. This can be extremely distracting, especially in a darker environment. In addition, while the LED/switch successfully turns the wireless off, you can't get it to turn back on expect by restarting. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Connect to wireless network 2. Connect to a webpage 3. Watch the LEDs blink Actual results: Blinking LEDs. Expected results: Solid LEDs when wireless device is on. Additional info:
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Please test one of the lastest kernel available in koji: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=50951
(In reply to comment #2) > Please test one of the lastest kernel available in koji: > http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=50951 Installation of kernel-2.6.25.4-39.fc9.x86_64.rpm caused the system to hang a few seconds after logging on to gnome. Restarting several times confirms that it hangs at that point consistently. However, if I press the wireless switch (LED still stays on) and then restart, the system loads gnome, but the wireless is not turned on (LED is off) and will not turn on. If you restart after that, the wireless LED is on and the system freezes soon after login. I have since removed that kernel (and will be reinstalling fedora because I stupidly removed the old kernel when I installed the new one).
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