Actually, I noticed something else about mine. It starts off, but turns on if I hit the function key. At that point wifi radio is off, but the light is on. Then whenever I hit the function key it flashes off for a moment and turns back on. This same flashing behavior occurs when changing my MAC address through ifconfig.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Jonathan Jesse <jje...@gmail.com> wrote: > On my Dell Latitude E6500 the WiFi LED does go off when I turn it off > through the function keys. Running up to date Jaunty. > > -- > Dell Inspiron WiFi light does not show on/off status > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/55780 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Triaged > Status in “linux-source-2.6.20” source package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix > Status in “linux-source-2.6.22” source package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix > > Bug description: > A light on the Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop under Windows will turn on when > the WiFi card is on, and off when it's off. It is turned on/off by pressing > two keys on the keyboard. These keys still work but the light is never on. > > For this reason it is possible to turn the wireless card on and off while > trying to make it work by pressing these keys, without ever realising you > are doing this or why it works sometimes and others not. > > The light should be made to work if possible. > -- Dell Inspiron WiFi light does not show on/off status https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/55780 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
