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, ... > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"