Joined: 08 May 2018 Posts: 14246 Location: Texas, USA
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:29 Post subject:
OpenWRT had this fixed already. That last fix for the more recent revision of the router pointed directly at the files required to fix the LED, but that code wasn't merged. It will be in the applicable *.dts files on their git repo.
yeahuh that is all good ---
# to enable EA8500 top light to come on with k4.x builds
gpio enable 0
# or turn it off
gpio disable 0
NOTE: all BS & Kong k3.x builds EA8500 top light was on but NOT on any k4.x builds.
it ain't ever made me nonevermind ...really I just as soon have mine off
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2020 21:48 Post subject: Re: Linksys EA8500 logo led disabled
egc wrote:
Of course I can enter this in the startup command but unless other users have different ideas I would like to ask BS to fix this
does yours stay on? I noticed with the code it does enable the LED but only for a short time before it goes dark. if I reboot the router same result. we're running r42856
Joined: 18 Mar 2014 Posts: 12915 Location: Netherlands
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:56 Post subject: Re: Linksys EA8500 logo led disabled
05dyna wrote:
egc wrote:
Of course I can enter this in the startup command but unless other users have different ideas I would like to ask BS to fix this
does yours stay on? I noticed with the code it does enable the LED but only for a short time before it goes dark. if I reboot the router same result. we're running r42856
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:09 Post subject: Re: Linksys EA8500 logo led disabled
05dyna wrote:
does yours stay on?
as I mentioned I usually have mine off but when I seen your post I shot the code to the EA8500 WAP/VLAN setup and she is still shining top light after couple hours ...NO problem
@ mrjcd, thanks for the info, I was putting the code in startup command under Administration/Commands. I tried with the CLI and up just over 3+ hours so hopefully that’s the ticket. I know the LED is not a deal breaker for you. I have my ea8500 concealed semi-dark area and with my eyes I’ll take all the assistance I could get plus I like it when stuff works..
05dyna,
7.5 hrs mine is still shining bright as ever
This unit is on/under 2nd level of my office desktop junk so I have to bend over to see it but she is stll A OK
no more LED for me here’s the latest.... After enabling the LED via the command line at 0615 this morning all was good until 1 hour ago. I was streaming video and lost the stream. I restarted the stream and thought everything was OK but about 10 minutes ago I noticed the LED was off. I then looked at the router’s status page and the uptime clock had restarted indicating the reboot. Our entire home net is on a few different UPS(s) so not a power surge.
A little background, build r42856 was up over 50+ days on this EA8500. I only took it offline to try the current build with the 2.5 OpenVPN on another EA8500 which worked but had some quirks so that’s why I opted to stay with the older build. It was worth a try.
AFAIK the other EA8500 top light was on till few hours ago --- we had another bleep in the electicity so that caused her to reboot.
weird stuff when power blinks --- the WNDR3700v4 is plugged into same outlet as that EA8500 but stupid thing didNOT get killed
Had all computers NOT on UPS dead but then again the clock on the microwave never lost a beat...weird ass juju
Main EA8500 is on good UPS so she should be good for as long as I let her
