From: "Carl Gehr" Received: from [192.168.100.201] (account carl.gehr@mcgcg.com HELO localhost) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTPA id 2332013 for ecs-t6x@2rosenthals.com; Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:49:53 -0500 To: "TPad T60/T61 Issues w/eCS MailList" Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:49:42 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: "Carl Gehr" Priority: Normal X-Mailer: PMMail 2.20.2382 for OS/2 Warp 4.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: 'Rapid Flashing' WiFi LED indicator on TPad T60 Message-ID: I sent the following a few days ago to the OS/2 Wireless list. But, only received one response. IBM/Lenovo has replaced the WiFi card, but the 'rapid flashing' has not stopped. ORIGINAL POST: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have a TPad T60 with the integrated WiFi adapter described by PCI.Exe as: > Vendor 8086h Intel Corporation > Device 4227h PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection After the system has been running a while [no consistent time interval] the WiFi indicator light on the panel under the screen will begin to 'flash' or 'beacon' at a very rapid rate of several times per second. There is nothing consistent about the environment other than the hardware. I have seen this: * Connected to various different Access Points in different locations. * With eCS V2.0 RC2 * With Ubuntu Linux [V810] it does not seem to actually be stopping the transmission of data. And, usually, sliding the switch under the lower-left of the keyboard OFF/ON will turn the light back on solid for some indefinite period. But, then it starts again after a while. NEW SYMPTOM: ~~~~~~~~~~~ The connection between xWLAN and the adapter is failing more often. And, now, turning the 'radio switch' OFF/ON has not actually turned the light off. It either keeps flashing or stays on solid with the switch in the OFF position. When this occurs, only a reboot, and sometimes a power OFF/ON of the whole system is required to make the WiFi operational again. [REVISED]: Therefore, I attributed the problem to the hardware. As I mentioned the adapter has been replaced. And, now, a new system board has been ordered. Presumably it will arrive to be installed tomorrow. I would just like to confirm if anyone else has seen anything like this. IBM/Lenovo has been trying the typical 'fix' of "...reinstall the drivers to see if that changes anything..." Obviously, if the 'flashing' occurs with Linux also, it is not a software problem. -- TIA Carl