How Do I Turn Off Flashing LED on 6100?
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Hello,
I'm really having a tough time trying to find out how to turn off the flashing blue LED on my new Netgate 6100. The only specific instruction I could find was on reddit.com where the instruction was to enter: "echo 0 > /dev/led/blue1." When I login via ssh and enter that however, I get the response: "Access Denied."
It seems like such an easy option to have available: a simple toggle switch to turn them off or on. I don't understand why they have an option to disable the startup or shutdown sound, but no way to disable the LEDs on the WebGUI.
I would sincerely appreciate any insight into how to turn off the LED.
Thank you so much for your time!
- Matt
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@bymatty said in How Do I Turn Off Flashing LED on 6100?:
echo 0 > /dev/led/blue1
That should be sufficient, it works here:
[21.05.1-RELEASE][admin@6100-2.stevew.lan]/root: echo 0 > /dev/led/blue1 [21.05.1-RELEASE][admin@6100-2.stevew.lan]/root:Were you logged in as admin?
The startup sound has existed for many many years longer that LED control. There has been a lot longer for people to open feature requests.
Though a few people have asked, I'm surprised I can't see one open.
https://redmine.pfsense.org/Steve
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Thank you so much @stephenw10, it worked! I didn't realize one actually had to login as, "admin." I created another admin account and assumed (...yes, I know, never assume) that would have the same effect as logging in as, "admin." Obviously not.
As an aside, I also tried using the, "sudo," command to get root access to do this, but it doesn't recognize the command. It seems, kind of like my QNAP NAS, the shell for Pfsense uses different commands than typical Linux interfaces.
Please forgive my ignorance: is the link to https://redmine.pfsense.org/ a place where we can add issues, or just look and see what the open issues/problems are? I did take a quick look and it seems to be just a place to see what issues are currently being worked on.
Thank you again for your time. I kinda jumped into the deep end on this w/o first learning how to swim, but I'm getting there.
-Matt
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@bymatty said in How Do I Turn Off Flashing LED on 6100?:
Pfsense uses different commands than typical Linux
It's FreeBSD not Linux. But yes it's lightweight so it only installs what it uses.
The Redmine site is for creating bug reports as well as working on them, though not so much for discussion about them. You might post them here first (as you did here).
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Yes, you can add feature requests in Redmine too.
If you need to use sudo for something there is a package for it:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/packages/sudo.htmlYou probably don't though. If you want the LED disabled all the time you can run that as a cronjob or shellcmd and it should work from there.
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/development/boot-commands.html#shellcmd-optionSteve
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Thank you both (@SteveITS and @stephenw10). I sincerely appreciate your help. I'm grateful for the insight.
Matt
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@stephenw10 Hi -- I am new at this stuff -- can you please explain how I run a "session" to then type in the text command you mention -- Many Thanks
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@stephenw10 also, have another question:
Q1: I just bought a NETGATE 6100 -- what is the meaning of the slow blue flashing diamond shaped LED on the far right hand side ?Q2: is it just me or are others finding this constant flashing an annoyance ?
Q3: do you know why NETGATE hasn't yet provided any user defined LED controls ?
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You would run that command at the command line so that means either connecting to the console or connecting over SSH. You can also run that from Diag > Command Prompt in the webgui.
The slow flashing blue diamond LED indicate that bootup had completed and the firewall is in it's normal running state.
See: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/netgate-6100/io-ports.html#front-sideAdding user LED controls takes development time which is limited. It would be nice to have but is low priority.
Steve
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@stephenw10 firstly, many thanks for your response.
You state: >>>
"The slow flashing blue diamond LED indicate that bootup had completed and the firewall is in it's normal running state."Q1: Does that mean that for the NETGATE 6100, that the slow flashing blue diamond LED is something that will be present always after each restart ?
Q2: what exactly does this mean ? >>> " .... and the firewall is in it's normal running state."
Q3: If the internet connection goes "down", does the NETGATE-6100 show anything via the LEDs confirming that the internet connection has gone "down" ?
Thanking you in advance :-)
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Yes the slow flashing blue diamond LED is expected during normal running. It is set at each boot once boot-up is complete.
If you see the LEDs in any other state that implies it's still booting or has failed to boot.The LEDs do not reflect the gateways status by default, no.
Steve
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@stephenw10 ....... Tnx again for all the info -- very much appreciated
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@stephenw10 said in How Do I Turn Off Flashing LED on 6100?:
" ......... You can also run that from Diag > Command Prompt in the webgui. "
Feedback (.. just in case anyone needs it):
I executed
echo 0 > /dev/led/blue1
via
Diag > Command Prompt in the webgui
-- it worked -- it turned off the flashing blue LED -- Thanks for the info :-)Also, I was not logged in as the "admin" user, and it still worked.
I also rebooted the NETGATE-6100, after I executed the command
echo 0 > /dev/led/blue1
just to see what would happen.
Result = as expected, the flashing blue light returned.Thanks again for all your answers.
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@stephenw10 said in How Do I Turn Off Flashing LED on 6100?:
The LEDs do not reflect the gateways status by default, no.
my 5 cents worth:
-- it would be really useful to use one of the LEDs to provide the gateway's status
-- or at least allow the user to optionally turn on this "gateway status" info via the web gui
-- the LEDs are there anyway, why not use them ?just a suggestion :-)
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Mmm, some years ago there was a package for this, gwled, but it only worked with led devices and there none after the APU. Until now. The package was never updated to the new package system because of that. Maybe it could be. It might be easier to start clean at this point.
You can open a feature request: https://redmine.pfsense.org/
Steve
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I know this is an old thread but if you still want info try this..
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/186169/netgate-2100-customization-of-leds-guide/
