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    SG-2100 Led indicator don’t show correct status

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      linq @luckman212
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      @luckman212 Agree, I would like the led controllers to have a heartbeat so that if nothing is heard back in X seconds flip the led to something else than blinking blue. As it is now the flashing LED is as dumb as an LED on battery.

      Hope we can get some attraction on this as I’ve seen earlier treads just end without any feature update.

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        linq @mer
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        @mer Thanks for the explanation, I understand more of the underlying logic now. However anything more than reading LED status on this remote device is too much to ask for, trust me on this.

        And I would assume that when I need to know the status the most, then I’m out of remote capabilities as well. I hope we are more that agrees that having a LED that flashes without any real reflection of operational status is quite useless.

        Thanks the the extensive answer!

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          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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          Yeah, we have looked into this, I agree it would be nice to see the LED indicate the system is safe to de-power. Unfortunately there is no way to make that happen as I understand it. The LED controller cannot be set to do that. And if it could it might still do it even it the system had not finished shutting down.

          Steve

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            linq @stephenw10
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            @stephenw10 Would it be possible to set it to solid blue when you halting the device? Then it's up to the user to wait accordingly until it's safe to unplug the power. That would at least give more assurance that just have it flashing regardless of state.

            I think this behavior would be the best option seen to the options that exists, or I'm I overlooking something here.

            Have a great day!

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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              Probably best in a feature request: https://redmine.pfsense.org/

              Though as I say we did look into it before, it's likely to be pretty low priority.

              Steve

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                Angelo42 @stephenw10
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                @stephenw10 Regards from Italy. I'm an owner of Netgate SG-2100. After last firmware update my diamond blue LED, is fixed, static on (i.e not blinking anymore as previous behavior). We've done some diagnostic control with positive results.
                Haved you changed some LED meanings behavior ?

                Kindly regards.

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                  SteveITS Rebel Alliance @Angelo42
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                  @angelo42 I seem to recall a similar post in the last couple of weeks, that said it returned to normal after a reboot...?

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                  When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to reboot, or more depending on packages, and device or disk speed.
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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    Hmm, there shouldn't be any changes on the 2100.

                    Does it still flash all three correctly during boot if you reboot it?

                    I've never seen the LED controller stop responding on the 2100 but potentially it might require a compete power cycle to clear if it did.

                    Steve

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                      Angelo42 @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10 Hi all, after first reboot i recovered the normal LED behavior (LED pulsating as heartbeat).
                      Thank you so much !
                      Best regards
                      Angelo

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