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    SG-3100 - Disabling pulsing blue light on 2.5.0 / 21.02

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      smithgcovert
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      Hello,

      I have upgraded my SG-3100 to the new, just released 21.02_1 image -- so far so good! TY!

      One thing that appears to be different in this new version is how you control the front panel lights. In the old, 2.4.5 version, I could run this command to disable the slow blinking, blue, "everything is fine" light:
      gpioctl 2 duty 0

      This no longer works on this new image. I did find some references to pre-release builds that there was a change in the interface to the lights.

      Could someone give me what would be the new command to disable the slow blinking, "everything is fine" blue light?

      Thanks,
      Greg

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        bingo600 @smithgcovert
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        @smithgcovert

        Maybe look here
        https://forum.netgate.com/post/965055

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          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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          Yup, exactly that. You need to specify the gpio device since it now recognises 3 devices and the LED controller is on the 3rd device, gpioc2.

          Steve

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            smithgcovert
            last edited by

            Thanks! That worked.

            For anyone else who happens to find this link first, solution is to run this command now:

            /usr/sbin/gpioctl -f /dev/gpioc2 6 duty 0
            
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              smithgcovert
              last edited by

              Correction, to turn off the pulsing blue light, use this:

              gpioctl -f /dev/gpioc2 2 duty 0
              
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                legoblocks @smithgcovert
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                Does anyone know the best way to run this command at startup?

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                  rcoleman-netgate Netgate @legoblocks
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                  @legoblocks CRON package: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/packages/list.html

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