[xubuntu-users] Stop WiFi LED from Blinking in Xubuntu 14.04

[Steve Litt]

On Sun, 05 Jul 2015 23:16:28 +0100
Peter Flynn <peter at silmaril.ie> wrote:

> On 07/05/2015 11:01 PM, Lee Gold wrote:
> > upgraded to 15.04
> > 
> > mouse is insanely sensitive on my laptop
> > 
> > there is no sound (wasn't any in 14.04 after a point)
> > 
> > also cites multiple errors which it tries to report back
> > 
> > of course the wifi led blinks and with so many google hits of folks
> > complaining about that - wouldn't there be a checkbox to make it
> > solid?
> > 
> > think I'll see if other distros have same issues...
> 
> I'd be interested to hear. These are all common errors I have seen
> with other distros, but longer ago as I've been sticking with Xubuntu
> recently.
> 
> Mouse / touchpad / nipple sensitivity is always a problem: too many
> rogue devices which break the drivers, and not enough settings to slow
> *right* down or speed *right* up.

On real optical mice, I've found the cleanliness, dirtiness and surface
of the mouse pad can have up to a 3x influence on the mouse sensitivity.

> 
> I have never had *any* Linux distro which did sound properly. Most
> just about managed to play music, none *ever* worked with the
> microphone.

I usually start by uninstalling PulseAudio. That changes things from a
needle in a haystack to a needle in an ashtray.

If ALSA is installed, I check all devices in ALSAmixer for mutes. If
it's OSS only, I install an OSS mixer like rexima and modprobe
snd_mixer_oss.

These steps don't fix every sound problem, but they fix a heck of a lot
of them.

SteveT

Steve Litt 
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