Bug 6557

Summary: Ethernet Link light (left light) is on when no cables or connection present
Product: [Hardware Platforms] MinnowBoard MAX Reporter: John 'Warthog9' Hawley <warthog9>
Component: hw-minnowmaxAssignee: David Anders <danders>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME QA Contact:
Severity: minor    
Priority: Medium CC: dvhart, sjolley.yp.pm
Version: 1C A1   
Target Milestone: Production Release   
Hardware: MinnowBoard Max   
OS: x86_64   
Whiteboard:
OS type for building Yocto: --- Type of Regression: ---
Verified: Documentation change: No (bug/feature does not impact docs)

Description John 'Warthog9' Hawley 2014-07-19 06:01:23 UTC
I happened to notice this evening that the left LED on the ethernet port was lit, when no cable, or connection was present.

Expected outcome:
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No cable, or connection, no lights.

Other scenarios:

Cable plugged in, gig-e switch connection:
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expected lights:
    left: green
    right: activity

observed lights:
    left: green
    right: nothing

Cable plugged in, 10/100 switch connection:
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expected lights:
    left: amber
    right: activity

observed lights:
    left: green
    right: green activity


I can try some more combinations but I figured I'd report what I have easily available
Comment 1 Darren Hart 2014-08-07 23:37:26 UTC
Believed to be resolved, will verify with the next batch of hardware.
Comment 2 John 'Warthog9' Hawley 2014-08-14 23:20:02 UTC
I'm going to mark this WORKSFORME as I haven't seen this on other boards, and that this is probably racked up as a "John's boards are by definition 'weird'"