I am on Arch Linux and I want to disable this activity indicator light on a WD hard drive. I know there is a software on Windows for doing that, but since I am on Linux, how could I do it? This light is annoying when I am in a dark room.
The age old solution of TAPE.
Black electrical tape, work better than any software
Close your eyes
Matte black nail polish....works there and on annoying Bluetooth lights
Open it up and desolder the led?
Perfect answer, no need for me to scroll further.
If they don't find ya handsome, they should find you handy.
For an actual answer, it looks like WD has something called wdckit that is available on request.
I see a corresponding AUR entry that looks like it's grabbing some zip from a personal Russian CDN. Super sketchy looking tbh.
But it's possible this tool has whatever functionality the windows WD Utility uses to toggle the light in the drive's firmware.
IMO, it's not worth it. I'd just go the electrical tape route and maybe ask WD Customer Support if there's a way, and if not, ask that they support Linux better in the future.
Probably no one's thought of this yet, but i'm going to say black electrical tape. If you put it over your eyes it takes care of all your devices at once.
Painters tape and a sharpie. Layered.
-Autist with severe light sensitivity
Just empty the ~~blinker~~ led fluid.
Brown electrical tape, if you don't have black electrical tape.
Tape, electrical black.
This is the way
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This, is the way.
Have a friend stand in front of it
My favourite answer
Arch users dont have friends
Huh!, just Disconnect the drive from power source and it will OFF.
Duct tape
Black pen. Black sharpie. Black electrical tape. Black duct tape. Black roofing felt. Black tar. Black hole.
Have you tried plugging and unplugging it? It should solve your problem
Did anyone suggest using black electrical tape yet?
ITT
comments stating to open up the drive and disconnect the LED: 2
comments stating to try and change the firmware: 1
comments stating to use tape or nail polish: jfc so many comments
Have you tried plucking your eyes out?
Based on the other comments here I'd suggest black electrical tape over the eyes first
based on the other comments here i had to double check if this thread was in !shittyasklemmy@lemmy.ml smh my head
Masking take and permanent marker or pen works too if you don't have electical tape.
They sell travel sized rolls of that gorilla tape.
It sticks to just about anything, pretty much forever, and is totally opaque.
Should work like a charm.
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Sorry - I couldn't not.
Gordon Freeman?
I couldn't not.
You could not not?
No, that's right.
A piece of black, electrical tape
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