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.
For an actual answer, it looks like WD has something called
wdckitthat is available on request.I see a corresponding AUR entry that looks like it’s grabbing some zip from a 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.
If they don’t find ya handsome, they should find you handy.
Just empty the
blinkerled fluid.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
Unfortunately, my flavor of AuDHD isn’t compatible with Arch lol
Brown electrical tape, if you don’t have black electrical tape.
Tape, electrical black.
This is the way
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Duct tape
Huh!, just Disconnect the drive from power source and it will OFF.
Have a friend stand in front of it
A big-ass hammer.
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Have you tried plugging and unplugging it? It should solve your problem
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.
Black pen. Black sharpie. Black electrical tape. Black duct tape. Black roofing felt. Black tar. Black hole.
Also avoid handling black holes without appropriate protection.
Would electro magnetic radiation erase it before spaghettification?
Need a time dilation device to use
Any of the available in aur?
Only available through YUM
I have a sheet of dark coloured stickers specifically for this task.
I’ve some black circle stickers that cover screws. Would be ideal for small LEDs too
