SO... the HDD LED in my computer case has never worked... and rather than replace it or figure out what's wrong... I've grown accustomed to using a program called HDDLED in Windows... which blinks my Scroll Lock LED on my keyboard when there is Hardrive activity.
After doing a bit of Googling I can't seem to find a way to do the same thing in Linux.
Anyone have any ideas?
Friedmud
Blink Scroll Lock on Hard Drive Activity?
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How about this? I don't use it, and i haven't tested it. Heck, i don't even know if it's in portage. But maybe it's what you're looking for. For other (open source) software you can also check Freshmeat.net
Good luck!
Good luck!