Originally Posted by codeMonkey

If you kill/stop the mce process more than (rough estimate) 4 times in approx 2 minutes the service doesn't restart.
You're best off using something like

Code:

initctl stop mce; sleep 2; initctl start mce

because it gives feedback - so will tell you if it hasn't been able to start or stop it.

I've also put a guide to the n900 led patterns here in case anyone wants to play around further with colours etc.

Originally Posted by ossipena

http://wiki.maemo.org/Customizing_maemo_for_power_users

feel free to help.

Originally Posted by Corwin

I just fired up my good old trusty N810 to check It seems to have a different controller with a different notation:

Code:

[LEDPatternNJoyRX44]

# Patterns used if the device has an RGB LED connected to an NJoy controller
# Please prefix pattern names with Pattern to avoid name space clashes
#
# Priority (0 - highest, 255 - lowest)
# ScreenOn - 0 only show pattern when the display is off
#            1 show pattern even when the display is on
#            2 only show pattern when the display is off, including acting dead
#            3 show pattern even when the display is on, including acting dead
#            4 only show pattern if the display is off, or if in acting dead
# Timeout in seconds before pattern is disabled, 0 for infinite
# R-channel pattern in NJoy format (16 commands at most)
# G-channel pattern in NJoy format (16 commands at most)
# B-channel pattern in NJoy format (16 commands at most)
#
# 0000 -- Jump to the start of the pattern for the channel
# 40xx -- Set channel brightness
# xxyy -- Increment/decrement
#      xx determines the speed;
#         01-3f -- short step time (granularity 0.49ms)
#         41-7f -- long step time (granularity 15.6ms)
#      yy determines the increment/decrement steps
#         00-7f -- increment steps 00 = 0 steps, 7f = 127 steps
#         80-ff -- decrement steps 80 = 0 steps, ff = 127 steps
#
#         Use 0 steps to create pauses
#         Two consecutive increment/decrement sequences are needed
#         to cover the entire range from 0-255
# c000 -- End pattern execution
# e002 -- Send red trigger
# e004 -- Send green trigger
# e008 -- Send blue trigger
# e080 -- Wait for red trigger
# e100 -- Wait for green trigger
# e200 -- Wait for blue trigger
PatternError=0;1;0;40002000200040ff200020000000;0000;0000
PatternDeviceOn=254;0;0;4000205f20df7f007f007f007f000000;4000205f20df7f007f007f007f000000;4000205f20df7f007f007f007f000000
PatternDeviceSoftOff=253;0;0;4000203f20bf7f007f007f007f007f000000;4000203f20bf7f007f007f007f007f000000;0000
PatternPowerOn=10;3;0;4000207f207f01ff01ffc000;4000207f207f01ff01ffc000;4000207f207f01ff01ffc000
PatternPowerOff=9;3;0;4000017f017f36ff36ff7f00c000;4000017f017f36ff36ff7f00c000;4000017f017f36ff36ff7f00c000
PatternCommunicationCall=30;1;0;0000;0000;40007f00017f017f050001ff01ff0000
PatternCommunicationChat=30;1;0;0000;0000;40007f00017f017f050001ff01ff0000
PatternCommunicationEmail=30;1;0;0000;0000;40007f00017f017f050001ff01ff0000
PatternCommonNotification=30;1;0;0000;0000;40007f00017f017f050001ff01ff0000
PatternWebcamActive=20;1;0;4000027f027fc000;0000;0000
PatternBatteryCharging=50;4;0;0000;4000257f06ff7f0041000000;0000
PatternBatteryFull=40;4;0;0000;407f0000;0000
PatternPsychedelia=250;1;0;4000167f167f17ff17ff0000;40001300197f197f15ff15ff0000;4000237f237f130022ff22ff13000000

# This example pattern has a priority of 42 (all patterns with a *lower*
# priority value will have precedence), and will flash in yellow
# This pattern will be visible even when the display is on.
PatternExample=42;1;30;4000167f167f17ff17ff0000;4000167f167f17ff17ff0000;0000

The explaination in the upper part corresponds to the lines below. The bold part seems to be for the color:

Code:

# R-channel pattern in NJoy format (16 commands at most)
# G-channel pattern in NJoy format (16 commands at most)
# B-channel pattern in NJoy format (16 commands at most)

This means the underlined part:

Code:

PatternCommunicationCall=30;1;0;0000;0000;40007f00017f017f050001ff01ff0000

Call is also blue on the N810, right? This is because we have 0000 for Red, 0000 for Green and 'something' for Blue.

You could search for patterns with red ('PatternError') or green ('PatternBatteryFull') and copy the underlined part I mentioned above responsible for the color from the pattern with the color you want to the pattern you wish to change. Do not copy the other parts of the line as they determine rythm and priority and you only want to change the color! This way you should be able to change the colors.

This should do what you want, although I am giving no warranties whatsoever. It is the whole 'Pattern' block, changed call to red, chat to green. Not sure, though, why green is so short:

Code:

PatternError=0;1;0;40002000200040ff200020000000;0000;0000
PatternDeviceOn=254;0;0;4000205f20df7f007f007f007f000000;4000205f20df7f007f007f007f000000;4000205f20df7f007f007f007f000000
PatternDeviceSoftOff=253;0;0;4000203f20bf7f007f007f007f007f000000;4000203f20bf7f007f007f007f007f000000;0000
PatternPowerOn=10;3;0;4000207f207f01ff01ffc000;4000207f207f01ff01ffc000;4000207f207f01ff01ffc000
PatternPowerOff=9;3;0;4000017f017f36ff36ff7f00c000;4000017f017f36ff36ff7f00c000;4000017f017f36ff36ff7f00c000
PatternCommunicationCall=30;1;0;40002000200040ff200020000000;0000;0000
PatternCommunicationChat=30;1;0;0000;407f0000;0000
PatternCommunicationEmail=30;1;0;0000;0000;40007f00017f017f050001ff01ff0000
PatternCommonNotification=30;1;0;0000;0000;40007f00017f017f050001ff01ff0000
PatternWebcamActive=20;1;0;4000027f027fc000;0000;0000
PatternBatteryCharging=50;4;0;0000;4000257f06ff7f0041000000;0000
PatternBatteryFull=40;4;0;0000;407f0000;0000
PatternPsychedelia=250;1;0;4000167f167f17ff17ff0000;40001300197f197f15ff15ff0000;4000237f237f130022ff22ff13000000

BUT:
Be REALLY careful! I am really, really not being nasty here, but maybe you should not edit the file.

Best regards,
Corwin