sdm composed on 2016-04-06 03:33 (UTC-0700):
On TW (and this is probably the same for Leap), on my desktop PC I want NumLock to be on every time I boot the computer. The default is for NumLock to be off but as my login password has numbers in it, I like using the number pad.
Same here.
I tried Fedora on the same machine a while back and it defaulted to NumLock being on every time the machine booted.
It seems to me that NumLock being on during boot would be a sensible default, so why is the default for it to be off?
Laptop keyboards probably, and it's the legacy PC keyboard state.
And what is the best way to set it to be on every time my PC boots?
I don't think I've yet run across a PC without a BIOS option to start with NUM state on. Laptops are another matter. Their keyboards rarely support worth a hoot a NUM state maintained on.
Another annoyance is that when I switch to, let's say TTY1 from a graphical session on TTY7, the NumLock Key shows lit on my keyboard. But when logging in on TTY1, NumLock really isn't on, just the light is list. So I have to press NumLock again and the light stays lit, and then the Num Pad works. Is this the current default or something with whatever driver is driving my keyboard?
Is numlockx not installed on yours? If so, NUM should be on in the greeter whether the keyboard NUM state is in sync or not. /etc/sysconfig/keyboard on all my installations early on get the following: ## Type: integer ## Default: # # Keyboard delay time in ms (250, 500, 750, 1000) KBD_DELAY="250" ## Type: string(2.0,2.1,2.3,2.5,2.7,3.0,3.3,3.7,4.0,4.3,4.6,5.0,5.5,6.0,6.7,7.5,8.0,8.6,9.2,10.0,10.9,12.0,13.3,15.0,16.0,17.1,18.5,20.0,21.8,24.0,26.7,30.0) ## Default: # # Keyboard repeat rate (2.0 - 30.0) KBD_RATE="20" ## Type: list(bios,yes,no) ## Default: bios # # NumLock on? ("yes" or "no" or empty or "bios" for BIOS setting) # This setting may interfere with GNOME /desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/remember_numlock_state GConf key. KBD_NUMLOCK="yes" Maybe having both numlockx installed and working plus "yes" in keyboard will solve your LED sync problem on both 42.1 and TW. If not, man setleds and adjust your login's .bash_profile. I've needed setleds on lots of installations in the past, but it has been a while. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org