Roy D Mercer wrote:
I have been to this url at the Suse Faq for the Numlock on:
http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/leds.html It says "Question: How can the NumLock key be automatically set?
From SuSE Linux 4.4 on there are two variables KBD_NUMLOCK and KBD_CAPSLOCK in the file /etc/rc.config (up to SuSE Linux version 7.3), which determine the configuration during the boot sequence. IF you use SuSE Linux from version 8.0 on please edit the file /etc/sysconfig/keyboard. "
I did just as it says to do but when I boot 8.2 the numbers lock still doesn't default on. I never had this problem with 8.1. Does anyone else have any suggestions as why my numlock button won't stay on at bootup?
That's because it gets switched off again just before you started X. In your last version of KDE, there was an option to put NumLock on at KDE startup, but, no longer (why?). The solution is on http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/cg_x11numlock.html It's a bit cryptic, but if you follow the instructions (and have X development libraries and gcc installed), you get a program called setnumlock. I suggest you do the following as root to activate it: # mv setnumlock /usr/local/bin Then edite /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xsetup : just before the line saying Only for display:0, I put: /usr/local/bin/xinput If you can't get setnumlock compiled, I'll send you a precompiled binary (assuming you trust me - this is going to be run as root!) -- JDL Non enim propter gloriam, diuicias aut honores pugnamus set propter libertatem solummodo quam Nemo bonus nisi simul cum vita amittit.