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X-treme
10-21-2001, 11:59 AM
I know it is possible but I forget how to do it. Can anyone tell me how to get the num lock key activated at boot time instead of having to press it. I know I'm lazy...

X-treme
SCuSI
10-21-2001, 12:15 PM
I think that I edit /etc/rc.config and change KBD_NUMLOCK="no" to "yes". (SuSE)
m3rlin
10-21-2001, 01:59 PM
Thats 100% correct Scusi :), but the problem doesn't solves there, because after you execute "startx" the num lock will shutdown, and you have to press it again, but there is a way to solve that, i tried but i didn't make it, but you can try your self, it on the suse site, on the help stuff. Search there, you will find what you need.
AdaHacker
10-21-2001, 08:53 PM
Ro you could just go here (http://dforce.sh.cvut.cz/~seli/en/numlockx/).
Yeah, I know the page doesn't really tell you anything, but that's what the readme is for. I use it and it works for me.
camelrider
10-22-2001, 01:22 AM
Cool utility!
:cool:
X-treme
10-22-2001, 02:13 AM
Thanks guys!!

I got it to work..

X-treme
Joeri Sebrechts
10-22-2001, 09:44 AM
Anybody know why this still isn't default X behaviour? I understand why it wouldn't be default on Sun machines and the like. But your average Xfree86 is installed on a x86 PC with a regular 101/102 key keyboard, requiring numlock to be ON.

Maybe one of the X developers has this hatred for num lock ...