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This did it for me too. Would prefer that the light was on for num lock =
on but I can live with that unless someone knows how to change that.

Tom Achtenberg

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----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Lisa Winkler" <lmw@po.cwru.edu>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: Num Lock

Thanks for the tip. I have been wondering this myself but never got =
sufficiently motivated to do a web search or post a question.

On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Kevin Brown wrote:

> Found this also: >=20 > http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/resource/res_aolm-faq.html#2.5 >=20 > 2.5 How can I set NUMLOCK to be on at boot time? >=20 > This question really has two answers. One applies to consoles =

and the
> other to the X Window System. >=20 > For console ttys: add the following to the end of your startup =

script
> '/etc/rc.d/rc.local' : >=20 > INITTTY=3D/dev/tty[1-12] > for tty in $INITTTY; do > setleds -D +num <$tty > done >=20 > (Note that this is straight from the man page for setleds.) >=20 > For X, you need to edit the file =

'/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/types/basic'.
> The last section of the file is the "KEYPAD" section and looks like: >=20 > type "KEYPAD" { > modifiers =3D Shift+NumLock; > map[None] =3D Level1; > map[Shift] =3D Level2; > map[NumLock] =3D Level2; > map[Shift+NumLock] =3D Level1; > level_name[Level1] =3D "Base"; > level_name[Level2] =3D "Number"; >=20 > To set NUMLOCK on by default, simply change every occurrence of =

"Level1"
> to "Level2" and change every occurrence of "Level2" to "Level1" =
(without the
> quotes). Then restart X. Note that the behavior of the NUMLOCK light =
will change
> as well (i.e. the light will be lit when NUMLOCK is OFF and will be =
dark when
> NUMLOCK is ON).
>=20
> > Tom Achtenberg wrote:
> >=20
> > Here is an easy one I can't find in any of the books. How can I =
have the num
> > lock stay on when I boot? The bios has it set on but right after =
the Linux
> > kernel loads it turns off. There must be a setting somewhere.
> >=20
> >=20
> > Tom Achtenberg
> >=20
> > Registered Linux User #242974 (See http://counter.li.org
> > Visit my home page at http://achtenberg.com
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>This did it for me too.  Would =
prefer that=20
the light was on for num lock on but I can live with that unless someone =
knows=20
how to change that.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Tom Achtenberg</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Help me win the Food for the Hungry =
Child=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Registered Linux User #242974 (See =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>From: "Lisa Winkler" <</FONT><A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 8:32=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>Subject: Re: Num =
Lock</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana><BR><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT =
face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2>Thanks for the tip.  I have been wondering this myself but =
never got=20
sufficiently motivated to do a web search or post a question.<BR><BR>On =
Thu, 31=20
Jan 2002, Kevin Brown wrote:<BR><BR>> Found this also:<BR>> =
<BR>>=20
</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/resource/res_aolm-faq.html#2.5">=
<FONT=20
face=3DVerdana=20
size=3D2>http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/resource/res_aolm-faq.html#2.5<=
/FONT></A><BR><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana size=3D2>> <BR>> 2.5 How can I set NUMLOCK to be on =
at boot=20
time?<BR>> <BR>>        This =
question=20
really has two answers. One applies to consoles and the<BR>> other to =
the X=20
Window System.<BR>> =
<BR>>        For=20
console ttys: add the following to the end of your startup =
script<BR>>=20
'/etc/rc.d/rc.local' :<BR>>=20
<BR>>       =20
INITTTY=3D/dev/tty[1-12]<BR>>      &nbsp=
; for tty=20
in $INITTTY; do<BR>>        =
setleds -D=20
+num <$tty<BR>>        =
done<BR>>=20
<BR>>        (Note that this is =
straight=20
from the man page for setleds.)<BR>>=20
<BR>>        For X, you need to =
edit the=20
file '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/types/basic'.<BR>> The last section of =
the file=20
is the "KEYPAD" section and looks like:<BR>>=20
<BR>>        type "KEYPAD"=20
{<BR>>        modifiers =3D=20
Shift+NumLock;<BR>>        =
map[None] =3D=20
Level1;<BR>>        map[Shift] =3D =

Level2;<BR>>        map[NumLock] =
=3D=20
Level2;<BR>>        =
map[Shift+NumLock] =3D=20
Level1;<BR>>        =
level_name[Level1] =3D=20
"Base";<BR>>        =
level_name[Level2] =3D=20
"Number";<BR>> <BR>>        To =
set=20
NUMLOCK on by default, simply change every occurrence of =
"Level1"<BR>> to=20
"Level2" and change every occurrence of "Level2" to "Level1" (without=20
the<BR>> quotes). Then restart X. Note that the behavior of the =
NUMLOCK light=20
will change<BR>> as well (i.e. the light will be lit when NUMLOCK is =
OFF and=20
will be dark when<BR>> NUMLOCK is ON).<BR>> <BR>> > Tom =
Achtenberg=20
wrote:<BR>> > <BR>> > Here is an easy one I can't find in =
any of the=20
books.  How can I have the num<BR>> > lock stay on when I =
boot? =20
The bios has it set on but right after the Linux<BR>> > kernel =
loads it=20
turns off.  There must be a setting somewhere.<BR>> > =
<BR>> >=20
<BR>> > Tom Achtenberg<BR>> > <BR>> > Registered Linux =
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