Numlock key turn on

mickeyboa · 02-28-2006, 05:56 PM

I got the suggestion at FedoraFaq, if I wanted the numlock to be turn on at boot to put the following in /etc/rc.local and when I boot up and before i go to the login console you can see the numlock key turn on , then it goes out. when I get to the login console, I don't have a numlock key on. is there a defect in the script below.

/etc/rc.local

touch /var/lock/subsys/local

LEDTTY=/dev/tty[1-8]
for tty in $LEDTTY; do
setleds -D +num < $tty
done

Jim

rickh · 02-28-2006, 06:02 PM

This works on Debian:

install console-tools if not already, add
LEDS=+num
to /etc/console-tools/config

Tip of the hat to Dracae

Gethyn · 03-01-2006, 05:31 AM

Do you use kdm or gdm? I think there's an option in the KDE settings to turn numlock on at boot in kdm (not at my FC box so can't check right now), there may be an equivalent in Gnome too.

mickeyboa · 03-01-2006, 02:34 PM

I use KDE and I know all about turning it on when KDE loads.
But I want to turn it on before I get to login console.

Jim

bushidozen · 03-01-2006, 05:50 PM

You should be able to use yum to install numlockx from the fedora extras repository. That way every time you start Fedora, numlock will be on.

ronaldprettyman · 02-03-2008, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickh

This works on Debian:

install console-tools if not already, add
LEDS=+num
to /etc/console-tools/config

Tip of the hat to Dracae

Thank you this was a life saver, I can't stand GDM or KDM.
here's another little piece of debian code, for those who used an apt-get to install gnome(aptitude doesn't seem to create a /etc/init.d/gdm)

Code:

 update-rc.d -f gdm remove

or for kde

Code:

 update-rc.d -f kdm remove

no more graphical login