num lock
 

is there a way i can get the number lock key to be on on the boot up, i am running rh8 w/ enlightenment, i don't boot directly into x..

that should explain it:
http://home.sw.rr.com/linuxbits/NumLock.html

that won't work because x turns off the number lock key when you start it up, i boot into the cli mode, not x.

Is there an option for you to set on your system bios which allows you to enable the numlock on boot?

there is an option in the bios, but the bootloader turns numlock off, and then the kernel loading turns it off, then x turns numlock off, i want it to be on after x loads.

at start there is a service called numlock... it is self explainatory. You can use a script to start it again if starting X stops it.

this is what i get.
[root@localhost root]# service numlock start
numlock: unrecognized service

What wm you use? I have seen alot of threads addressing it, but really don't have the need for it. I use a gkrellm plugin to see if it's on, if not, I click the button and it's on. No biggie. But if you are really into that kind of thing, here's a link to some threads addressing it:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=28413
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=29739

Both those might help.

Cool

Uh... that is strange... run setup and set it to be enabled at start.

sorry, numlock is a Mandrake service in redhat I don't know what it is called. It must be there... I assume it would be called something alike. Try google.

That link in reply #2 is mine. It has two steps, one for CLI, and one for GUI. If you use both of them, your numlock will be on at all times.

Excuse my ingorance. does CLI stand for Common Linux Interface???

If I understand it right, it's Command Line Interface.

uh... right... I was just guessing... he he...

ehm, I understand. REally, I do understand that you would really like the amenity of not having to click that so HARD to reach button right about the 7 in the numberkey pad.
I do understand...really...why don't you just press the damn button?

after all, it's off as default for a reason.

LOL, ;)

because if it were on you would be writing a script to shut it off at every boot.!!!!