Numlock turns off while swtiching console to GUI

Electro · 06-12-2005, 06:32 PM

I'm getting annoyed by the numlock light not being on after switching from tty1-6 (console) to GUI. It turns on when it first runs GUI. I tried using numlockx and using LFS setnumlock. Both does not work while switching from console to GUI. If I switch from GUI to console, the numlock for console (lets say tty1) stays on. I tried everything that I can think of. Though it seems that the numpad works but light will not show.

I'm using Gentoo 2005.0 and KVM switch.

Please throw some suggestions.

Boow · 06-13-2005, 12:32 PM

One might use setleds in /etc/rc to define the initial and
default state of NumLock, e.g. by
INITTY=/dev/tty[1-8]
for tty in $INITTY; do
setleds -D +num < $tty
done

from the man pages

Electro · 06-14-2005, 12:01 AM

I already have that for the consoles.

What I mean is when I go from the console to GUI, numlock light turns off, but the numpad works anyways.

Boow · 06-14-2005, 07:03 PM

If your in kde goto the control center find the option to turn on the numlock. gnome or any other wm use numlockx or setnumlock. google works wonders.

rickh · 06-14-2005, 09:49 PM

Quote:

...setleds ... kde control center ... numlockx ... setnumlock ...

From what I've read about the issue, all these things work for some people and not for others. Not worth the hassle. Only reason it's bothersome at all is because we've all been brainwashed by Windows. Doesn't take long to get used to turning NumLock on manually when you boot Linux.

You say your problem is not that the numberic keypad being disabled, but the light turning off. My solution would be to disable the keypad ... the light's already off ... Presto! One keystroke solves two problems.

Electro · 06-14-2005, 10:47 PM

I use Xfce4.

I rarely create any threads because I always search the internet using Google.

Quote:

You say your problem is not that the numberic keypad being disabled, but the light turning off. My solution would be to disable the keypad ... the light's already off ... Presto! One keystroke solves two problems.

I have been doing this from the very start I installed Gentoo. I'll just include a log option when I start up X Window Server and then check the logs.

I tried putting it in ~/.xinitrc and other xinitrc files.

scuzzman · 06-15-2005, 02:06 AM

Get numlockx and install it. Then, in your ~/.xinitrc , place this line before your WM/DE line:

Code:

numlockx

Electro · 06-16-2005, 05:20 AM

scuzzman, did you skim my post?

I already said that I put it in ~/.xinitrc and others.

scuzzman · 06-16-2005, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Electro
I'm getting annoyed by the numlock light not being on after switching from tty1-6 (console) to GUI. It turns on when it first runs GUI. I tried using numlockx and using LFS setnumlock. Both does not work while switching from console to GUI. If I switch from GUI to console, the numlock for console (lets say tty1) stays on. I tried everything that I can think of. Though it seems that the numpad works but light will not show.

I'm using Gentoo 2005.0 and KVM switch.

Please throw some suggestions.

Funny, I see no mention of your ~/.xinitrc here...
There is a mention though in a few posts down, but "I tried putting it in ~/.xinitrc" isn't really all that descriptive to me. My apologies if my suggestion didn't work, better luck next time.

Electro · 06-17-2005, 01:24 AM

I added the code below in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and it worked. If I press capslock, its light gets an reminder to stay on when switching from the console to GUI. Both numlock and caplock work.

Code:

Option      "Xleds"      "1 2 3"

Several months ago, I tried the above in Slackware 10, but it did not work.