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Old 03-03-2006, 08:34 AM   #1
taylorchase
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Fn key help

ok, i am running fc4 on my laptop it is a compaq armada m700 and when i type i have to hold down the "Fn" key for letters to show up and not numbers. this is the opposite of what i want it to do. is there any way to fix this?
 
Old 03-04-2006, 09:53 PM   #2
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Congrats on getting Fedora4 installed. Check out linux-on-laptop linux installs on your lappy. None of the notes mentioned problem with keybd or Fn keys.
What keybd is config'd in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 or xorg.conf. What does kde infocenter or control center--or gnome equivalents-- say about your keybd? Does Fedora have any notes for lappy install at their forums or howtos? Does Tuxmobile have any BIOS,APM/ACPI notes for your lappy?
Good luck.
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Old 03-04-2006, 10:04 PM   #3
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I had a problem similar with my gateway laptop and PClinuxOS. It turns out the numlock was enabled by default. For a quick fix, turn off the numlock manually (for my machine, it was Fn plus the "scroll" key).

For a permanent fix, I deleted the numlock in the startup scripts. It was in /etc/rc4.d or /etc/rc5.d or /etc/rc6.d...I can't remember exactly which one. Find the symlink with numlock in it and delete that.
 
Old 03-06-2006, 01:06 PM   #4
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alright i got it fixed, thanks for the help. all i had to do was turn numlock off. THANK YOU
 
  


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