Getting Scroll Lock to Work in Ubuntu 9.10

route277 · 12-27-2009, 02:17 AM

Hi,
Can anyone advise how to get the keyboard function Scroll Lock to work in Ubuntu Karmic.
Thanks.
route 277

linuxlover.chaitanya · 12-27-2009, 11:02 PM

Oh. Scroll lock on my Dell optiplex 330 is not working as well. Strange. It was working with Jaunty.

linuxlover.chaitanya · 12-27-2009, 11:13 PM

Ok got this to work with some help from web.

run this command xmodmap -pm.
You should get the output with some mod1 mod2 mod3. Here mod3 should be empty with no value set.

To set the value create the file Xmodmap in /etc/X11/.

sudo vi /etc/X11/Xmodmap

Add this line in the file

add mod3 = Scroll_Lock

Logout and log in again.

Remember to keep the case of the file name.

route277 · 12-28-2009, 02:22 AM

Many thanks to linuxlover.chaitanya post 3806401 with your kind help I have managed to solve the problem with the Scroll Lock Key in Ubuntu Karmic.
Thank you.
route277.

linuxlover.chaitanya · 12-28-2009, 03:23 AM

Great to hear that.