Number Lock issue

cherock1254 · April 30, 2010, 2:30am

I have my numberlock set for enabled on boot in the configure desktop configuration forms; however, everytime I boot the numberlock does not enable. I have to manually push the NumLock button to enable, so I am stumpted again. I don’t really know where to look to see if another setting is over-riding the num lock. It is getting to be annoying now. Suse 11.2 version, patched to current.:\

jdmcdaniel3 · April 30, 2010, 3:33am

It is possible to set your numlock on in YaST, but it defaults to the BIOS setting in my copy. None the less, you could give this a try.

Open YaST>System>/etc/sysconfig/ Editor:

In the Sysconfig Editor Navigate on the left to:

Hardware>Keyboard and expand the Keyboard options

Find and select KBD_NUMLOCK

Your options are BIOS, Yes, No

I assume you want Yes. So, Pick Yes and press OK at the bottom right. Reboot your computer and see what you get.

Thank You,

cherock1254 · April 30, 2010, 4:21am

Checked the settings in NumKeyboard_lock for both using Yes and for Bios, neither worked. Check the keyboard it is set for 105 keys, Dell did NOT have the model I have, so tried a Dell USB Multimedia keyboard and a Generic 105 (intl)pc and these did not work either, so any more recommendations to fix?

jdmcdaniel3 · April 30, 2010, 5:12am

You did not say which desktop that you are using. If it is KDE, goto your menu > Personnel Settings > Keyboard & Mouse > Keyboard.

At the Top Right it says Numlock on KDE Startup. Mine says “Unchanged” which is selected, Turn On or Turn Off. I guess you would try Turn On.

Changes made in KDE can be checked by just logging out and then logging back in to see if that works for you. Also, sometimes the light can be out of sync. Which means it might really be on, but the light is off. Something you might want to check.

Thank You,

DenverD · April 30, 2010, 7:15am

cherock1254 wrote:
> so any more recommendations to fix?

some (many? all?) BIOS allow the user to select numlock be either on
or off at boot…how is your’s set (in BIOS)?

i’d guess in BIOS it must be set to ON, and then any software
settings (either openSUSE or KDE/Gnome/whatever) either set to “Turn
On” or “Leave Unchanged” (or something similar)…

NOTE: afaik you can not set the BIOS from inside KDE, instead you
must go directly into the BIOS during boot, prior to the Linux
kernel being loaded. (if you knew that already, sorry to mention)

[mine is “on” in BIOS and “turn on” in KDE, and it comes to life on,
just like i like it…]