Comments on: Turn On NumLock at Startup in Linux http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/ Linux - on the Desktop Wed, 09 May 2012 23:58:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steev43230 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-4846 Steev43230 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:56:19 +0000 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/#comment-4846 It there's a BIOS setting, Linux should, like a certain DOS-based OS, check that and comply. Or better yet let the hardware check it and leave things alone. Or however it works. Point is, that way users can have it the way they need it the the simplest setting made at the most basic level. A separate program will still be needed, though, to address cases where the BIOS has no setting. @askrabal - you are right. By the time you're able to log in, NUMLOCK should already be in the state you want it. It there’s a BIOS setting, Linux should, like a certain DOS-based OS, check that and comply. Or better yet let the hardware check it and leave things alone. Or however it works.

Point is, that way users can have it the way they need it the the simplest setting made at the most basic level.

A separate program will still be needed, though, to address cases where the BIOS has no setting.

@askrabal – you are right. By the time you’re able to log in, NUMLOCK should already be in the state you want it.

]]> By: askrabal http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-4566 askrabal Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:12:55 +0000 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/#comment-4566 at what point during the boot process will numlockx turn the numlock on? I was looking for the numlock to be on when i login. The kde option turns it on after loging-in when kde starts. at what point during the boot process will numlockx turn the numlock on?
I was looking for the numlock to be on when i login.
The kde option turns it on after loging-in when kde starts.

]]> By: Yura http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-4533 Yura Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:27:52 +0000 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/#comment-4533 plogan, # BinnyVA Says: March 20th, 2008 at 8:50 pm @yura You could use the numlockx program to do it. plogan,
# BinnyVA Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

@yura
You could use the numlockx program to do it.

]]> By: plogan http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-4531 plogan Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:34:51 +0000 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/#comment-4531 So, there is no way to have numlock on by default at the start of Gnome? So, there is no way to have numlock on by default at the start of Gnome?

]]> By: Yura http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-4458 Yura Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:11:25 +0000 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/#comment-4458 BinnyVA, thanks for help. works fine:) BinnyVA, thanks for help. works fine:)

]]> By: Casey http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-4449 Casey Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:23:52 +0000 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/#comment-4449 Numlock sucks. I hated it was on by default in windows when I used it. I turned it off EVERY time I turned on my computer. Numlock sucks. I hated it was on by default in windows when I used it. I turned it off EVERY time I turned on my computer.

]]> By: Abe http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-4082 Abe Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:29:39 +0000 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/#comment-4082 Here's one reason why you'd want it off: some keyboards have the number pad as an overlay on the regular keyboard, rather than along side of it. In this case, you'd prefer that it was off. Your post helped me figure out how to do the this too, so thank you. Here’s one reason why you’d want it off: some keyboards have the number pad as an overlay on the regular keyboard, rather than along side of it. In this case, you’d prefer that it was off. Your post helped me figure out how to do the this too, so thank you.

]]> By: jon http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-3813 jon Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:52:39 +0000 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/#comment-3813 There's obviously a reason you've chosen KDE. There’s obviously a reason you’ve chosen KDE.

]]> By: tumbleweedius http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-3812 tumbleweedius Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:13:02 +0000 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/#comment-3812 it probably has to do with the fact that a lot of laptops use some keys as a numpad when numlock is on. I can imagine it would get annoying for laptop users to have to turn it off every time they wanted to type. it probably has to do with the fact that a lot of laptops use some keys as a numpad when numlock is on. I can imagine it would get annoying for laptop users to have to turn it off every time they wanted to type.

]]> By: BinnyVA http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1445 BinnyVA Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:32:58 +0000 http://lindesk.com/2007/08/turn-on-numlock-at-startup-in-linux/#comment-1445 @yura You could use the numlockx program to do it. @yura
You could use the numlockx program to do it.

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