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im runnning mandrake 9.1 and i wanna have it set so that num lock is on at the promt when it asks me for login/pw. How can I do this??
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- 06-01-2003 #1Just Joined!
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Setting the NUM lock on at boot
im runnning mandrake 9.1 and i wanna have it set so that num lock is on at the promt when it asks me for login/pw. How can I do this??
Thanks guys
- 06-01-2003 #2Linux Enthusiast
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if you are using kde, then look in or control centre then peripheral settings and then keyboard and then under advanced and then select 'numlock' at boot.
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thanks it worked great for KDE, is there a way to do it for the console based? Cause i do not have my system auto boot to KDE i have it go to console.
- 06-01-2003 #4Linux Enthusiast
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i think you would have to write a script for that
- 06-01-2003 #5Linux Newbie
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Cant you just set numlock to on in the bios ?
- 06-01-2003 #6Linux Guru
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Yes, you can, but Linux's console code will turn it off at every console reset. Try sending ESC c to a console with num lock turned on.
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