Re: Strange Number Lock Behavior

2003-01-06 Thread Erinn 
  This is only for the console.  For X you need numlockx, from the
 package of the same name. 
 

Thanks Bob, that fixed it!

Erinn


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Re: Strange Number Lock Behavior

2003-01-05 Thread Seneca 
On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 09:07:59PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
 On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 11:49:06PM -0500, Erinn wrote:
  Hi,
  
  Previously, I had an all text Debian firewall. Everytime I would boot
  it, the number lock would turn off. I thought it was specific to that
  box until I installed Debian on my workstation. The behavior persists
  and as I'd never witnessed it in any previous operating system, I
  thought it was Debian-specific, and was wondering two things:
  
  1. Has anyone else experienced this?
 
 All Linux users have.  The kernel pretty much assumes the BIOS is an
 idiot and ignores it.

  2. If so, is there any way to stop it? 
 
 Probably.  Easiest is to hit number lock.  8:o)

Take a look at /etc/console-tools/config.

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Re: Strange Number Lock Behavior

2003-01-05 Thread Bob Hilliard 
Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 09:07:59PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
 On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 11:49:06PM -0500, Erinn wrote:
  Hi,
  
  Previously, I had an all text Debian firewall. Everytime I would boot
  it, the number lock would turn off. I thought it was specific to that
  box until I installed Debian on my workstation. The behavior persists
  and as I'd never witnessed it in any previous operating system, I
  thought it was Debian-specific, and was wondering two things:
  
  1. Has anyone else experienced this?
 
 All Linux users have.  The kernel pretty much assumes the BIOS is an
 idiot and ignores it.

  2. If so, is there any way to stop it? 
 
 Probably.  Easiest is to hit number lock.  8:o)

 Take a look at /etc/console-tools/config.

 I use `setleds -D +num' from the console-tools package.  I put a
script in /etc/init.d to invoke this for all consoles.

 This is only for the console.  For X you need numlockx, from the
package of the same name. 

Regards,

Bob
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Strange Number Lock Behavior

2003-01-04 Thread Erinn 
Hi,

Previously, I had an all text Debian firewall. Everytime I would boot
it, the number lock would turn off. I thought it was specific to that
box until I installed Debian on my workstation. The behavior persists
and as I'd never witnessed it in any previous operating system, I
thought it was Debian-specific, and was wondering two things:

1. Has anyone else experienced this?
2. If so, is there any way to stop it? 

I know it's kind of trivial but it's also a little annoying.

Thanks,

Erinn




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Re: Strange Number Lock Behavior

2003-01-04 Thread Paul Johnson 
On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 11:49:06PM -0500, Erinn wrote:
 Hi,
 
 Previously, I had an all text Debian firewall. Everytime I would boot
 it, the number lock would turn off. I thought it was specific to that
 box until I installed Debian on my workstation. The behavior persists
 and as I'd never witnessed it in any previous operating system, I
 thought it was Debian-specific, and was wondering two things:
 
 1. Has anyone else experienced this?

All Linux users have.  The kernel pretty much assumes the BIOS is an
idiot and ignores it.

 2. If so, is there any way to stop it? 

Probably.  Easiest is to hit number lock.  8:o)

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