160524 Dutch Ingraham wrote:
> Philip Webb <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I've noticed that the NumLock key goes off after 'startx'.
>> My window manager is Fluxbox & I don't see any mention there
>> nor does there seem to be any setting under  /etc/X11 .
>> I have added 'numlock' to the default runlevel,
>> but that makes no difference.
> Could you confirm you have  x11-misc/numlockx  installed
> and have as the last two lines in your  .xinitrc :
>   numlockx&
>   exec fluxbox

Thanks : that works ! -- when X starts, the LED blinks & Numlock is on.
NB my  .xinitrc  has 'numlockx &' : isn't the space necessary ?

The other suggestions --  xset  &  xsetleds  -- don't seem to work.

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