I still experience this bug with 3.3.5-0ubuntu3 and use the same workaround emelce just mentioned. Moreover, when I tried to uncheck that option to ensure that this bug still exists with the latest updates, g-s-d crashed - see bug 935987 for that.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/933405 Title: Numlock cant be set "off" Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: I'm logged as gnome-classic and does not find the package to blame. Since the past 12 hours updates the numlock is always set to "on" and there is no way to set it "off" on my desktop system. The most recents updates i can remember are: onboard, gcc, lightdm, screensaver & devscripts; but cant find a related changelog to this issue. An other user have the same issue with its laptop: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11693059#post11693059 A maybe related fix: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+3.0/+bug/841541 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-16-generic-pae 3.2.0-16.25 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic-pae 3.2.6 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: oem 2665 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found. Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfebfc000 irq 48' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC882' Components : 'HDA:10ec0882,1043e601,00100101' Controls : 44 Simple ctrls : 25 Date: Thu Feb 16 12:30:41 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=0a9ca7f0-6eeb-4b21-b70f-670fa600de16 IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth1 no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. MachineType: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC P5W DH Deluxe ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-16-generic-pae root=UUID=9e61e83e-bca9-43cf-aa90-5a68892213fa ro quiet crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M acpi_osi=Linux RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-16-generic-pae N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-16-generic-pae N/A linux-firmware 1.69 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: zram UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) WpaSupplicantLog: dmi.bios.date: 10/22/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 3001 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P5W DH Deluxe dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3001:bd10/22/2009:svnASUSTEKCOMPUTERINC:pnP5WDHDeluxe:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5WDHDeluxe:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: P5W DH Deluxe dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/933405/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp