Re: [expert] numlock
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003 19:13:47 +0200 Wolfgang Bornath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1. /etc/rc.d/init.d/numlock has to be run on boot. If you boot into runlevel 5 (multiuser graphical environment) then you have in /etc/rc.d/rc5.d a link like @S85numlock which points to /etc/init.d/numlock 2. You have a file /etc/profile.d which shows: MY_TTY=tty case $MY_TTY in /dev/tty[0-9]*) setleds -D +num $MY_TTY;; esac unset MY_TTY Mine looks like this: MY_TTY=`tty` case $MY_TTY in /dev/tty[0-9]*) [ -f /etc/sysconfig/numlock ] setleds -D +num $MY_TTY;; esac unset MY_TTY If i understand it right, since i don't have /etc/sysconfig/numlock, that would be why i don't get numlock. I'll add it and see if i get it next time i boot. eric -- Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
Eric Huff schrieb am Tue, 7 Oct 2003 23:10:59 -0700: Mine looks like this: MY_TTY=`tty` case $MY_TTY in /dev/tty[0-9]*) [ -f /etc/sysconfig/numlock ] setleds -D +num $MY_TTY;; esac unset MY_TTY If i understand it right, since i don't have /etc/sysconfig/numlock, that would be why i don't get numlock. I'll add it and see if i get it next time i boot. No, makes no difference because I don't have /etc/sysconfig/numlock and it works for me here. But I found something else: /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 shows: if [ -x /etc/X11/xinit.d/numlock ]; then /etc/X11/xinit.d/numlock And /etc/X11/xinit.d/numlock shows: if [-f /var/lock/subsys/numlock -a -x \ /usr/X11R6/bin/enable_X11_numlock]; then /usr/X11R6/bin/enable_X11_numlock fi Bah, another place to search for the solution To me this is of rather academical interest. I boot my desktop maybe once a month and all I have to do to set numlock is to push a single key button. What do you think, how much fat will I burn, pushing this button 12 times a year? On laptops which are normally booted much more often numlock doesn't matter because it's off all the time. wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
James Sparenberg mused: I don't have/use fluxbox so I'm not sure there. Would seem that the config file for that also has an overide that needs to be changed. Is there a .fluxbox file in your home dir? James There´s a startup file under .fluxbox where you can start other programs from; they have some samples for xset, etc, but I had no luck with anything there. I guess I will go bug the fluxbox guys for a bit and see if they can shed any light on the issue. Thanks, Mike p.s. if anyone has a brain storm, I´d love to hear it! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
Wolfgang Bornath mused: Bah, another place to search for the solution To me this is of rather academical interest. I boot my desktop maybe once a month and all I have to do to set numlock is to push a single key button. What do you think, how much fat will I burn, pushing this button 12 times a year? On laptops which are normally booted much more often numlock doesn't matter because it's off all the time. wobo I understand, it´s really just a minor annoyance. But to someone like me, who´s probably a little compulsive, it just starts to gnaw at me - WHY WON´T THIS WORK CORRECTLY???!!! Aarrgh -- RagE TaKi nG OvEr -- ok, I´m better now :) Anyway, thanks Mike -- Michael Holt Snohomish, WA (o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com ¨There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those that understand binary, and those that don´t¨ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 07 October 2003 06:36 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the numlock rpm installed and numlock is enabled during boot. When I startx though, I lose numlock. I think it used to work, to tell the truth though, I´ve been too busy to really think about it. Where can I go to make it stick on? Mandrake 9.1 Fluxbox err... chkconfig --level 345 numlock on? - --- Fajar http://linux.arinet.org Linux mdk91.sistek.kom 2.4.21-0.13mdk GNU/Linux 13:27:51 up 5:50, 10 users, load average: 1.58, 1.54, 1.53 Quote of the day: Windows 99 has been released! (PC Magazine, April 2013) -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/gl0UMai9kCFqACoRAhC/AKCRjXxl9Uf/4SjquFfVSRlqi9shjQCgkuCN WmvU586sE288NeLU7R4thlM= =HzEm -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
Eric Huff wrote: I have the numlock rpm installed and numlock is enabled during boot. When I startx though, I lose numlock. I think it used to work, to tell the truth though, I´ve been too busy to really think about it. I have the same problem. I think it *might* have started with a recent X update? I use pekwm 9.1. Just two weeks ago I installed 9.1, and did updates at the end. NUM is off during login manager, but comes back on in KDE, and is on in vc[1-6]. -- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom Proverbs 9:10 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 22:14, Felix Miata wrote: Eric Huff wrote: I have the numlock rpm installed and numlock is enabled during boot. When I startx though, I lose numlock. I think it used to work, to tell the truth though, I´ve been too busy to really think about it. I have the same problem. I think it *might* have started with a recent X update? I use pekwm 9.1. Just two weeks ago I installed 9.1, and did updates at the end. NUM is off during login manager, but comes back on in KDE, and is on in vc[1-6]. If you want to lose numlock altogether the try rpm -e numlock. Worked wonders for me. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
James Sparenberg wrote: If you want to lose numlock altogether the try rpm -e numlock. Worked wonders for me. I want Mandrake to obey my BIOS numlock setting, just like DOS and windoze and SuSE do. I want NUM on always, including for GUI login. How do I do that? -- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom Proverbs 9:10 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
Fajar Priyanto mused: err... chkconfig --level 345 numlock on? eh? Wouldn´t it be easier to just hit the ´numlock´ key? I would like to have it automated - is their something I´m missing to accomplish that? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
James Sparenberg mused: If you want to lose numlock altogether the try rpm -e numlock. Worked wonders for me. James I want to go the other direction - I just want it to work! -- Michael Holt Snohomish, WA (o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
Felix Miata mused: I want Mandrake to obey my BIOS numlock setting, just like DOS and windoze and SuSE do. I want NUM on always, including for GUI login. How do I do that? -- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom Proverbs 9:10 NIV Exactly, I want my numlock on always -- too -- not in the ¨Off¨ state -- except for the few moments between shutdown and boot -- and maybe during the time ¨startx¨ is doing it´s thing -- I know this is possible -- it used to do this behavior -- now it doesn´t. -- Michael Holt Snohomish, WA (o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 09:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: James Sparenberg mused: If you want to lose numlock altogether the try rpm -e numlock. Worked wonders for me. James I want to go the other direction - I just want it to work! urpmi numlock (if it isn't installed) chkconfig numlock on it's perm at that point. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb am Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:41:07 -0700 (PDT): Exactly, I want my numlock on always -- too -- not in the ¨Off¨ state -- except for the few moments between shutdown and boot -- and maybe during the time ¨startx¨ is doing it´s thing -- I know this is possible -- it used to do this behavior -- now it doesn´t. 1. /etc/rc.d/init.d/numlock has to be run on boot. If you boot into runlevel 5 (multiuser graphical environment) then you have in /etc/rc.d/rc5.d a link like @S85numlock which points to /etc/init.d/numlock 2. You have a file /etc/profile.d which shows: #Linux Mandrake configuration # This is needed as login resets the tty MY_TTY=tty case $MY_TTY in /dev/tty[0-9]*) setleds -D +num $MY_TTY;; esac unset MY_TTY This was set up during installation and works in console as well as in X because X runs on tty7 (and tty8 for a second X) which is included in the script. That's how it works for me in 9.2RC2. I haven't yet found a means to set this in a GUI. wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 09:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fajar Priyanto mused: err... chkconfig --level 345 numlock on? eh? Wouldn´t it be easier to just hit the ´numlock´ key? I would like to have it automated - is their something I´m missing to accomplish that? That's what the above command does. Makes it automatic. and permanent. James __ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
James Sparenberg wrote: On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 09:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to go the other direction - I just want it to work! urpmi numlock (if it isn't installed) chkconfig numlock on it's perm at that point. #chkconfig numlock on # #chkconfig --levels numlock numlock 0:off 1:off 2:on3:on4:on5:on6:off # NUM is still off in login manager, and as you can see above, off also in single. -- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom Proverbs 9:10 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
Felix Miata schrieb am Tue, 07 Oct 2003 13:43:26 -0400: #chkconfig --levels numlock numlock 0:off 1:off 2:on3:on4:on5:on6:off # NUM is still off in login manager, and as you can see above, off also in single. Because it's usually not set for tty7 which is the tty your login manager runs in. See my other posting concerning the standard scripts Mandrake sets at installation time. wobo Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
Wolfgang Bornath wrote: 1. /etc/rc.d/init.d/numlock has to be run on boot. If you boot into runlevel 5 (multiuser graphical environment) then you have in /etc/rc.d/rc5.d a link like @S85numlock which points to /etc/init.d/numlock 2. You have a file /etc/profile.d which shows: #Linux Mandrake configuration # This is needed as login resets the tty MY_TTY=tty case $MY_TTY in /dev/tty[0-9]*) setleds -D +num $MY_TTY;; esac unset MY_TTY This was set up during installation and works in console as well as in X because X runs on tty7 (and tty8 for a second X) which is included in the script. That's how it works for me in 9.2RC2. I haven't yet found a means to set this in a GUI. Wolfgang Bornath wrote: Felix Miata schrieb am Tue, 07 Oct 2003 13:43:26 -0400: #chkconfig --levels numlock numlock 0:off 1:off 2:on3:on4:on5:on6:off # NUM is still off in login manager, and as you can see above, off also in single. Because it's usually not set for tty7 which is the tty your login manager runs in. See my other posting concerning the standard scripts Mandrake sets at installation time. My /etc/profile.d/numlock.sh file is exactly like yours (/dev/tty[0-9]*) ...). NUM is still off in tty7 (login manager). -- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom Proverbs 9:10 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
James Sparenberg mused: On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 09:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fajar Priyanto mused: err... chkconfig --level 345 numlock on? eh? Wouldn´t it be easier to just hit the ´numlock´ key? I would like to have it automated - is their something I´m missing to accomplish that? That's what the above command does. Makes it automatic. and permanent. James Ok, ic now. When I run chkconfig --list numlock, I´m getting the desired ´3 4 5´ levels switched to ´on´; still no numlock in x though. I´m checking wobo´s email about mandrake startup scripts - and I still don´t get it - it used to work??? I´m still on mdk9.1 - and probably won´t be switching for awhile - was it 9.0 that it worked on? I don´t remember. -- Michael Holt Snohomish, WA (o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 11:24, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: James Sparenberg mused: On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 09:14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fajar Priyanto mused: err... chkconfig --level 345 numlock on? eh? Wouldn´t it be easier to just hit the ´numlock´ key? I would like to have it automated - is their something I´m missing to accomplish that? That's what the above command does. Makes it automatic. and permanent. James Ok, ic now. When I run chkconfig --list numlock, I´m getting the desired ´3 4 5´ levels switched to ´on´; still no numlock in x though. I´m checking wobo´s email about mandrake startup scripts - and I still don´t get it - it used to work??? I´m still on mdk9.1 - and probably won´t be switching for awhile - was it 9.0 that it worked on? I don´t remember. kcontrol--Peripherals--keyboard there is the ability to override the default setting. turn on, off or leave unchanged. James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
James Sparenberg mused: kcontrol--Peripherals--keyboard there is the ability to override the default setting. turn on, off or leave unchanged. James Ok, that seems to make it stick for kde; no go for fluxbox though. -- Michael Holt Snohomish, WA (o_ [EMAIL PROTECTED](o_ (o_ //\ www.holt-tech.net(/)_ (/)_ V_/_www.mandrake.com ¨There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those that understand binary, and those that don´t¨ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 19:49, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: James Sparenberg mused: kcontrol--Peripherals--keyboard there is the ability to override the default setting. turn on, off or leave unchanged. James Ok, that seems to make it stick for kde; no go for fluxbox though. I don't have/use fluxbox so I'm not sure there. Would seem that the config file for that also has an overide that needs to be changed. Is there a .fluxbox file in your home dir? James Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
I have the numlock rpm installed and numlock is enabled during boot. When I startx though, I lose numlock. I think it used to work, to tell the truth though, I´ve been too busy to really think about it. I have the same problem. I think it *might* have started with a recent X update? I use pekwm 9.1. -- Mandrake HowTo's More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [expert] numlock
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Jeff Malka wrote: In my /etc/sysconfig/ there is no "numlock" file at all. The problem in 7.2's numlock is that unlike 7.1 where the command "numlock" activated numlock, in 7.2 the command is "/usr/X11R6/bin/enable_X11_numlock" (without the quotes). That is what solved it for me. Try it and let me know. Jeff Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: skidley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 4:05 PM Subject: [expert] numlock Yes that command does enable it you must has missed an earlier post, what the problem I am trying to figuefigure out is to do it automatically, I am using a rather rudimentary way where the numlock behavior in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb/types/basic is changed so that while numlock light is off but numlock is really one. This is not what I want, it would be nice to get the damn numlock program actually working the way it used to in 7.1, I even got the cooker numlock pkg numlock-1.0-11mdk and that didn't fix it. Why did they fix what wasn't broken in earlier distros? Could you just take a look at your /etc/sysconfig/NumLock and see what it says? Mine is empty I don't know if its supposed to be or what I ma trying to fix what they screwed up here but I am at a lost as to what to try next?? Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. -- Chad Y. Registered Linux User #195191 Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] numlock
In my /etc/sysconfig/ there is no "numlock" file at all. The problem in 7.2's numlock is that unlike 7.1 where the command "numlock" activated numlock, in 7.2 the command is "/usr/X11R6/bin/enable_X11_numlock" (without the quotes). That is what solved it for me. Try it and let me know. Jeff Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: skidley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 4:05 PM Subject: [expert] numlock Just wondering if anybody knows what the file /etc/sysconfig/NumLock should be as mine is empty. Could this be the bug in the 7.2 not working in LM 7.2 ? just curious if anyone knows before I give up on it. -- Chad Y. Registered Linux User #195191 Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list. Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
