Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-29 Thread Nakashima
I got this off the K12OSN list. I guess it'll work with K12LTSP since it came from their list. Can anyone comment on this solution? or are Tom's solutions better? -- How to get the NumLock to stay on Written by "gentgeen" and verified by Loren (thanks ;-} ) contact at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (just rem

Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-28 Thread Tom_Gordon/RISE/HIDOE
I've researched three methods: 1) http://mirrors.domainnet.dk/ltsp/setnumlock.tar.gz has directions and code for compiling and using a program called "setnumlock" to set the numlock in X. 2) put this in your /home/username/.Xmodmap for every applicable user or user template: keycode 79=7 keyc

Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-28 Thread Nakashima
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Warren Togami wrote: > Actually, this question is perfect for K12OSN. They should have a > solution for you, and how to edit your LTSP nfs root scripts to make > it happen during boot. Please let us know the result. > > If they don't have an answer within 3 days I will dig h

Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-28 Thread Nakashima
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Warren Togami wrote: > The Mandrake RPM unforutunately wont work for the thin clients without > some extra work. Please give me a while to search for this solution. > It would then need to be installed into the thin client nfs root-boot > chroot and not the main system. Warr

Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-27 Thread Warren Togami
Warren Togami wrote: The Mandrake RPM unforutunately wont work for the thin clients without some extra work. Please give me a while to search for this solution. It would then need to be installed into the thin client nfs root-boot chroot and not the main system. Warren Actually, this ques

Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-27 Thread Warren Togami
Eric Hattemer wrote: the mandrake rpm... http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=numlock&submit=Search+... I make no guarantees, though. Try rpmbuild --rebuild *.src.rpm on the src.rpm version. It'll appear in /usr/src/RedHat/RPMS/*. do a find /usr/src/RedHat -name "*.rpm" to f

Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-27 Thread Eric Hattemer
BIOS is an option on any computer, as long as its an actual computer. The problem is, linux resets that setting once it boots, so it doesn't matter. Mandrake has a service called numlock that will turn on the numlock. Redhat does not have such a service. You could try installing the mandrak

Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-27 Thread Nakashima
Thanks Jim, I failed to mention in my initial post that I was using an LTS system. I don't think the BIOS thing applies to LTS systems. However, I'm a rookie, so I may be wrong. On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 05:07 PM, jim wrote: Most BIOS's have a selection for that independent of the OS.

Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-27 Thread jim
Most BIOS's have a selection for that independent of the OS. Del on startup or F2 or control F2 propritary to the BIOS,some Dell and Intel boards require a jumper change to get into setup. Nakashima wrote: Hi all, Is there a way to default a keyboard to Num Lock on? _

Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-27 Thread Tom_Gordon/RISE/HIDOE
use setleds in console (will not work in X) and numlockx in X (not maintained for redhat) putting this in /etc/rc.d/rc.local will do it automatically for console: echo -n "Turning on numlock ... " for tty in /dev/tty[1-6] /dev/tty1[2]; do setleds -D +num < $tty & done echo "done " Tom

Re: [luau] Num Lock

2003-10-27 Thread Nakashima
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, Nakashima wrote: > Is there a way to default a keyboard to Num Lock on? I should be more specific... RH 9 K12LTSP I found these, but... http://www.start-linux.com/articles/article_139.php http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhl-list/2003-August/msg00137.html

[luau] Num Lock

2003-10-27 Thread Nakashima
Hi all, Is there a way to default a keyboard to Num Lock on?