Nevermind, found the answer ... per http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-numeric-keypad-disabled-mouse- keysonly-works/
just press Shift+NumLock to toggle arrow mode & number mode. Voila, it works perfectly. Must've pressed once on accident and didn't re-press it accidently ;-) Whew!! -- Numeric keypad no longer works after upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197589 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs