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-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-input-keyboard in ubuntu. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
