ramesh
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« on: July 06, 2007, 10:06:20 pm » |
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Hi all
How to activate numlock on startup ?
I ssued the command 'slapt-get --install numlockx' as root. This installed numlockx but does'nt work
reissue of the same command gives the follwowing output -- numlockx is already the newest version. What went wrong ?
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« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2007, 11:54:48 pm » |
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Hi ramesh I believe you can add this line to your /etc/X11/xinitrc file: numlockx on I haven’t tested this, but if you try it, let me know how it works. greetz |
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« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2007, 06:06:42 pm » |
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To add to the thread, this question has been answered before. If you are using KDE, you don't need to install numlockx. There is a setting in the Control Center for the Keyboard that will automatically turn on the Num Lock key at startup.
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ramesh
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« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2007, 07:24:38 pm » |
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issuing the code numlockx on did not help Any other way out ?
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« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2007, 09:33:34 pm » |
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you will need to install the numlockx package
open a terminal then su to root then type "slapt-get --update" when that completes type "slapt-get --install numlockx"
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« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2007, 02:29:16 am » |
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Ramesh, in future posts please state what version you are using, I don't want to have to keep asking (HINT: you can also put this info in your signature).
1) did "numlockx on" turn on the numlock?
2) if so, have you added this command to the end of /etc/X11/xinitrc ?
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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2007, 03:47:01 am » |
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I tried both suggestions but nothing worked. Any other way ?
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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2007, 05:47:56 am » |
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ramesh,
If you are using Xfce, you can add numlockx to your "Autostarted Applications." Go to the main menu, then "Settings," then "Autostarted Applications." A dialog box will appear. Click "Add" and type in "numlockx" where it says "Command:". You'll also need to give it a name. If you do this, numlockx will start when you log in (this assumes you have numlockx installed).
This may not be the best solution, but it should work.
Tom
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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2007, 05:49:58 am » |
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He can add it all he wants, but if just "numlockx on" from a terminal doesn't work there's no reason why it will work when called from a script.
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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2007, 07:50:11 am » |
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Dear Tom,
your suggestion really worked ! Thank you
Ramesh
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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2007, 01:01:08 pm » |
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Well I'll be... I don't understand why that works if "numlockx on" doesn't work, but I just want to say: "Sorry, I was wrong".
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« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2007, 08:35:07 am » |
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Hey The Headacher, I re-read the thread, then I put that line in my xinitrc file, and naturally, it worked. So I don't understand what's going on either.  Tom |
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