Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 07:15:49 +0800 From: Ben Woods <woodsb02@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Num Lock goes off when entering X session Message-ID: <CAOc73CBkU3DczZB5ikeqCgM_P=3VEORNBhO9zDFYDjRby9dfwA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20150307194825.eda3e686.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20150307194825.eda3e686.freebsd@edvax.de>
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This previous post should help you: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2004-September/058977.html In summary, install the numlockx package and put "numlockx" in ~/.xinitrc, before the lines starting the window manager. Regards, Ben On Sunday, March 8, 2015, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > I'd like to ask for explanation and advice regarding an observation > that I made across XFree86 and X.org sessions: When my system boots > up, the Num Lock LED is activated (and the Num mode is on, as hereby > suggested). Then I enter XDM and log in. As soon as the "real" X > session starts, Num Lock goes off, and it needs to be manually > reactivated. This also happens when I log off, re-enter XDM, log in > again - and Num Lock goes off again. > > Does it have to be that way? And when yes, then why? > > Is there a way to switch Num Lock on via ~/.xinitrc, or tell X > to not change it? > > NB: I'm using a regular keyboard (IBM Model M) and have to use > the numeric block quite often. So this is an issue for me... > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org <javascript:;> mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org <javascript:;>" > -- -- From: Benjamin Woods woodsb02@gmail.com
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