On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:38:22 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

>>> I'm still trying to figure out how to make it permanently impossible
>>> to ever turn numlock off under any circumstances. Every single ****ing
>>> time I use Linux, I seem to have to turn numlock back on every 20
>>> seconds. I DO NOT EVER WANT IT TO TURN OFF!!!>_<
>>
>> It never changes state here for me automatically.
> 
> Interesting. Every time I boot the PC, it turns off. Every time I log in
> to the shell, it turns off. Every time I start X, it turns off. Every
> time I stop X, it turns off. Every time I log out of the shell, it turns
> off. It /constantly/ turns off.

Mine never turns off on its own.  Just switched between several VTs and 
my X session, the state didn't change at all.

Now in YaST (openSUSE here, so it'll be somewhere else in other distros), 
under the system keyboard, there is a setting for numlock state.  Mine's 
set to use the BIOS settings.  Perhaps your setting is set to turn it on/
off or to leave it untouched.  That might get you fixed for it.

> Wait for the PC to boot up, turn on numlock, log in, turn numlock back
> on, start X, turn numlock back on /again/. Teach the X configuration.
> Stop X. Turn numlock back on. Start KDM. Turn numlock back on. Log in as
> a user. Turn numlock on again. See the pattern here?
> 
> I did once see somebody from the local LUG explain how to keep numlock
> permanently enabled in the shell, but it didn't seem to affect X.

"in the shell" - do you mean on a VT?  Or is it changing when you open a 
term window in X?

Jim

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