get leds on after bootup. Newbie #61

["Ian Balchin" <fables@imaginet.co.za>]

Karsten,

Thanks, I have written this into /etc/rc.local which I created as there 
was not a file of this name.

However, it has made no change and I did not see the echo message so the 
file is maybe not being read.

Next step please?

Regards
Ian

> on Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 12:07:52AM +0200, Ian Balchin
> (fables@imaginet.co.za) wrote: > Karsten, > > A note to say that mog is a
> cat!  I have her permanently, and she is > now in my office.  When I came
> home she was cuddled up to the > computer, and is now asleep on my desk. 
> I am sure she will come > around slowly.
> 
> OK.  So "mog" is the new cat from your friend.  Give her a month or so.
> Older cats are less flexible than younger ones, but most cats are
> inherently people friendly.  Then again, I'm a cat lover, and my
> ex-girlfriend's cat hated me for four years until she was dying of cancer
> and didn't have any fight left in her any more....
> 
> > The Numlock is set on in the bios but goes off early in the linux boot
> > sequence.
> 
> One possible tip, from Google:
> 
> 
> Place this in in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local to activate Numlock for the
> first six terminals:
> 
>     echo "Activating Numlock ..."
>     for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6; do
>   /usr/bin/setleds +num < /dev/tty${i} > /dev/null
>     done

    Ian Balchin
    Grahamstown, South Africa.