Re: Strange Number Lock Behavior
On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 09:07:59PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 11:49:06PM -0500, Erinn wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Previously, I had an all text Debian firewall. Everytime I would boot
> > it, the number lock would turn off. I thought it was specific to that
> > box until I installed Debian on my workstation. The behavior persists
> > and as I'd never witnessed it in any previous operating system, I
> > thought it was Debian-specific, and was wondering two things:
> >
> > 1. Has anyone else experienced this?
>
> All Linux users have. The kernel pretty much assumes the BIOS is an
> idiot and ignores it.
>
> > 2. If so, is there any way to stop it?
>
> Probably. Easiest is to hit number lock. 8:o)
Take a look at /etc/console-tools/config.
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