Re: NUMLOCKX Debian KDE4

[Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com>]

Camaleón wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:53:31 -0700, Jimmy Johnson wrote:
>
> > Here's the problem, in unstable and testing numlock on, light not on,
> > numlock off, light on ?!?
> >
> > I've tried it by removing numlockx and it's config files and numlock
> > works as expected (OK), but numlock is not on at boot and I won't it on
> > at boot, checking the box to turn numlock on, will not turn it on at
> > login.
> >
> > I don't have the problem with kde3/Lenny.
> >
> > How can I get the light to work proper (light on/numlock on) at boot
> > without removing numlockx?
> >
> > A little more info: both testing and unstable are currently using the
> > same kernel 2.6.32-5-amd64 and I think the problem came with the kernel.
>
> There are some reports in both, Debian BTS and KDE. Check if any of these 
> apply in your case:
>
> ***
> /usr/bin/kde4: NumLock led behaves inversely if num lock is turned on 
> kde4 startup
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=533831
>
> Bug 183308 -  Numlock Light Indicator Shuts Off After Activation within 
> KDE 4.2 and Subsequent Log out or Reboot  
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183308
> ***
>
> So maybe a KDE bug/problem? :-?


I read those bugs and their problem seems to be with KDE and numlock, 
while my problem is with numlockx and the latest kernel, it may also 
have to do with kde, not sure as it works as expected when I remove 
numlockx, kde turns numlock on after login, numlockx turns numlock on 
before login and that is what I want.

It is turning numlock on but the status light is off while numlock is on 
and the light is on when numlock is off, so the status light is not 
working as expected and this seems to have happened since installing the 
latest kernel.

Should be a workaround to just change the status of the light!?!
--
Jimmy Johnson

Ubuntu Lucid and Trinity KDE 3.5.11 - EXT4 at sda10
Registered Linux User #380263