numlock / numeric keypad not working

[David9]

The above solution didn't work for me but I eventually solved it another way.
Here it is in case you find it useful.

Fedora 16 - ASUS Laptop - UK Keyboard Layout.

Goto Keyboard settings
Layout settings
Options
Numeric keypad layout selection
Check Legacy.

Hope it helps you.

[jamespaulsandel]

David9... yer my hero! your suggestion worked for me!

[dd_wizard]

This thread made me laugh! How many different ways do you think there are to break num-lock? 6.5 years and counting!

dd_wizard

[vaibhavatul47]

Thaanxx a lot dude..!!! It worked for me too....

[feimingchen]

Same problem for me (Fedora 15). <ctrl><shift><num lock> solves the problem!

[atreyu]

Yes, David9, thanks! I'm on F16/Gnome3 and I'd been to the Keyboard settings, but had not seen the "Layout settings" link at the bottom.

i also had to do <ctrl><shift><numlock> to jiggle it on, too, for the record.