NUMLOCK on GDM PLZ !!!!

[RodrigoLopes]

Sorry people, i have already read all the content on google em fedoraforums, but no solution for me!

Even tried these solutions:
http://gnome-hacks.jodrell.net/hacks.html?id=49
and
http://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...threadid=180272

NOTHING tthat could solve my problem... I'm more than 2 hours, trying just to keep my NUMLOCK turned on when GDM starts.

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All the time GDM starts it turns the led OF...
PC turn on -> LED ON
STARTX -> LED ON
GDM -> LED OFF
KDE -> LED ON

Could some one help me ?

FEDORA CORE 4. WITH NUMLOCKX PACKAGE INSTALLED BY YUM.

THANK YOU.

[Twey]

Use KDM?

[RodrigoLopes]

I think its the only escape.

[Spoon!]

yum install numlockx

[Jman]

You mean numlock on when the gdm user login screen shows?

numlockx currently works right after login, but /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 has been suggested to turn it on earlier as per this bug.

[smfinley]

You could try this. I use it on FC4.

[RodrigoLopes]

Originally Posted by smfinley

You could try this. I use it on FC4.

this one seems to be a good solution, but i'm using KDM now is very easy to do that with kdm.

[Jman]

yum installing numlockx does the exact same thing.

[smfinley]

Originally Posted by Jman

yum installing numlockx does the exact same thing.

Thanks for the tip Jman. I didn't realize there was an rpm for it. Looks like it's exactly the same program. Even the name is the same.

[RodrigoLopes]

Originally Posted by smfinley

Thanks for the tip Jman. I didn't realize there was an rpm for it. Looks like it's exactly the same program. Even the name is the same.

But numlockx didn't solved my GDM problem. GDM turn numlock OFF every time it starts, even with numlockx installed (yum install numlockx)

[imdeemvp]

We have and rpm package for numlock in gnome: http://fedoranews.org/tchung/numlock/ download .i386.rpm package and run:

rpm -ivh numlock-2.0-10.fdr.i386.rpm

or do as Jman says and DONE!

[Jman]

Originally Posted by RodrigoLopes

But numlockx didn't solved my GDM problem. GDM turn numlock OFF every time it starts, even with numlockx installed (yum install numlockx)

Looking for a solution for that which can be uninstalled easily, see this bug.

[drs]

Originally Posted by imdeemvp

We have and rpm package for numlock in gnome: http://fedoranews.org/tchung/numlock/ download .i386.rpm package and run:

rpm -ivh numlock-2.0-10.fdr.i386.rpm

or do as Jman says and DONE!

This program seems to have the same problem as numlockx--numlock is only turned on for me AFTER gdm.
Also, I am not sure how numlockx works, but I don't know if simply running it before GDM (as the bug report suggests) will work as in my experience, GDM will turn off numlock even if it has already been turned on.

[drs]

Alright, I've FINALLY got a solution for those who wish to still use gdm and need numlock on during the log-in screen.

1. Download tschung's numlock program from imdeemvp's post above:

wget http://fedoranews.org/tchung/numlock/numlock-2.0-10.fdr.i386.rpm

2. Install it:

rpm -ivh numlock-2.0-10.fdr.i386.rpm

3. Append the following lines to /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0:

#attempt to start GDM with numlock
enable_X11_numlock on

If there is no Xsetup_0 file, check to see where /etc/X11/gdm/Init/:0 links to and append it to that file.

[drs]

Alright, just to update for FC5. The file /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0: referenced in step 3 above should now be /etc/gdm/Init/Default. Insert the code in step 3 above the last line (exit 0) of that file. So the last lines of the file should be:

#attempt to start GDM with numlock
enable_X11_numlock on

exit 0

For more info about gdm, I found this site helpful:
http://www.5z.com/jirka/gdm-documentation/x241.html