From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F0C01381F3 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:37:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CAC4C21C0D7; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:36:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from s-out-001.smtp25.com (s-out-001.smtp25.com [67.228.91.90]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8061E21C0D4 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:34:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ccs.covici.com (pool-71-171-111-72.clppva.fios.verizon.net [71.171.111.72]) by s-out-001.smtp25.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id qB2KYGpK011269 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 15:34:17 -0500 Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id qB2KYGwD026329 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 15:34:16 -0500 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: kernel 3.2->3.5 upgrade unusable: keyboard borked In-reply-to: References: <1540977.IXnsEoOt74@dethkomp> <201212020806.55695.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <13627.1354447432@ccs.covici.com> Comments: In-reply-to Grant Edwards message dated "Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:05:23 +0000." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.2; nmh 1.3; GNU Emacs 23.4.2 Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:34:16 -0500 Message-ID: <26328.1354480456@ccs.covici.com> From: covici@ccs.covici.com X-SpamH-OriginatingIP: 71.171.111.72 X-SpamH-Filter: s-out-001.smtp25.com-qB2KYGpK011269 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: b12565ae-2a81-427b-ad7a-22393758ddda X-Archives-Hash: 82592578945d2e4a22833a76784adea6 Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2012-12-02, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > Mick wrote: > > >>> Is this a laptop? with no num pad? On my laptop the numpad is mapped to the > >>> keys like you described, so when Num Lock is toggled those keys function as > >>> the num pad. > >> > >> You can check if rc-update -s -v | grep numlock (or rc-status -s | grep > >> numlock) shows it being set, otherwise add it to see if this makes a > >> difference. > > > > I think numlock is on by default in newer kernels > > That pretty much sucks. Is that configurable sowewhere? > > > -- just turn it off with the key > > The Numlock key doesn't work with the 3.5 kernel. > > > -- I am pretty sure even your laptop has such a simulated key. > > My keyboard does have a numlock key, but it doesn't turn numlock on/off > with the 3.5 kernel. At least with 3.6 kernel and above, the numlock key does work -- I am using a desktop with the regular keyboard. So I wonder if you go to 3.6 will it be any better? -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com