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 6C5DF1381F3 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 18:38:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7ED1AE04C8; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 18:38:20 +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 4018521C06A for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 18:36:44 +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 qB2IagTW002602 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 13:36:43 -0500 Received: from ccs.covici.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ccs.covici.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id qB2Iaf0H006061 for ; Sun, 2 Dec 2012 13:36:41 -0500 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] kernel 3.2->3.5 upgrade unusable: keyboard borked In-reply-to: <20121202151905.GY23914@server> References: <1540977.IXnsEoOt74@dethkomp> <201212020806.55695.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <13627.1354447432@ccs.covici.com> <20121202151905.GY23914@server> Comments: In-reply-to Bruce Hill message dated "Sun, 02 Dec 2012 09:19:05 -0600." X-Mailer: MH-E 8.2; nmh 1.3; GNU Emacs 23.4.2 Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:36:41 -0500 Message-ID: <6059.1354473401@ccs.covici.com> From: covici@ccs.covici.com X-SpamH-OriginatingIP: 71.171.111.72 X-SpamH-Filter: s-out-001.smtp25.com-qB2IagTW002602 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: f559fb34-df98-41cc-8ef3-97956594ee85 X-Archives-Hash: b522df8454acd66c208513a4e478ce4d Bruce Hill wrote: > On Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 06:23:52AM -0500, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote: > > > > I think numlock is on by default in newer kernels -- just turn it off > > with the key -- I am pretty sure even your laptop has such a simulated > > key. > > Where do you get numlock as a kernel option? > > It is a BIOS option, but afaik not a kernel module. All I know is, that when I boot with kernel 3.6 or above, numlock is on and I have to turn it off, whereas with my 3.4 kernel I do not have to do this. -- 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