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madmax:
Hello:

I miss not having to use the NumLock key to be ablr to use the number pad so I searched and found numlockx.tcz.  =-)
I have it set up in BIOS for when I boot MS, but it does not work with linux.

So I have numlockx.tcz loading on-boot.
Tried to see if it worked by bringing up terminal and executing numlockx, numlockx on or numlockx off, but nothing happens.

I then tried with a file in /.X.d containing the line /usr/local/bin/numlockx but that does not work either.
From what I read in a post here, it would seem that numlockx works only with xorg, not with xvesa.

Is this so or am I missing something?

Thanks in advance,

TC

gerald_clark:
Read the info file. It gives further requirements.

madmax:
Hello:

Thanks for the fast answer, much obliged.

--- Quote from: gerald_clark on August 22, 2015, 06:30:27 PM ---Read the info file. It gives further requirements.

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OK.
It says numlockx relies on XTest and XKB and that you have to install at least one of them for it to work.
The apps browser brought up nothing with 'xtest' but brought up libxkbfile.tcz with 'xkb' (I suppose this is the one the info file refers to).

I load libxkbfile.tcz on boot but numlockx still does not work.

Have I missed something else?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

TC

Rich:
Hi tinycore
You could try using  Xvesa-7.1.tcz  from TC4. From the info file:

--- Quote ---Comments:       This is the newer Xvesa from Xorg 7.1 that
                            supports the numlock LED.

--- End quote ---

madmax:
Good morning:

--- Quote from: Rich on August 22, 2015, 10:57:12 PM ---You could try using  Xvesa-7.1.tcz  from TC4. From the info file:

--- Quote ---Comments: This is the newer Xvesa from Xorg 7.1 that supports the numlock LED.

--- End quote ---
Thanks.
But the problem isn't the LED, I could live without the LED indicating that NumLock is 'on'.
The problem is that 'numlockx' simply does not work.

Not by bringing up terminal and executing numlockx, (on, off or toggle) or with a file in /.X.d containing the line /usr/local/bin/numlockx (on, off or toggle).

Loading libxkbfile.tcz on boot (see the numlockx info file) has made no difference.

Cheers,

TC
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