Package: xserver-xorg-input-kbd Version: 1:1.3.1-1 Severity: normal Dear X team,
the X server starts GDM with NumLock switched on. This would not be a big issue if the bug #464041 would not prevent the NumLock key to work on some keybords (like IBM-SK-8845): this removes seven alphabetic letters and prevents from typing some passords. Also, I am a bit puzzled because on some other computers I use, NumLock is not on by default. Could it be an issue with the keyboard driver? If the issue can not be fixed for Lenny, I volunteer to submit a patch to the release notes. However, I do not know how to work around the bug in the login screen: can `xmodmap -e "keycode 77 = Num_Lock"' be added somewhere to have an effect before login? (the way I solve the problem is to switch on the original Bluetooth keyboard of the machine, press numlock, switch off the keyboard and forget it somewhere on my desk for a week). Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy, Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan PS: other relevant links on the Internet: https://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5069645&brandind=5000020 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14061 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xkeyboard-config/+bug/35080 PPS: ection "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Configured Mouse" Driver "mouse" Option "CorePointer" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice" Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2" Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true" Option "EmulateWheel" "on" Option "EmulateWheelTimeOut" "200" Option "EmulateWheelButton" "2" Option "YAxisMapping" "4 5" Option "XAxisMapping" "6 7" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Configured Video Device" BusID "PCI:240:16:0" Option "UseFBDev" "true" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "Configured Monitor" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Default Screen" Monitor "Configured Monitor" EndSection PPPS: numlockx is not installed on my machine. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: powerpc (ppc64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-powerpc64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages xserver-xorg-input-kbd depends on: ii libc6 2.7-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii xserver-xorg-core 2:1.4.2-6 Xorg X server - core server xserver-xorg-input-kbd recommends no packages. xserver-xorg-input-kbd suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
