2008/5/1 Richard Lewis richardlewis@fastmail.co.uk:
You could try installing numlockx
$ sudo aptitude install numlockx
Also try checking your /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Mine has this in it:
Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Generic Keyboard" Driver "kbd" Option "CoreKeyboard" Option "XkbRules" "xorg" Option "XkbModel" "pc104" Option "XkbLayout" "gb" # is this right? Option "XkbVariant" "gb" Option "XkbOptions" "altwin:super_win" EndSection
though yours may not necessarily work with these options.
And have you checked to make sure it's not a desktop environment thing? Are you using GNOME? Have you checked in a console? Or with a different window manager?
Cheers, Richard --
Thanks Richard,
I forgot to add an important bit of info. I am using using GNOME as my window manager. The num keypad works in my wife's account. The only difference is that her account was created from scratch during the reinstall, and my account was the one used for 7.10. So I'm guessing that it is GNOME setting, but I just can't find it.