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>> I've got this weird X bug: Sometimes X will have the numpad stuck on |
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>> mouse control mode (where numbers move the mouse, + is a left click, |
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>> etc...normally activated by holding down NumLock for 5secs), and I can |
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>> find no way to get it to go back to normal input. Holding down NumLock |
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>> doesn't fix it, and I can find no documentation about a way to poke X to |
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>> make it stop. I'm posting to this particular list because as far as I can |
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>> remember, this has only happened on this computer (amd64 + nvidia...don't |
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>> think I've ever had problems with 32bit CPUs). Has anybody had this |
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>> happen? Any clues at all? |
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> When I've had strange stuff like that happen, and from the posts of |
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> others I've read, the culprit more often than not turns out to be the |
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> keyboard going bad, maybe because it got wet or something, or for a |
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> wireless keyboard, a low battery or a bad link between the keyboard and |
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> its pickup). |
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> So... check to see if your numlock key is jammed on... It might be |
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> worthwhile to try swapping out the keyboard, just to be sure. If you're |
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> not in a place with others available, consider buying a junk keyboard for |
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> backup and testing purposes. They're available for well under US$10, if |
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> you look around. |
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I have had this happen with many systems already, including laptops, |
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desktops, wireless keyboards and even cheap 10$ ones. |
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Using KDE you can go into kcontrol, Peripherals -> Mouse -> Mouse |
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Activate it, apply, deactivate it, apply. It usually works for me. |
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