setting Num lock on by default

[Kam Leo]

On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Hiisi <very-cool at rambler.ru> wrote:
> 2009/10/11 suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux at gmail.com>:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> How do I set the Num Lock to be on by default? Every time I log in, I
>> have to turn it on even though I save the session before logging out.
>> I did some searching, and found that a commonly prescribed solution is
>> to install a package called numlockx. But it seemed to me that only
>> works in runlevel 5. Shouldn't something as basic as this be available
>> through some configuration somewhere? Any pointers?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> PS: I am using Windowmaker, so a command line solution would be more helpful.
>> --
>> Suvayu
>>
>> Open source is the future. It sets us free.
>>
>
> I had the same question. Just hesitated to ask. When booting into
> runlevel:3 I want NumLock to be switched on. Will check that numlockx.
> Thank you, Community!
>
> --
> Hiisi.

NumLockX may not help you in runlevel 3.  You might have to run the
script listed at  http://www.userlocal.com/tips/activatingnumlock.php