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This article is from the Frequently Asked Questions for Linux, the Free/Open Source UNIX-like operating system kernel that runs on many modern computer systems. Maintained by David C. Merrill with numerous contributions by others. (v1.0).

127. How To Get NUM LOCK to Default to On

A: Use the setleds program, for example (in /etc/rc.local or one of the /etc/ rc.d/* files):

 for t in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8                                                    
 do                                                                          
   setleds +num < /dev/tty$t > /dev/null                                     
 done                                                                        

setleds is part of the kbd package ("How do I remap my keyboard to UK, French, etc.? ").

Alternatively, patch your kernel. You need to arrange for KBD_DEFLEDS to be defined to (1 << VC_NUMLOCK) when compiling drivers/char/keyboard.c.

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