Yes it was a terminal ctrl-alt f1 login invoke sensible-editor and test.(system/preferences/keyboard/keyboard layout)? shows a generic 105-key(intl) PC.The keyboard has sound control keys at upper right but they work. All else seems standard/generic.The same symptom was there before I entered anything about the keyboard into xorg.conf.
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > From: noela...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:59:56 +0000 > > On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:42:46 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: > > >> On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:25:28 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: > >> > >> > "Shift-F8" didn't work.The num lock toggles but the keys don't > >> > respond.Thinking more of a keycode issue. > >> > >> "Shift-F8" enable/disable Num. Lock/arrow movement (indeed, it toogles > >> between both them). > >> > >> Jump to a tty (Ctrl+Alt+F1) and test the num lock keys from there. Does > >> it work? > > > Thanks for the quick reply, > > Went to terminal, opened sensible-editor and same behavior. > > By terminal you mean "tty", right? I mean, no "gnome-terminal" nor > "xterm". I'm trying to determinate if GNOME is the problem here or just X > server misconfiguration or a hardware issue :-) > > Can you test with another keyboard? Just in case. > > BTW, does your "5335u" keyboard have any special feature or is standard > 104-keyboard? And have you set the correct keymap within GNOME (system/ > preferences/keyboard/keyboard layout)? :-? > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.10.25.15.59...@gmail.com >