Reca[ correctly states the symptoms.I don't have another computer using this os. but, this is dual boot to windows 7 and the keys fully function there.
> 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 16:27:52 +0000 > > On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:19:31 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: > > >> On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:42:46 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: > >> > >> 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)? :-? > > > 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. > > That's weird :-? > > To recap: you press the "num lock" key and the light switches on but you > cannot type any number using the numeric pad. And if you press again the > num lock key, the light goes off and you still get no number when you > type, right? > > Could it be a hardware issue? Does the same keyboard work on another > computer or have you tried to attach another keyboard just for testing > purposes? > > 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.2010.10.25.16.27...@gmail.com >