Ran into the same problem. Upgraded from an up-to-date Gutsy to Hardy yesterday. No alpha, beta or RC versions of Hardy installed. Hardy distribution from the ubuntu.mirrors.skynet.be mirror. Numpad broken after the upgrade.
Same solution: switch "allow to control pointer using keyboard" to off. Found this article very helpful: http://nancib.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/fixing-the-borked-numeric-keypad-in-ubuntu-hardy -- Numeric keypad no longer works after upgrade https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197589 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs