[Solved] Hint: Num Lock on

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cyberpatrol
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Joined: 26. Dec 2012, 01:27

[Solved] Hint: Num Lock on

Post by cyberpatrol »

On the console between issue and the login prompt I always get the message "Hint: Num Lock on".

Where does this message come from, and is it possible to deactivate this message?

On a notebook it can be quite helpful, even if there's a num lock indicator light, too, but on a desktop I don't like it too much, because the numeric keypad is separated and the num lock indicator light is seen a lot better.
Last edited by cyberpatrol on 2. Feb 2013, 02:23, edited 1 time in total.
cyberpatrol
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Joined: 26. Dec 2012, 01:27

Re: Hint: Num Lock on

Post by cyberpatrol »

I found the solution. Adding the parameter --nohints to the agetty commands in /etc/inittab disables the hints about Num, Caps and Scroll Locks.
willbprog
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Re: [Solved] Hint: Num Lock on

Post by willbprog »

cyberpatrol, thank you very much for your hint. This always bothered me when I log in, but I was just too lazy to fix it ;)
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