how to enable scroll lock keyboard light in virtual console

rzrscm · 2017-01-04 09:18:30

I've noticed that scroll lock works in my virtual console, but the light doesn't light up on my keyboard when it's active. The light works in X after enabling scroll lock for X. I've been digging around and can't seem to find a solution. How do I make the scroll lock liight on my keyboard light up when scroll lock is active in a virtual console?

Last edited by rzrscm (2017-01-04 10:31:14)

seth · 2017-01-05 08:40:04

"setleds +scroll" should activate it - this way at least you can try whether it can be accessed. By what measures the scroll lock is invoked, i've no idea (I use it to eject/tray and optical drive ;-)

rzrscm · 2017-01-06 00:46:55

seth wrote:

"setleds +scroll" should activate it - this way at least you can try whether it can be accessed. By what measures the scroll lock is invoked, i've no idea (I use it to eject/tray and optical drive ;-)

This doesn't work at all for some reason; it doesn't even activate scroll lock. Pushing the scroll lock key does activate it, but it doesn't turn the light on my keyboard on.

seth · 2017-01-06 00:53:15

it's only supposed to toggle the led, but you know where the problem is: the led doesn't toggle at all, it's not that the state isn't somehow tracked.

rzrscm · 2017-01-06 01:09:33

seth wrote:

it's only supposed to toggle the led, but you know where the problem is: the led doesn't toggle at all, it's not that the state isn't somehow tracked.

Okay, the LED works fine in X and it lights up momentarily during boot with the rest of the LEDs, so how do I get it to work in the console? I don't even know where to begin with troubleshooting/solving this problem. I know that it's a minor issue, but I like to have everything working as they should.

seth · 2017-01-06 08:25:30

You don't. Just tried, doesn't work here either (unlike +caps or +num or the SR on X11)

It's a bug. Also see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256895
The only difference is the ioctl and since it doesn't re respond to the keypress either, this might be a bug in the VT implementation.

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#1 2017-01-04 09:18:30

how to enable scroll lock keyboard light in virtual console

#2 2017-01-05 08:40:04

Re: how to enable scroll lock keyboard light in virtual console

#3 2017-01-06 00:46:55

Re: how to enable scroll lock keyboard light in virtual console

#4 2017-01-06 00:53:15

Re: how to enable scroll lock keyboard light in virtual console

#5 2017-01-06 01:09:33

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