Description of problem: Having installed Fedora 20 i386 Alpha to a 32G sd card on my Acer 725-0412 I next performed the upgrade that was called for of aproximately 425 packages. On rebooting the sense of the function key was inverted. The keypad symbols in blue are enabled and the function key must be depressed to enter the other symbols in white. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: I'm going to attempt to reproduce this soon by using a 16G sd card allowing the original installation on the 32G sd card to be available. Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
Special keys are usually handled in the kernel.
1. The function key inverted iself after fewer than 100 key strokes. I went back to play with problem installation and found that after some use the key sense righted itself. I rebooted several times and each time the function key worked correctly after some use. 2. I installed f20 i386 on the 16G sd Card as planned though I didn't have the time to perform an upgrade.
1. Booted the Alpha kernel 3.11.0-300 and found the function key remained inverted. 2. Pressing the function key + F11/NumLk seems to solve the problem if only for a short time. The combination of keys must sometimes be tried several times before seeing the desired effect.
BTW. While in: System Settings | Input Devices | Keyboard | "Numlock on KDE Startup" or "Keyboard Model" doesn't seem to be effective.
Just installed f20 beta x86_64 lxde and there is no sign of this problem. I'll try an install of f20 x86 beta with kde asap.
Just installed f20 x86 beta kde onto a 32G sd card. The function key reamains inverted.
So F20 Beta LXDE works fine, and F20 Beta KDE doesn't? Those images share the same kernel, so this isn't a kernel issue.
Numlock turns on at login screen or after logged in?
Yes, thank you I'm using the LXDE installation while I type. Holidays do get in the way of things. I've not yet done a minimum install though I might have the need and the time to do one soon.
You haven't answered Rex Dieter's question: > Numlock turns on at login screen or after logged in?
Sorry for the delay Rex, Kevin... I believe the numlock is on at login, because after booting typing the "O/6" key results in the 6 character being displayed. After hitting fn+NumLk an O is presented. I've also got to hit fn+F7 to get the tracpad functioning on boot. 1. I just did the minimum installation of f20 beta (x86_64 from dvd on to a 32Gsd) with no sign of the inverted NumLk: the keyboard functions properly on bootup. 3. Directly after the minimum installation I did a `> yum groups install "KDE Plasma Desktop"' and rebooted. The machine booted with the non graphical Plymouth and the keyboard functioned correctly at login. 4. Once in I typed `> startx' to get the kde desktop and again the keyboard sense is correct. In summary: I've two 32Gsd 40MB/s Cards. The second 32Gsd is an f20 Alpha x86 kde desktop installed on 10/11/13 from dvd that I first noticed the inverted Numlok with. It has been faithfully upgrading since 10/11/13 and still the Numlk is inverted. I clobbered the installation from comment 6 to do this installation. For reasons other than this bug I started installing x86_64 during the testing cycle after having installed the Alpha as x86. KDE is a bit sluggish on slower sd cards on my dinky Acer Aspire 725. LXDE is fine even on slower sd cards, but Konqueror has features I like and use often. (For a real illusion of speed putting DocumentRoot on the same device as the OS is thrilling.) I've several smaller equally fast sd cards that I could juggle and test with. If I can be of further help feel free... joe
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1031745 ***