For some reason numlock is reset every time Gnome 3 shuts down returning to its default state (off). I think most people would expect it to remember its state but this is sadly not the case. But this is Linux, so there is always a work around.
Personally I don't ever want numlock turned off, so this work around is more about always starting up with numlock turned on rather than having it remember its previous state.
Showing posts with label bugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bugs. Show all posts
nvidia-current Driver Failing to Load
I've had a really odd issue bothering me the entire time that I've been running Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx). About half the time when I start up my computer I get a message that Ubuntu has failed to load the proprietary nvidia driver and is running in low graphics mode.
Installing XPCE Prolog in Ubuntu
One of my current coding projects at UBC right now is designing a program to help someone play the board game Clue (aka. Cluedo). I can't give away any of the implementation details because part of our grade will depend on how well our program helps us play against the other teams, but I just wanted to share how I got XPCE (the graphical user interface library for Prolog) to work under Ubuntu as it doesn't by default. I did find some help online but it took me a while to understand what this guy meant when he explained the fix. Hopefully I can clear up how to do it.
Phase of the Moon Bug
There are some software bugs that involve conditions so strange and complicated no one can understands their causes. Their bug reports usual say 'depends on this, this, that and the phase of the moon'. While they have a cute name they are anything but to solve. What have been cute are bugs that really do depend on the phase of the moon!
When you're done with that, check out these other unusual software bugs.
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