Repeated what has worked for me in the past without any success. And no, there's not an option in the BIOS. This sucks. It's a minor issue, but it attacks my laziness which is forbidden! o_0
Ubuntu – Numlockx no longer works after upgrade to 11.10
11.10
Best Answer
sudo apt-get install numlockx
(Ctrl+Shift+V)gksudo gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
(Ctrl+V)greeter-setup-script=/usr/bin/numlockx on
(Ctrl+V)