[bug #34547] BIOS numlock setting not preserved

[Ben Guthro]

URL:
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                 Summary: BIOS numlock setting not preserved
                 Project: GNU GRUB
            Submitted by: bguthro
            Submitted on: Fri 14 Oct 2011 01:28:02 PM GMT
                Category: Booting
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Software Error
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 
                 Release: Bazaar - trunk
         Reproducibility: Every Time
         Planned Release: None

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Details:

For BIOS versions that support "Numlock on boot" 0x497 bit 1 will be set,
indicating the numlock is set.

As soon as GRUB loads, this bit is cleared.

This is a regression from 1.97




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