On 11/09/2010 15:20, Bill Burroughs wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm hoping this is an easy one - some FLV files downloaded from youpube make
> mplayer freeze on me.  The only way to fix it is a reboot (i.e. pressing the
> power button on the front of the machine to get xubuntu to shut down, then 
> after
> 20-30 secs, press it again to start up).
Ouch.
> I'm hoping I can do the same thing
> from my remote, which is a standard MCE remote - i.e. it just sends keyboards
> signals.  I've tried getting it to send Ctrl-Alt-Del (and tried the same from 
> a
> proper keyboard) and that didn't work.  I'm guessing its an OS thing I need to
> work on, but any guidance greatly appreciated. :)
>
>
> Cheers
> Ronan
Can you map the magic Sysreq keys? 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key

John

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