Håkon Alstadheim wrote: > > Den 17.11.2019 12:22, skrev Dale: >> Neil Bothwick wrote: >>> On Sun, 17 Nov 2019 10:50:08 +0000, Mick wrote: >>> >>>>> Magic SysReq would probably have helped in those situations. ext3/4 >>>>> only journal metadata by default, you can specify a mount option to >>>>> also journal data but it impacts performance. >>>> When X hangs and I lose the keyboard to the extent where neither >>>> Ctrl+Alt+F1, or Ctrl+Alt+Del would work, I will use ssh to connect >>>> remotely and stop the hanging process or restat the X server. If ssh >>>> is also not working, I use the magic SysReq sequence to stop >>>> processes, >>>> sync the disks and reboot, or shutdown. I don't recall losing data in >>>> such cases, although when I have time I run fsck with Live media just >>>> in case. >>> I do the same, but configuring the power button to do a clean shutdown >>> may like life simpler. >>> >>> >> >> I don't have a second system to ssh in with but if I did, that's what >> I'd do as well, or try at least. > > You can get ssh clients for Android or Apple iOS. Just remember to set > up with public keys before you need them, and also give them a static > address if the box in question is router/dhcp-server. > > > >
I guess I could do that from my cell phone then. It's a Samsung android thingy. Hey, I can talk with it and text. Everything else is gravy. Good but not really necessary. lol Thing is, if it is slow, it will likely be slow when I ssh in as well. Most of the time, it will move, just very, very slowly. Dale :-) :-)