I've figured out how to force a hard lockup on my system, by trying to log on to my ADSL service when the modem is switched off. Yeah, I know... Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do that. Doctor: In that case... *DON'T DO THAT*.
During one such lockup, I discovered that Magic SysRq doesn't work in X. For those of you who haven't heard of it... less /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sysrq.txt The feature that I wanted to access was the ability to force an emergency sync of the disks before powering off the system. This would require simultaneously pressing {ALT}{SysRq}s after which I want to force a boot with {ALT}{SysRq}b This does work in a true textmode, but not in X. Fortunately, Reiserfs' journalling saved my neck, but I'd rather not have to shut down a machine that hasn't been synced. Is there a way to tell X to pass through the {ALT}{SysRq}<random key> combo? -- Walter Dnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm not repeating myself I'm an X Window user... I'm an ex-Windows-user -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list