On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:54:14 -0600, Maxim Wexler wrote: > > Press Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to the first VC then press Alt-SysRq S. It > > should report "Emergency sync". > > None of these maneuvers have any effect whatever. Except getting to > the first console. Least that I can see.
Do you have CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ enabled in your kernel? > BTW, when I try getting back to the X console, it's blank. Is this an > Xfce4 thing? I remember sysrescuecd which also uses Xfce4 had the same > bug/feature. I have to ctrl-c on the first console to get back to the > prompt so I can restart X. Ctrl-C, my console isn't even logged in. so Ctrl-C won't do anything. Alt-F7 takes me back to KDE. > FWIW Prt Sc and Sys Rq are separate keys on this unit. They share > space with Ins and Del, respectively. Prt Sc and Sys Rq are printed in > blue and, I assume. are part of the 'fn' system. Yes, and both work s magic SysRq keys on my Eee. -- Neil Bothwick Gravity isn't easy, but it's the law.
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