> Do you have CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ enabled in your kernel? yes
> >> 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. Don't understand "isn't even logged in" > Alt-F7 takes me back to KDE. Takes me to a completely blank(black) console, no cursor, no login, zip > >> 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. > When you do # tail -f /var/log/messages do you see some sort of report when you push SysRq. mw
