meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: >> cleaner shutdown. This is taken from a email that was sent to me during >> that horrible xorg-server and hal upgrade. >> >> >>> Hold down Atl, hold down SysRq, press each of the keys in turn. The >>> usual full sequence is R-E-I-S-U-B Reboot Even If System Utterly >>> Broken By ${DEITY} - this tagline picker is spooky at times :-O >>> -- Neil Bothwick >>> >> I tried this once when I was unable to get my keyboard to respond to >> anything else. I made it through the first three or four and was >> returned to a console with a working keyboard. Since you are shutting >> down, you may want to go through them all to be safe. I think the last >> one does a reboot. >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> Dale >> >> :-) :-) >> > > > Hi Dale, > > thanks a lot for your help!!! :) > > This will help to bring donw the machine in an more > cleaner way as simply pressing the power switch ;-) > > But: > How can I figure out, what hangs the shutdown process itsself? > > Keep hacking! > mcc > > --- > Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments > unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. > > > >
That will be answered by another guru who knows what to ask. I have never had mine to hang like that so I have no idea. Someone will be along soon and help that knows how to figure this out or has ran into this before. Dale :-) :-)