Re: [expert] Emergency exit ??
>Great, but I didn't understood thoroughly: >- Does it read altgr+screenprint+s...u...b ? >- Is it valid only for Mandrake or for all Linux distributions? > >ciao, andrea > this is an option when you compile a (new) kernel, I think it's compiled in the supplied Mandrake kernel. Don't know for sure, I always compile a new one. marc
Re: [expert] Emergency exit ??
Thierry Vignaud wrote: > > Andrea Celli wrote: > > > > What can I do in such a situation? > > Is it possible to configure something in order to allow the > > "reset button" of PC to reboot safely the system? > > In /etc/inittab the sequence cntl-Alt-Del is mapped in a > > similar way ... > > false. the init (in fact the process 0) exec the halt bin when you press > alt ctrl del) > but reset cannot be detected, when pressed, it cut down and up fast the > alim in order to reboot. > OK. This was an hope... I'll pay more attention in installing/uninstalling programs. Thank for all answers! > but there is a solution : the magic key : altgr+scre=nnprint+sn then u > then b (wait a few seconds betwenn s, u and b) whixh 'll Sync the disk > and the cache, Umount the fs and reBoot > Great, but I didn't understood thoroughly: - Does it read altgr+screenprint+s...u...b ? - Is it valid only for Mandrake or for all Linux distributions? ciao, andrea
Re: [expert] Emergency exit ??
> What can I do in such a situation? > Is it possible to configure something in order to allow the > "reset button" of PC to reboot safely the system? > In /etc/inittab the sequence cntl-Alt-Del is mapped in a > similar way ... > Do you have a new ATX box with a the new APM version (system around 98-99). There may be a work around. With these new motherboards, you can control system state (power-on, power-off, standby and reset) all by software. But I'm not sure that can help if your system is really crashed, sometimes the reset switch won't even work (see on some laptop). Ciao, Pascal Larin
Re: [expert] Emergency exit ??
On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Andrea Celli wrote: > In the next days I had a trouble with my Linux-Mndk-6.0. > I done something wrong (may be installing vmware). > As result, when I tried to mount cdrom, keyboard and mouse > freeze completely and suddenly. I was no able to switch > console (cntl-alt-Fn), stop process (cntl-C, cntl-D, cntl-z,...), > reboot via cntl-Alt-Del, ... > I waited some hours then I had to switch off the power. > > What can I do in such a situation? > Is it possible to configure something in order to allow the > "reset button" of PC to reboot safely the system? > In /etc/inittab the sequence cntl-Alt-Del is mapped in a > similar way ... > > bye, Andrea > in PCs, the Reset Button is a hardware switch. It is connected to your MOBO. Its a hardware setting, like temporaily disconnecting power to the system [I donnu how it works exactly but that's an rough approximation]. Not a software one. The 3-Fingered Salute [CTR-ALT-DEL] combination is a software reset. The OS [Win9x/NT/OS2/LINUX/BSD] reads it and does the appopiate action. Although is is theortically possible to use the RESET button as a shutdown, it would require A] a homemade adapter or B] Solidering on the MOBO. Personally, those aren't good choices. I pretty much recommend in your case a Clean install of LINUX.
Re: [expert] Emergency exit ??
On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, you wrote: > What can I do in such a situation? > Is it possible to configure something in order to allow the > "reset button" of PC to reboot safely the system? > In /etc/inittab the sequence cntl-Alt-Del is mapped in a > similar way ... > I don't think so. IIRC, the reset button is a hardware reset on the motherboard, shorting out a couple pins, NOT a software-reset the way CTL+ALT+DEL is. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but if Linux is FUBARed as badly as you seem to indicate, it might be time to refresh your install or wipe the system and reinstall from scratch.
Re: [expert] Emergency exit ??
Andrea Celli wrote: > > In the next days I had a trouble with my Linux-Mndk-6.0. > I done something wrong (may be installing vmware). > As result, when I tried to mount cdrom, keyboard and mouse > freeze completely and suddenly. I was no able to switch > console (cntl-alt-Fn), stop process (cntl-C, cntl-D, cntl-z,...), > reboot via cntl-Alt-Del, ... > I waited some hours then I had to switch off the power. > > What can I do in such a situation? > Is it possible to configure something in order to allow the > "reset button" of PC to reboot safely the system? > In /etc/inittab the sequence cntl-Alt-Del is mapped in a > similar way ... false. the init (in fact the process 0) exec the halt bin when you press alt ctrl del) but reset cannot be detected, when pressed, it cut down and up fast the alim in order to reboot. but there is a solution : the magic key : altgr+scre=nnprint+sn then u then b (wait a few seconds betwenn s, u and b) whixh 'll Sync the disk and the cache, Umount the fs and reBoot -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ somewhere between the playstation and the super cray --Thierry
[expert] Emergency exit ??
In the next days I had a trouble with my Linux-Mndk-6.0. I done something wrong (may be installing vmware). As result, when I tried to mount cdrom, keyboard and mouse freeze completely and suddenly. I was no able to switch console (cntl-alt-Fn), stop process (cntl-C, cntl-D, cntl-z,...), reboot via cntl-Alt-Del, ... I waited some hours then I had to switch off the power. What can I do in such a situation? Is it possible to configure something in order to allow the "reset button" of PC to reboot safely the system? In /etc/inittab the sequence cntl-Alt-Del is mapped in a similar way ... bye, Andrea
