On 12/20/01 at 12:11 PM, Matthew Schalit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Ryan P. Matijcio" wrote: > > > > In /etc/sysctl.conf: > > > > # Do enable the magic-sysrq key > > # -- only present in some Oxygen 2.2.17 kernels > > kernel.sysrq = 1 > > > > What does this do? Also, if you change these values how > > do you get Oxygen to recognize the change?
The magic sysrq key gives you some special keys mainly for kernel debugging. In compilation, this is the last item on the list. > You can safely disable it, ie kernel.sysrq = 0, on your > Oxygen box, because they use a newer kernel. That > deprecated variable only worked at one point in the > development cycle, was once removed at my request, and has > crept back in. The kernel.sysrq is mainly for debugging kernels and for some other nice things. Most people don't need it and can just ignore it. However, if you compile a kernel with the "Magic SysRequest Key" enabled then this will work. That feature should be present in all the Linux kernels, though I almost never enable it. -- David Douthitt UNIX Systems Administrator HP-UX, Unixware, Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Leaf-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
