On Thu, 2009-06-11 at 09:33 +0800, jida...@jidanni.org wrote: > In > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Kernel_panic#Control-Alt-Delete_after_a_panic > I said, > > > Why can't one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control-Alt-Delete#Linux > > after a kernel panic? Why must we istead walk over to the box and > > press the reset button?
As I understand it, a kernel panic halts the processor. There's no program running - OS, BIOS, anything - to listen to the keyboard any more. The reset button directly resets the processor. Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
