sysrq+++! Don't miss this tip! :) Ben
On 1/9/07, Devin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ... Some kernels are configured with CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ which allows you to take control of a bad situation: http://lxr.linux.no/source/Documentation/sysrq.txt Typically to recover just Xorg breaking (which tends to happen when running with current git sources), try hitting <SREQ>+k (SAK, kills off all processes listening on /dev/console) and <SREQ>+r (unraw, puts keyboard back into a 'normal' state), where <SREQ> is the SysRq sequence depending on how you're interacting with the computer (typically hold <Alt>, press and hold SysReq(/Print Screen), release <Alt> and press command key). Also helps when something in the kernel goes bad making the system unusable: <SREQ>+e (terminate all processes -- SIGTERM) <SREQ>+i (terminate all processes -- SIGKILL) <SREQ>+s (sync disks) <SREQ>+u (remount disks read-only) <SREQ>+b (reboot -- or <SREQ>+o for poweroff) > Thanks, > Martin Thanks, - Devin
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