On Thu, Mar 03, 2011 at 02:35:08PM +0100, Alex Schuster wrote
> No. But try Alt-SysRq-R, this removes keyboard control from X,
> and you should be able to switch to a text terminal. If not,
> Alt-SysRq-{E,I,S,U,B} (with little pasues between each) will at
> least do a cleaner reboot than hitting the reset button.
Note that this requires "Magic SysRq key" support in the kernel.
Under "make menuconfig" enable...
Kernel hacking --->
[*] Magic SysRq key
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Walter Dnes <[email protected]>

