Dale writes:
> Alex Schuster wrote:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
> That's the one. I think its either the second or third key that makes
> it go back to a console. It is nice to know about. I have it taped to
> my wall for reference. It beats having to pull the plug without a
> proper shutdown.
If only X hangs, you can go back to the console with Alt-SysRq-R, followed
by Ctrl-Alt-Fn. If you just want to kill X, try Alt-SysRq-K. If the test
mode does not work then, try the 'textmode' command (typing blindly in a
text console), that may restore it.
Wonko
