On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Carl Cerecke wrote: > Sometimes it is just X windows that gets its knickers in a knot, not > Linux. Usually the following works: > > Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to a virtual terminal. (You can use F1-F6). > If this doesn't work, you are probably hung hard. If you are on a > network you can sometimes log in remotely even if Ctrl-Alt-F1 fails.
Even with a hard hang, you can usually telnet into the machine (or ssh in) and kill X remotly...but that only works if you're on a network. tim http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~tnw13 Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
