Re: [gentoo-user] KDE4 halts - how to catch a reason?
On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 07:09:56PM +0400, Andrew Gaydenko wrote On Saturday 06 June 2009 18:07:53 Alex Schuster wrote: Alt-SysRq-R will allow you to switch to a text console with Ctrl-Alt-Fn. Wonko Unfortunately didn't help - still black screen during switching attempts. It may be something as simple as blindly typing the command reset (without the quotes) just after doing Ctrl-Alt-Fn. That will only work if you have a command prompt open and waiting. A more heavy-handed method is to use acpid to tell your system that a short tap on the big power button kicks you over to text console 1, rather than doing a reboot. Yes, acpid works with desktops, as well as laptops. as root... cd /usr/src/linux make menuconfig Power management options (ACPI, APM) --- [*] Power Management support ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support [*] ACPI Support * Button Compile and re-boot into new kernel emerge acpid change the uncommented lines in /etc/acpi/events/default to read event=.* action=chvt 1 execute the commands... /etc/init.d/acpid start (to start acpid now) rc-update add acpid default (to automatically start acpid at future bootups) Notes: - When testing, I suggest executing sync as a precaution, just before pressing the big power button. - PCs also have a smaller power button which is hard-wired to shutdown or re-boot. Do not press that button. - After editing /etc/acpi/events/default run the command /etc/init.d/acpid restart to force acpid to read in the new config -- Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org
Re: [gentoo-user] KDE4 halts - how to catch a reason?
Andrew Gaydenko writes: Last week or two (I mostly use Gnome and can not say more precisely) after KDE4 starting session apps starts also, as well as bg and panels. But then I get black screen (during this KDE4 start process), and Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does nothing. The only way I have in hand to continue is to use SysRq kernel hacking (s, u, b). Have you an idea how to catch the halt reason? Alt-SysRq-R will allow you to switch to a text console with Ctrl-Alt-Fn. Wonko
Re: [gentoo-user] KDE4 halts - how to catch a reason?
On Saturday 06 June 2009 18:07:53 Alex Schuster wrote: Andrew Gaydenko writes: Last week or two (I mostly use Gnome and can not say more precisely) after KDE4 starting session apps starts also, as well as bg and panels. But then I get black screen (during this KDE4 start process), and Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does nothing. The only way I have in hand to continue is to use SysRq kernel hacking (s, u, b). Have you an idea how to catch the halt reason? Alt-SysRq-R will allow you to switch to a text console with Ctrl-Alt-Fn. Wonko Thanks, I'll try - this way is more appropriate rather ssh-ing as far as I havn't additional computer in hand.
Re: [gentoo-user] KDE4 halts - how to catch a reason?
On Saturday 06 June 2009 18:07:53 Alex Schuster wrote: Alt-SysRq-R will allow you to switch to a text console with Ctrl-Alt-Fn. Wonko Unfortunately didn't help - still black screen during switching attempts.
[gentoo-user] KDE4 halts - how to catch a reason?
Last week or two (I mostly use Gnome and can not say more precisely) after KDE4 starting session apps starts also, as well as bg and panels. But then I get black screen (during this KDE4 start process), and Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does nothing. The only way I have in hand to continue is to use SysRq kernel hacking (s, u, b). Have you an idea how to catch the halt reason?
