On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 16:27 +0200, Reindl Harald wrote: > > Am 20.08.2012 16:21, schrieb Aaron Konstam: > > On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 16:00 +0200, Reindl Harald wrote: > >> > >> Am 20.08.2012 15:55, schrieb Aaron Konstam: > >>>> If a system hangs, the most important thing is to get all your data > >>>> written to disk, to minimize data loss. This is done by pressing "S", > >>>> after pressing and holding down AltGr+Prt(SysRq). An often cited and > >>>> well known combination (and easy to remember) is R-E-I-S-U-B. > >>>> > >>>> Hope this helps! > >>> > >>> Well I need to ask .What key is AltGR? and Prt and SysReg are the same > >>> key. So what keys are you pressing? > >> > >> forget the AltGr > >> it is the same as CTRL+ALT and on most keyboards the right ALT-key > >> > >> CTRL+ALT+PRINT = SysRQ > >> CTRL+ALT+PRINT+S = emergency sync > >> > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key > >> > > > > The web site is helpful, but the key sequences do not work. > > In my case I am told to press ALT + Fn + SysRg , let up on Fn and let us > > say press b. The system should reboot. There is a screen blink but no > > reboot. > > I can't make any of the options seem to work. What am I doing wrong? > > please post also to the list > > i am only using reply-all because moderated and it takes > up to days until moderators are realsing posts here.... > > "Fn" sounds like a notebook > on many notebook-keaboards you need to press "Fn+Print" fro the > print-key itself, so you need "CTRL+ALT+Fn+Print+S" for emergency sync > I did that. Bur CRTL+Alt+Fn+Prnt Scrn + b did not reboot the machine. How do you make this feature work? -- ======================================================================= "In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current." -- Thomas Jefferson ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
