On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 13:20 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > On 08/20/2012 01:05 PM, Joe Zeff uttered this comment: > > On 08/20/2012 12:55 PM, Aaron Konstam wrote: > >> It is hard to know where to start with the problems with the use of the > >> SysReg key.. Since acording to the Wikipedia notes in order to get these > >> Magic SysReg features to work you have tp add the Ctrl button. So to > >> reboot you would have to use the Ctrl+Alt+SysReg+ b button. On my > >> workstation Keyboard this is nearly impossible to do because of the > >> position of the SysReg key in the upper right corner of the keyboard. > >> On my laptop where I can hit the keys the function fails to work. > >> Without the Ctrl all you get is screen shots which I do get. > >> > >> With the alternate approach of: > >> echo key > /proc/sysreq-trigger the reboot works but I can't detect > >> anything else working. > >> > >> So how does one use these magic keys ? > >> > > > > I can't speak for anybody else, but when I've experimented with it, I > > used both hands. > > It's supposed to be a simultaneous press of ALT, SYSRQ (or PRINTSCREEN) > and the command key (B in your case). Note it only works if > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq contains a non-zero value. To enable ALL > functionality, first set /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq to the value "1": > > echo "1" >/proc/sys/kernel/sysrq > > Then hit your key combo. Some keyboards may have issues with so many > simultaneous keypresses. In those cases hold down ALT, then press and > release SYSRQ, then press and release your command key and finally > release ALT. > > It's been a while since I futzed with it. If you have the kernel-doc > RPM installed, it's explained in > > /usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-(version)/Documentation/sysrq.txt I appreciate all these tips but none make the sysrq suctions work. I'll just give up. > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ======================================================================= "Tell the truth and run." -- Yugoslav proverb ======================================================================= 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
