On Monday 17 August 2009 19:26:47 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > >>> So how do you use that, if, as you say, the keyboard doesn't respond? > >> > >> SysRq is hardwired into the kernel. If the kernel didn't panic, SysRq > >> still works even if X stopped processing keyboard events. And from the > >> sound of it, the kernel did not panic in this case since the mouse still > >> moves, so the kernel must be running. > > > > Interesting, because (some months back) I have been in the same situation > > and tried the SysRq 'magic keys', just in case, but without success. > > It must be enabled in the kernel configuration. If the file > "/proc/sysrq-trigger" doesn't exist, you don't have it enabled. In that case I don't have it, and, presumably didn't have it in the distro I was using at that time. How common is it for this to be enabled? Anne -- New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org Just found a cool new feature? Add it to UserBase
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