Anne Wilson schreef: > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ___________________________________________________ > This message is from the kde mailing list. > Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. > Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. > More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html. Maybe this http://www.linuxhowtos.org/Tips%20and%20Tricks/sysrq.htm gives good info? Jogchum ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.