On Monday 17 August 2009 20:38:58 Jogchum Reitsma wrote: > 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? > Thanks. I've known about the 'magic keys' for years, but this is the first time I've seen anything about how to enable them. Once, long ago, when I first heard of them, they worked 'out-of-the-box'. Since then I've never been able to use them. 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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