Comment # 36 on bug 1020283 from Thiago Macieira

(In reply to Martin Wilck from comment #35)
> (In reply to Thiago Macieira from comment #34)
> 
> > I specifically tested this and it did not work. I typed my password blindly
> > and pressed Enter, and nothing happened. In fact, Ctrl+Alt+Del did not work
> > either, and the Caps Lock LED did not come on, as reported on comment #25.
> > Alt+SysRq,B was required to reboot.
> 
> That looks really like a different bug, then. Maybe the video driver locked
> up.
> Have you tried this with a serial console?

Is there any way to try that on a laptop that only has USB ports?