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/usr/src/linux/Documentation part of the kernel sources. On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Bruce Marshall
[03-11-03 11:21]: .... snip .........
What I would do would be to learn the 'magic shutdown'... which if your kernel is built for it (I believe SuSE kernels are) would be:
Alt-Sysreq-u (twice doesn't hurt) Alt-sysreq-s (twice too)
Then you could turn your machine off.
But if it's hung up, and you want to re-boot, then:
Alt-sysreq-b
Read up on the 'magic key' (I think it's called)
The first two above does a 'sync' and then a mount as Read-only.
The 3rd does a boot. Should provide a clean shutdown but YMMV.
(and sometimes when the machine is locked, it doesn't respond to the above anyway)
Where is this information available, ie: 'magic shutdown' ?? -- Patrick Shanahan Please avoid TOFU and trim >quotes< http://wahoo.no-ip.org Registered Linux User #207535 icq#173753138 @ http://counter.li.org
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