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On Wednesday 28 May 2008, ionut cucu wrote: |
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> While gracefully working on my computer out of the blue, by keyboard |
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> stops working. Changing keyboards didn't help, only rebooting does. Both |
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> PS/2 keyboards...So I guess it's a computer issue...any ideas where I |
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> should start looking? |
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If you're using X, next time try the following: press Alt + SysRQ + r, switch |
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to console with Ctrl + Alt + F1 and start killing random programs, |
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occasionally switching back to X. In the past, I've had trouble with Amarok |
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jamming the keyboard; if you're using it, it might be a good first target for |
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your killing spree. |
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You need to have CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y in the kernel for this to work (it's on |
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by default). |
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For a safer reboot, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key , |
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especially the 'Raising Elephants' part. |
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