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Hello James, |
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> > > hold down Alt and SysReq/PrtScr and press S, U and B in turn to |
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> > > reboot (reasonably) cleanly |
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> Interesting idea however this laptop does not have this key |
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> "SysReq/PrtScr". |
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As Boyd said, it may be hidden (in which case it is very well hidden on |
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this iBook, I haven't found it yet :( However, I've never seen an x86 |
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system that doesn't have one somewhere. |
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> > so everything is killed, and nothing trying to write to disk, when |
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> > unmounting them. |
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> Hmm, I do not think you understand, when I exit X/kde the entire system |
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> is latched up tight. None of the keys work, nothing is echoed to the |
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> screen, the system is latched up tight. |
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Magic SysReq works at the kernel level, so it usually works even when the |
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system appears completely locked up. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Zmodem has bigger bits, softer blocks, and tighter ASCII |