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Reindl Harald | 20 Aug 2012 16:27
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Re: Weird freeze


Am 20.08.2012 16:21, schrieb Aaron Konstam:
> On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 16:00 +0200, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>
>> Am 20.08.2012 15:55, schrieb Aaron Konstam:
>>>> If a system hangs, the most important thing is to get all your data
>>>> written to disk, to minimize data loss. This is done by pressing "S",
>>>> after pressing and holding down AltGr+Prt(SysRq). An often cited and
>>>> well known combination (and easy to remember) is R-E-I-S-U-B. 
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps!
>>>
>>> Well I need to ask .What key is AltGR? and Prt and SysReg are the same
>>> key. So what keys are you pressing?
>>
>> forget the AltGr
>> it is the same as CTRL+ALT and on most keyboards the right ALT-key
>>
>> CTRL+ALT+PRINT   = SysRQ
>> CTRL+ALT+PRINT+S = emergency sync
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
>>
> 
> The web site is helpful, but the key sequences do not work.
> In my case I am told to press ALT + Fn + SysRg , let up on Fn and let us
> say press b. The system should reboot. There is a screen blink but no
> reboot.
> I can't make any of the options seem to work. What am I doing wrong?
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Aaron Konstam | 20 Aug 2012 17:32
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Re: Weird freeze

On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 16:27 +0200, Reindl Harald wrote:
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> Am 20.08.2012 16:21, schrieb Aaron Konstam:
> > On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 16:00 +0200, Reindl Harald wrote:
> >>
> >> Am 20.08.2012 15:55, schrieb Aaron Konstam:
> >>>> If a system hangs, the most important thing is to get all your data
> >>>> written to disk, to minimize data loss. This is done by pressing "S",
> >>>> after pressing and holding down AltGr+Prt(SysRq). An often cited and
> >>>> well known combination (and easy to remember) is R-E-I-S-U-B. 
> >>>>
> >>>> Hope this helps!
> >>>
> >>> Well I need to ask .What key is AltGR? and Prt and SysReg are the same
> >>> key. So what keys are you pressing?
> >>
> >> forget the AltGr
> >> it is the same as CTRL+ALT and on most keyboards the right ALT-key
> >>
> >> CTRL+ALT+PRINT   = SysRQ
> >> CTRL+ALT+PRINT+S = emergency sync
> >>
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
> >>
> > 
> > The web site is helpful, but the key sequences do not work.
> > In my case I am told to press ALT + Fn + SysRg , let up on Fn and let us
> > say press b. The system should reboot. There is a screen blink but no
> > reboot.
> > I can't make any of the options seem to work. What am I doing wrong?
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Reindl Harald | 20 Aug 2012 17:34
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Re: Weird freeze


Am 20.08.2012 17:32, schrieb Aaron Konstam:
> On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 16:27 +0200, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>
>> Am 20.08.2012 16:21, schrieb Aaron Konstam:
>>> On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 16:00 +0200, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Am 20.08.2012 15:55, schrieb Aaron Konstam:
>>>>>> If a system hangs, the most important thing is to get all your data
>>>>>> written to disk, to minimize data loss. This is done by pressing "S",
>>>>>> after pressing and holding down AltGr+Prt(SysRq). An often cited and
>>>>>> well known combination (and easy to remember) is R-E-I-S-U-B. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope this helps!
>>>>>
>>>>> Well I need to ask .What key is AltGR? and Prt and SysReg are the same
>>>>> key. So what keys are you pressing?
>>>>
>>>> forget the AltGr
>>>> it is the same as CTRL+ALT and on most keyboards the right ALT-key
>>>>
>>>> CTRL+ALT+PRINT   = SysRQ
>>>> CTRL+ALT+PRINT+S = emergency sync
>>>>
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
>>>>
>>>
>>> The web site is helpful, but the key sequences do not work.
>>> In my case I am told to press ALT + Fn + SysRg , let up on Fn and let us
>>> say press b. The system should reboot. There is a screen blink but no
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Ed Greshko | 20 Aug 2012 17:43

Re: Weird freeze

On 08/20/2012 10:27 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> i am only using reply-all because moderated and it takes
> up to days until moderators are realsing posts here....

This list isn't moderated.....

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Tim | 21 Aug 2012 17:38
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Re: Weird freeze

On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 23:43 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> This list isn't moderated.....

But some posters are, if I remember correctly.

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Ed Greshko | 21 Aug 2012 17:48

Re: Weird freeze

On 08/21/2012 11:38 PM, Tim wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 23:43 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> This list isn't moderated.....
> But some posters are, if I remember correctly.
>

Yes...  But that number is extremely small.  And those that become moderated tend to disappear.

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