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ctrl + alt + backspace. definitely the way to go....

2010-03-19T05:58:03.177+08:00

ctrl + alt + backspace. definitely the way to go.

For no reason, right. Windows has this randomly fi...

2009-07-08T04:49:40.770+08:00

For no reason, right. Windows has this randomly firing freeze driver.
As if the common user would know why his Linux box freezes!

Linux can freeze for a reason, whereas Windows fre...

2009-04-17T17:01:00.000+08:00

Linux can freeze for a reason, whereas
Windows freeze for no reason, even bythemselves.

There is no such thing as "unfreezable" system.

But lets say that one new computer user can harm Windows much more easily than a linux distribution...

All the above in my opinion of course..

Windows 95? There hasn't been a new security upda...

2009-02-11T08:17:00.000+08:00

Windows 95? There hasn't been a new security update for that in close to a decade, but there are new attacks against it almost day. Having a Windows 95 box hooked to the internet is akin to walking naked into a prison carrying a carton of cigarettes.

Anyone know what the sysrq button is on a macbook ...

2009-02-07T19:54:00.000+08:00

Anyone know what the sysrq button is on a macbook keyboard?

Ctrl+Alt+Esc usually do the thrick for me ;)

2009-01-31T17:45:00.000+08:00

Ctrl+Alt+Esc usually do the thrick for me ;)

If you're having the screenshot (screen capture) t...

2009-01-29T06:12:00.000+08:00

If you're having the screenshot (screen capture) try this; it worked for me in Ubuntu:
add this line to the end of /etc/sysctl.conf

kernel.sysrq = 1

then reboot.

For it to work properly, you need to press alt+sysrq simultaneously, then press your exit code (eg k) while holding the other keys down.

well, I too tried the alt+sysrq+h command and had ...

2009-01-28T01:06:00.000+08:00

well, I too tried the alt+sysrq+h command and had a plethoria of screen captures open up slowing down my display making it appear frozen.

My simple solution was ctrl-alt-backspace which restarts the x window session) (killing all child processes in the meantime - including the screen capture one).

I logged back in and was ready to carry on work again. The computer didn't ahve to be rebooted. All my drive mappings were still there.

I reopened firefox and all the pages I was reading were reloaded.

I reopened my music play and the song I was listening to was queued and ready to start playing again.

Total time - to productivity again - perhaps 15 seconds.

"But wait...From all the FUD I thought Linux NEVER...

2009-01-27T22:40:00.000+08:00

"But wait...
From all the FUD I thought Linux NEVER froze up...

You all lied?"

Nope, you just didn't get it.

Linux, the kernel, does not crash. Only the applications crash. And since the kernel don't crash you can happily recover (by being able to reboot gracefully) from any application crash.

Of course, Linux does make a "kernel panic" in which most of the time hardware issues are to blame.

I have experienced kernel panics mostly when I am compiling my own kernel. While the BSODs simply became part of any Windows users daily routine.

Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken

2009-01-27T19:59:00.000+08:00

Reboot
Even
If
System
Utterly
Broken

A pitty that there is no "print" button/layout on ...

2009-01-27T18:41:00.000+08:00

A pitty that there is no "print" button/layout on this page to print out these useful shortcuts :(

Very useful! For Fedora you need to use AltGR + Sy...

2009-01-27T14:41:00.000+08:00

Very useful!

For Fedora you need to use
AltGR + SysReq + ....

otherwise you get a print screen image dump window if you are running X.

The lockups happen so seldom that I can never reme...

2009-01-27T10:01:00.000+08:00

The lockups happen so seldom that I can never remember these key sequences. But Ctrl+Alt+Delete? I'll NEVER forget that one.

Good one... ;) Screenies for everyone... And lots ...

2009-01-27T08:56:00.000+08:00

Good one... ;) Screenies for everyone... And lots of them too... ;)

Yeah, I think that I'll be writing a post to link ...

2009-01-27T04:48:00.000+08:00

Yeah, I think that I'll be writing a post to link to this page. I often suggest Linux to friends as an alternative to Windows but the truth is, EVERY OS is going to run into situations that bring grief.

I like the longer interval between those situations in Linux. But that means that I tend to forget how to get out of the jams.

No, no, no, its RaisingElephants IsSo UtterlyBorin...

2009-01-27T03:22:00.000+08:00

No, no, no,

its

Raising
Elephants
Is
So
Utterly
Boring
Alt + SysReq + REISUB

Raising Skinny Elephants Is Utterly Boring.

2009-01-25T22:11:00.000+08:00

Raising Skinny Elephants Is Utterly Boring.

Only fanboys lie no system is "safe" or crash free...

2009-01-25T19:28:00.000+08:00

Only fanboys lie no system is "safe" or crash free. If your truely interested in an OS you should research it a good way to do that is to read tech support forums for said OS.

But wait...From all the FUD I thought Linux NEVER ...

2009-01-25T15:07:00.000+08:00

But wait...
From all the FUD I thought Linux NEVER froze up...

You all lied?

I was under the impression that we were to "Raise ...

2009-01-25T10:44:00.000+08:00

I was under the impression that we were to "Raise the elephants." RSEIUB

An easy mnemonic for the sequence of keys: just re...

2009-01-25T08:29:00.000+08:00

An easy mnemonic for the sequence of keys: just remember 'REISUB', or 'BUSIER' backwards.

Although I use only 'SUB' and never had any problems.

Linux can freeze? wowI`ll stick with my MS Windows...

2009-01-25T02:57:00.000+08:00

Linux can freeze? wow

I`ll stick with my MS Windows 95®

The first thing you should try in something hangs,...

2009-01-25T02:38:00.000+08:00

The first thing you should try in something hangs, is just Alt-SysRq-K (or Ctrl-Shift-Backspace while in a graphic X environment, which is a little less brutal). But mostly plain patience will do the trick.

A great way to use these keys is holding down Alt-SysRq while slowly typing REISUB (BUSIER backwards). This will reboot your system in a safe way (just look at the explanations above).

Also note: Alt-SysRq-H only helps you out in the command line.

alt+sysrq+h = launch a metric f%$-ton of screen sh...

2009-01-25T02:35:00.000+08:00

alt+sysrq+h = launch a metric f%$-ton of screen shot save requests.