Re: magic sysRq

[Abhishek Amberkar [अभिषेक] <abhishek.amberkar@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 4:31 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2009/4/27 green <greenfreedom10@gmail.com>:
>> Erik Xavior wrote at 2009-04-27 09:58 -0600:
>>>    I recently read about "Magic SysRq"! wow :)
>>>
>>>    # sysctl -a | grep sysrq
>>>    kernel.sysrq = 1
>>>
>>>    But it doesn't reboot, when i press "AltGr+sysrq+b", what am I missing? :S
>>>    2.6.26-2-amd64
>>
>> SysRq+b has never worked for me, but SysRq+s (sync) usually does.  I only use
>> magic sysrq when the system is b0rked, so I don't know whether it would work
>> otherwise, on my system.
>>
>
> It's usually Alt-SysRq-B but you should sync and unmount first. In
> fact, there are a few steps that should be done to ensure a
> damage-free reboot, including _two_ syncs:
>
> Alt-SysRq-[R,S,E,I,S,U,B] in that order.
>

Or use the Mnemonic Device
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key



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Abhishek Amberkar

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