Re: Can't reboot nor shutdown

[Bzzzz <lazyvirus@gmx.com>]

On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:26:32 -0400
Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> wrote:

> Can't help you with the error message but to shutdown, have you tried 
> the SysRq key? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key for
> details.
> 
> This often gives you all kinds of ways of getting around an otherwise 
> frozen system. It may or may not help in your case, but it's worth a
> shot.

Yes, I did not thought about because I'm not used to it.
 
> The usual combination is SysRq + R,E,I,S,U,B (busier backwards) to 
> trigger a safe reboot, but you could substitute the R for O to shut it
> off.

OK, thanks, I'm gonna test this after sleep ;)

> Note that SysRq is usually a little hard to activate. Most desktops
> use Ctrl+Alt+SysRq, but with a laptop you may need to use a Fn key.

On this MSI, it is a direct key (never seen that before).

Thanks Gary.

JY