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SubjectFeature for sysrq.
Hi,
> Unfortunately, there is no simple way to do such a thing, but it can
>Unfortunately, there is no simple way to do such a thing, but it can
>be simply accomplished with the current capabilities -- just reset the
>keyboard mode to cooked, switch to a free console and run
>SVGATextMode...
Well, apparently when my Xserver dies, restoretextmode and svgatextmode
aren't able to correctly reset the graphics card, only running DOSEMU,
will totally reset it.
>On the other hand, it might be useful to add a capability to the
>keyboard
>driver allowing arbitrary programs to be executed on press of given key
>combination. This might be simply accomplished by passing a message
>to kerneld. But now I have no time for implementing such a thing.
That might be a useful feature.
Bye,
Myrdraal


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