Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:08:56 -0700 (PDT) | From | Simon Kirby <> | Subject | Re: Magic SysRQ not working for me. |
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On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Oct 1998, Myrdraal wrote: > > >> I'm running 2.1.125, and have just finished reading the magic > >> sysrq documentation in the kernel Documentation dir. My kernel > >> has this feature compiled in, and I can't get it to work at all. > >> I have a standard AT keyboard (M-Tek K208) and have never had any > >> keyboard trouble before with anything. > >> > >> Is there a problem with sysrq, or do I have to do something to > >> enable it? I've searched /proc for a file that might need a "1" > >> dumped into it, to no avail. > >You're pressing ALT-PRINTSCREEN-<commandkey>, right? If so, then it should > >work. There are some keyboards on which it doesn't, though. You should > >read Documentation/sysrq.txt. It has an explanation of how to find out > >the real keycode. > > Yes, my SYS-RQ key is labelled. I've read sysrq.txt as I stated > in my original post, and still have no sysrq function.
Run "showkey" and see if pressing sysreq (alt-printscreen) gives the decimal value 84.
Simon-
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