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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Rusty trivial patch monkey Russell <trivial@rustcorp.com.au>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Add hint on sysrq on some keyboards
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 01:58:54 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030812235848.GD306@elf.ucw.cz> (raw)

Hi!

This trick is maybe nontrivial... and it is needed on many
machines. Please apply,
							Pavel

--- /usr/src/tmp/linux/Documentation/sysrq.txt	2003-03-27 10:39:46.000000000 +0100
+++ /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sysrq.txt	2003-08-13 00:55:53.000000000 +0200
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 On x86   - You press the key combo 'ALT-SysRq-<command key>'. Note - Some
            keyboards may not have a key labeled 'SysRq'. The 'SysRq' key is
-           also known as the 'Print Screen' key.
+           also known as the 'Print Screen' key. Also some keyboards can not
+	   handle so many keys being pressed at the same time, so you might
+	   have better luck with "press Alt", "press SysRq", "release Alt",
+	   "press <command key>", release everything.
 
 On SPARC - You press 'ALT-STOP-<command key>', I believe.
 

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             reply	other threads:[~2003-08-12 23:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-08-12 23:58 Pavel Machek [this message]
2003-08-13  0:20 ` Add hint on sysrq on some keyboards Randy.Dunlap

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