On Wed, Aug 15, 2001 at 11:40:22AM -0700, Paul Scott wrote: > So it is true that even though Linux should almost never crash that X > lockups like this happen and that there is no way to kill the X session > from the same machine when it happens?
Well, X runs as root so it's able to cause rather spectacular problems :) I'm late to the thread, so please excuse me if this has already been mentioned ... have you tried leftctrl-leftalt-backspace? That should kill the Xserver unless the keyboard is AFU. likewise leftctrl-leftalt-f1 should conjure up a console though again, if the keyboard is AFU this might not work. At this point your best hope is leftalt-sysreq (assuming you've compiled this into your kernel :) Barring that, external access is your best bet. You should be able to pick up two cheesy ethernet cards and a cheesy hub for ~$50 USD. Cheers, -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a perfect plan tomorrow. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | -- Patton
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