> After I quit using shift-alt-q it's completely frozen, can't even switch > between consoles.
Strange. As far as I know, it only can happen if the kernel itself frozen, or the tty is in raw mode. I suppose the kernel is not frozen, (we don't code so good code to be able to hang the kernel), thus the tty is in raw mode. Did you try to use the ReqSys sequences to try to recover the system?. I think this is the first thing you should try. You also can try t have a remote session from another computer, and see if the session is affected or not. I believe the system is not frozen, but maybe I am wrong. Regards,