Dale writes: > Alex Schuster wrote: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key
> That's the one. I think its either the second or third key that makes > it go back to a console. It is nice to know about. I have it taped to > my wall for reference. It beats having to pull the plug without a > proper shutdown. If only X hangs, you can go back to the console with Alt-SysRq-R, followed by Ctrl-Alt-Fn. If you just want to kill X, try Alt-SysRq-K. If the test mode does not work then, try the 'textmode' command (typing blindly in a text console), that may restore it. Wonko