Paul Smith <phhs80 <at> gmail.com> writes: > When the systems freezes, is it safe to hold down the power button to > power off the machine? If not, what alternatives do you suggest? Simple test: if CapsLock and/or NumLock and/or ScrollLock still work (keyboard light reflects change in state), you have a shot at the Alt-SysReq-<key> stuff. The keyboard lights are actually controlled by the O/S (keyboard driver specifically). If the O/S is dead, the lights won't change state when you push whatever.
I've had fairly good luck with this test. Lights work --> be patient and see if you can get an alternate console, shell in, etc. Lights don't work --> power key time. Cheers, Dave -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
