[Lvlug] cntl-alt-delete

[dann]

On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 19:23:28 -0700 (PDT)
ptis not <ptis_not@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> Hi group,
> 
> Some advice please...... 
> 
> what do I do when my system locks up?    I'm running
> on a x86 platform.     
> 
> Is there a way to wake up and gracefully shutdown
> without doing a hard reset?  

This all depends.  If it is just X, you may be able to switch to another
terminal:  ctrl-alt-f1-6.  F1 may be the terminal you are on and F7 is
typically reserved for X.  You could also try killing X with a
ctrl-alt-backspace.

If it is an app in X, try both of the above.  

I have had my Nvidia drivers lock the system.  Once you get to this
problem, a reboot is required.

Sometimes, if you have a network, you can ssh or telnet into the locked
box.  You may be able to kill the offending process, or you can reboot the
system properly.

Anyway, I suggest switching over to a journaling file system like ext3. 
When a crash does happen, you back before you know it.

-- 
Daniel S. Washko
Lehigh Valley Linux Users Group
www.thelinuxlink.net/lvlinux
get slack (www.slackware.com ) and get happy