On 24 Jul, Igor Nemilentsev wrote: > Hi, list > I have emerged x11-base/xorg-server-1.6.2 with '+hal'. > I have into xorg.conf > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "DontZap" "false" > EndSection > > Nonetheless the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace combination > doesn't work. > Can someone give me advice?
AFAIK, the DontZap option applies to the key sequences <Alt> <Fx> to switch to a different terminal. I have the same problem here (same configuration), i.e. <Ctrl><Alt><Del> doesn't work. If you can't exit via your window manager anymore, I think, Neil Bothwick has posted the following advice some days ago: If you find yourself without a keyboard or mouse and can't get back to a console, press and hold alt + sysreq then hit R and E. I did this the other day and it took me back to a console. You're thinking of the complete Alt-SysRq sequence to (relatively) cleanly reboot. Alt-SysRq-R returns keyboard control after it has been locked out by X. You should then be able to do Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get back to your VC. I got some SysRq commands printed out tho. Question, do I have to hit > the Alt key each time or what? Hold down Atl, hold down SysRq, press each of the keys in turn. The usual full sequence is R-E-I-S-U-B Reboot Even If System Utterly Broken --------------------------------------------------------------------- Then for example on tty2 start "sleep 300 ; /etc/init.d/xdm stop ; killall X" and on tty1 do "/etc/init.d/xdm start" Another approach is to use acpid. I've read this tip here posted by Volker Hemmann IIRC. If you use acpid, there should be a file called "/etc/acpi/default.sh" Modify it, substituting the lines: 19 case "$action" in 20 power) 21 /sbin/init 0 with 19 case "$action" in 20 power) 21 /usr/bin/chvt 1 then do /etc/init.d/acpid restart. Now pressing the power button on your machine should switch to the active TTY to tty1 -- Helmut Jarausch Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik RWTH - Aachen University D 52056 Aachen, Germany
