Questions tagged [sysrq]

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How to check which SysRq functions are enabled?

The file /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq contains a single number, such as: 1 (enable all SysRq commands), 0 (disable all), or a base-10 positive integer which functions as a binary bitmask, enabling a subset of functions. Could someone please tell me…
user001
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Alt+SysRq on a laptop

I have a Lenovo T410, and I would like to use the SysRq key, but whenever I press the Alt+SysRq+letter combination, I keep getting the print screen dialog in linux. Is there a way around this? I have tried pressing Ctrl+Alt+SysRq+letter as well as…
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Remapping SysRq in Linux

The designers of my new keyboard decided that for some f:in reason the PrintScreen key must sit between AltGr and RCtrl. So now I have this problem: I like having the magic SysRq key available because it has been useful every now and then. But now I…
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Does the 'sysrq' key have any function in Windows?

Possible Duplicate: What does the SysRq key do? Does the SYSRQ key have any function in Windows? I know it is used in Linux to pass commands directly to the kernel, and in old OSes for similar tasks, but is it used in modern versions of…
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What is Sysrq+J "Thaw frozen filesystems" and why it fails?

Is it expected to unfreeze processes that are in uninterruptible sleep because of filesystem issue (NFS, FUSE, bug)? If I press Sysrq+J on my Linux, it halts the system and prints "Emergency Thaw on sda" in a loop endlessly, not allowing any other…
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Is my disk safe after a SysRq reboot?

Every time I do a SysRq S-U-B sequence (I have tried others, too, but I suppose these are the commands that matter) my system does a full hard drive scan on the subsequent boot. Unfortunately sometimes it is the best I can do because there's a fault…
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What is is the bitmask for these SysRq commands?

I for the life of me still can't wrap my mind around bitmasks. I am sure they are very simple, I just haven't found something that makes how they work click in my brain yet. What would be the bitmask value that I need to put into…
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Linux error when resume from RAM

The last two times that I have resumed my laptop from sleep, it has hung and given me this set of errors: [drm:atom_op_jump] *ERROR* atombios stuck in loop for more than 1sec aborting [drm:atom_execute_table_locked] *ERROR* atombios stuck executing…