No system is immune to hangs and freeze-ups, and that includes even the most austere Linux desktop. What sets Linux apart is a key that can call out to the core kernel to un-freeze your desktkop, kill ...

All Linux systems have a little-known system restart function built in to the underlying kernel. Even if your computer is completely unresponsive, and pressing "Ctrl," "Alt" and "Backspace" together ...

It’s not exactly the most vexing issue of our technological times. Still, it has its moments. So what is this SysRq key on every single PC keyboard? The curious will press it, and nothing SysRqs. Many ...

[Cory Wright] shares a tip on how to reboot a system with a failed hard drive remotely. The magic SysRq key is a linux kernel feature that lets you perform a number of interesting operations. If ...

Linux is a robust and stable operating system kernel, but there are instances where it can panic, be it due to bad hardware or bad software. It does not happen often, but it can happen. If you’re ...

wierd that xev does not report any codes back. I ran into this with my sun usb type6 keyboard. I had to set it to something like international 106 key keyboard or generic 105 key, then the extra keys ...