Comments on: Fix Unresponsive or Frozen Linux Computers using Shortcuts

By: Fliliaatole

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By: vaivaswatha

vaivaswatha — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:11:07 +0000

Great… I had a problem with my video drivers and X used to crash. I had to login via ssh and reboot the system. This is a really useful alternate (and more convenient too).

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By: serbianlad

serbianlad — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:45:07 +0000

Wow, that’s some control at your fingerprints. Too bad I’m at work and there is nothing but windoz around. I’ll try it at home

By: Chiron613

Chiron613 — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:07:47 +0000

I’m not sure how much difference it makes, but the sequence I learned was r-e-i-s-u-b. The way I remember it is simply to recognize that it spells ‘busier’ backwards – and I’m trying to make my computer less ‘busy’.

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By: Captain_Tux

Captain_Tux — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:04:20 +0000

Hello!

Great article! I’m learning a lot, but I’m still a Linux newbie, soooooooooooooooooo… Where do I add “kernel.sysrq=1 in /etc/sysctl.conf” in case I need to use this key combo?

Thanks!

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By: alvare

alvare — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:04:22 +0000

I used to bother my non-unix friend by pressing Alt+SysRq+o while they were using my DebianBox and bullshiting Linux

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By: BasketCase

BasketCase — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:52:27 +0000

This also works for servers with serial consoles. If you send an enter then a break and then one of the SysRq keys it will have the same effect with the output going to the serial port.

By: Jeenu

Jeenu — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:57:12 +0000

Quite interesting and useful. Although I’ve noticed this SysRq thing written on the keyboard, I hardly ever bothered to think about it. Thanks for a great article.

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:50:25 +0000

Regain control of your system if you’re using Windows? Install Linux.

By: techniqueal t.

techniqueal t. — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:37:56 +0000

fantastic tip! very useful info. keep it up! ^_^

By: Varun Kashyap

Varun Kashyap — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:36:44 +0000

Yeah, forgot to mention the other one. Some say reisub is better and others say rseuib is better.

Both even have elephant mnemonics!!

I used rseuib the one time I have had to use it till date and went pretty well. Next time I will try reisub and let you know how it went. May have to wait for a really long time coz we all know about the Linux stability

By: gabe565

gabe565 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:22:45 +0000

I’m loving that you guys are starting to talk about Linux, keep the great articles coming!

I’ve never had a time when I would have needed this, Linux is just too stable!

By: kim

kim — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:13:50 +0000

Since SIGTERM might cause processes to write something to disk(which might then get stuck in the write cache) you should use this ordering: reisub

It also has the advantage of being easier to remember, since it is the word “busier” backwards.

By: Varun Kashyap

Varun Kashyap — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:04:27 +0000

The power off button

By: Mackenzie Morgan

Mackenzie Morgan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:00:03 +0000

Yes, of course. Magic SysRq talks directly to the kernel.

By: Mackenzie Morgan

Mackenzie Morgan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:59:45 +0000

This will only work if the issue is just that some process is using a lot of resources. If it’s a kernel panic, you’re still screwed. Hold down the power button in that case. In all honesty, though I’ve known about Magic SysRq for a long while, I’ve never had any use for it. The only time a Linux system locks up, in my experience, is when there’s a kernel panic. And there’s nothing that can be done about a kernel panic. The kernel will not respond to Magic SysRq once it panics.

And I was taught it as REISUB, not RSEIUB.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:26:07 +0000

Awesome article. I’ve seen the first sequence you mentioned in the article mentioned before, but not the other command options. Very useful information.

By: magnet14

magnet14 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:54:37 +0000

This is about Linux. Now what about windows?

By: matt

matt — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:28:21 +0000

will this work if no one is logged in?

By: alfredwesterveld

alfredwesterveld — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:26:16 +0000

Good stuff, I like it that makeuseof.com is discussing more complicated stuff.