Comments on: Safe Reboot Of Linux Using Magic SysRq Key

By: diptanu

diptanu — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:56:06 +0000

I think (may be wrong also), please correct.
1st enable the sysrq to 1 in proc/sys/kernel
2nd press al+sysrq+R (hold for sometime)
then press these buttons one by one (hold for some time each button) s e i u b

By: DarwinSurvivor

DarwinSurvivor — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:15:54 +0000

You have a slight error in you list of keys to hit for a reboot. The “i” should be bolded in “kill”, not the “k”.

An easy way to remember is the mnemonic “Raising Elephants Is So Utterly Boring”

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:35:39 +0000

How can I fake a kernel panic, in order to test that the settings I’ve made work correctly when a real kernel panic comes along?

By: Lakshmanan G.

Lakshmanan G. — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:05:20 +0000

Thanks for your appreciation.
System Request is the abbreviation for SysRq.

By: sathiya

sathiya — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:34:40 +0000

Great Article…..
Now when a system hangs, no need to worry much about the crashes…

What is SysRq means ??