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On 08/10/11 12:53, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:23:00 +0100 > Neil Winchurst <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello Neil, > >> As already mentioned, once the computer locks (apart from the sound) I >> can't do anything with the keyboard or the mouse. So I cannot minimise >> anything or move to another desktop or anything at all except press >> the reset button on the tower. A real lock-up!! > Which means I misinterpreted what you wrote about getting to the console. > I /thought/ you meant you could get there, but couldn't kill the > relevant processes, rather than what you /actually/ meant. > > Sorry for the false hope. > Hmm have you tried the sysRQ combination hold down alt-sysrq then enter the following combination r-s-e-i-u-b and it should restart the system cleanly more info can be found here http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-617349.html while the above applies to ubuntu the sysrq stuff is built in to the kernel (or can be) so its a good thing to know about as it should work with any distribution. Paul -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq