Kernel panic when pressing alt+PrtScn+c in Ubuntu

by holmson 11/5/2013, 3:45 PMwith 5 comments

What is this? Even when screen locked I've got kernel panic. Why sysrq is turned on by default? How can I trust Ubuntu competence after this kind of stuff.

by geekishmatton 11/5/2013, 3:57 PM

according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_SysRq_key PrtScn+C means "Perform a system crash. A crashdump will be taken if it is configured."

by anan0son 11/5/2013, 4:17 PM

sysrq ftw. Really useful option. AFAIK alt-sysrq-e and -i are disabled by default in new kernels

by geekishmatton 11/5/2013, 4:02 PM

according to ubuntu documention you need to press alt+PrtScn simultaneously for any sysrq action

by jkbycon 11/5/2013, 3:59 PM

not happening to me. Ubuntu 13.04