It’s rare I need to reboot a locked up system but I’d like to have the option available if it should happen.

I use a wireless keyboard which isn’t full size and unfortunately doesn’t have a Sysrq or Printscreen key. Am I out of luck with using Magic Sysrq keys or is there a way to use an alternative key combination?

Thank you

  • qprimed@lemmy.mlEnglish
    10·
    20 hours ago

    sysrq is often a runtime config in many distributions (e.g. Debian). sysrq+reisub is really useful on occasion.

    @earthling@piefed.social some keyboards without a dedicated sysrq/printscr key will emulate with a different key combo (many thinkpads use Fn+k)

    edit: ping

    • earthling@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      6·
      20 hours ago

      I think I’m out of luck then, I did some research before making this post and my keyboard (Logitech k400+) doesn’t have an alternative key combo.

      I guess I’ll have to keep doing safe reboots by logging into a terminal, a little less convenient than Sysrq + reisub but not a big deal.

      Thanks everyone.

      • qprimed@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        11 hours ago

        hey there. thanks for the heads up - sounds like a possible feature request perhaps.