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[Harlan <hflagg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

MacBook keyboards and other Apple keyboards lack a SysRq key and
therefore lack important kernel functionality that is designed to save
catastrophic data loss if the computer freezes.  An equivalent keystroke
should be assigned, for example Fn + Eject, to preserve the
functionality of the Magic SysRq key in linux on a Mactel.  I believe
this is a bug and not a feature request because the current
implementation assumes that all keyboards have a SysRq key which is an
incorrect assumption and therefore a mistake, or bug.

** Affects: mactel-support
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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SysRq key equivalent needed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262408
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Status in Mactel Support: New

Bug description:
MacBook keyboards and other Apple keyboards lack a SysRq key and therefore lack important kernel functionality that is designed to save catastrophic data loss if the computer freezes.  An equivalent keystroke should be assigned, for example Fn + Eject, to preserve the functionality of the Magic SysRq key in linux on a Mactel.  I believe this is a bug and not a feature request because the current implementation assumes that all keyboards have a SysRq key which is an incorrect assumption and therefore a mistake, or bug.