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see also http://bobcopeland.com/blog/2008/10/sysrq-on-macbook/ and
http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/keyfuzz/

http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-input@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg00653.html
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-762665.html
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-762665.html

I can't get it to work though on a MacBook, but others have had success.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/262408

Title:
  SysRq key equivalent needed

Status in Mactel Support:
  New
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  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.