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Message #03325
[Bug 262408] Re: SysRq key equivalent needed
@João Hornburg:
No, fn+Shift+F11 doesn't work. Tested in Ubuntu 12.04, it doesn't even work as a regular Print Screen key. The key mappings in the Apple page you reference are apparently not all implemented by the Linux “apple” key layout. Also, if fn+Shift+F11 were Print Screen/SysRq, would it be possible to add the Alt modifier?
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Title:
SysRq key equivalent needed
Status in Mactel Support:
New
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
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.
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