Re: The Deadly `ping -f'

Stephen C. Tweedie (sct@redhat.com)
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:37:36 +0100 (BST)


Hi,

On Sat, 24 Apr 1999 11:58:33 -0400 (EDT), Bradley M Keryan
<keryan@andrew.cmu.edu> said:

> "You can specify multiple console= options on the kernel command line.

> It sounds like you can still use your PC keyboard to press alt-sysrq.

You don't need multiple consoles enabled to get alt-sysrq. Alt-sysrq is
independent of the console settings: it is built into the keyboard
driver. Using the alt-sysrq combinations will generate normal kernel
prinkt output to the current console devices wherever they may be.

--Stephen

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