[Klug-general] Ctrl-Alt-Backspace

[Peter Childs]

On 07/12/06, MacGyveR <macgyver at thedumbterminal.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thursday 07 Dec 2006 07:42, Peter Childs wrote:
> > I'm Running Ubuntu 6.06.......
> >
> > Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
> >
> > which is sposed to reset X right?
> >
> > Also on this machine switches the computer into suspend/sleep/what
> > ever you wish to call it this week.
> >
> > I'm sure I ought to be able to switch this off but nobody seams to be
> > able to supply that information. Tones of information about how to
> > switch sleep on or activate it, but this machine is at least parltly a
> > server so I don't want that.
> >
> > I've always wanted to remove that great big power button on the front
> > of machines where some toddler will find it very easy to his either on
> > purpose or by accedent.
> >
> > I call these design faults usally inserted by somone saying thats a
> > good idea and yet it looks like it is in relaity its not....
> >
> > Peter Childs
> >
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> Peter,
>         If you are using ACPI in your kernel, and have acpid running, pressing the
> power button on the front of you pc will shutdown pc in the correct way. you
> may also need to make sure your bios is set to "soft off" when the power
> button is pressed.
>
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Does not really tell me why Ctrl-Alt-Backspace does what it does though....

I've switched off all bios power management. I'll switch that off as well.

Power management "features" are for laptops, But I don't really think
they are a feature more of a "bug"

Peter.