[Klug-general] Ctrl-Alt-Backspace

[Peter Childs]

On 07/12/06, MacGyveR <macgyver at thedumbterminal.co.uk> wrote:
> On Thursday 07 Dec 2006 10:00, Peter Childs wrote:
> > 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.
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> Are there any messages in your X server log?
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None of any great importance, The X server restarts when
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace is hit but thats what meant to happern.

What I can't quite work out is if I've turned of ACPI in the kernel at
boot time and switched off acpid as well how is it still managing to
susspend. What am I missing?

Peter.