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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 13:15:14 +0000
From: Dave Jones <davej@codemonkey.org.uk>
To: Alex Bennee <alex@braddahead.com>
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Subject: Re: Ctrl-Alt-Backspace kills machine not X. ACPI?
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On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 12:45:45PM +0000, Alex Bennee wrote:

 > I've been running into problems with my machine locking up in X but
 > however I have been unable to diagnose it because the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
 > key sequence kills my whole machine (i.e. powers it down).

ISTR reading something about this a while ago.
Some chipset vendor had the bright idea to make that the 'quick power
off' sequence.  I think Egbert Eich (cc'd) came up with a hack to
stop it.

		Dave

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