[SOLVE] Re: Zapping xorg server ?

[Aaron Lewis]

Well , i've finally got the options.

See keyboard layouts , advanced tab , sequence to kill x server , select
the combination will work.

Thanks all the same !

On 08/25/2010 10:04 AM, Duncan wrote:
> Aaron Lewis posted on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:56:29 +0800 as excerpted:
> 
>> I've already enabled zapping , but still not working with KDE 4.4.5 ,
>> any other options should i enable in systemsettings ?
> 
>> I guess KDE has some implementations that pre hooked this button.
>>
>> I put a startup script like `setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bks`.
>>
>> But it won't kill X11 window as i pressed ctrl + alt + backspace
> 
> I know you mentioned it elsewhere but I forgot which xorg-server you're 
> running.  Was it the new 1.8.x?
Nope

x11-base/xorg-server-1.7.7-r1


> 
> If so, they disabled it by default in xorg, now.  I guess it's like the 
> warnings they put on so much stuff now, trying to keep the Darwin Awards 
> potentials from becoming actual nominees...
> 
> You have to reenable it using some xorg.conf(.d/*) option.  I actually 
> need to do it myself, but haven't bothered yet (if I get stuck, I just use 
> the kernel's magic SRQ to kill it using Alt-SRQ-K... and if that doesn't 
> work, the kernel's screwed and it's time for the BRB anyway), so don't 
> recall the details, but I believe it's mentioned in the xorg.conf manpage, 
> and if not, it should be googlable, as seeing the articles mentioning it 
> is how I know about it.
> 


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