Re: [Pan-users] Re: data=writeback might be recommended...

[l0k1]

Duncan <address@hidden> clicketyclicked:

> Loki Harfagr <address@hidden> posted
> address@hidden, excerpted below, on 
> Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:20:30 +0200:

> > On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:17:32 -0500
> > Ron Johnson <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 
> >> But when vlc (really, an X bug) froze the system and I had to reboot,
> >> my tasks.nzb was littered with garbage.
> > 
> > did you try to use SysReq+S (and other SRQ combos) and it failed?

> The standard Alt-SysRQ- S,U,B

> (That's sync-to-disk, remoUnt-ro (or just think of it as Unmount if you 
> like), reBoot.

 Yup, and BTW, some folks like a fuller extent and memorize it with:
"Everything Is Super, Uncle Ben!"
 
But I usually say (and use):
"Everything Is Stuck, Uh Oh..."

(the O being for powerOff, I like to let the hardware and RAM go
down to sleep and cool state before repowering the Xmas tree again :-)