On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 8:50 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote: >> My other computer is deadlocked or in a situation of very short >> memory. What can I do to showdown it without any damage of my files? > > sync Thanks. I managed meanwhile to get access to a console where I issued the command reboot. The problem is now solved! Paul