Dave Sherohman wrote: > > Perry Hoekstra said: > > Question: how do you break the startup cycle? My laptop boots into the > > login screen (Debian). However, I have lost my mouse again. The > > keyboard works but all I can do is login into the login screen (shows > > the title Debian GNU/Linux) and I have the Debian splash screen. I > > can't get to a shell in order to fix the XF86Config file. > > Try Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to a text console from the xdm login screen. (Or from > anywhere else in X.) Thank you. I seem to have somehow horked up my mouse. If I used /dev/psaux in XF86Config, the mouse pointer just sits there, no movement. If I use /dev/mouse, then the mouse flies around almost at random. I did a ps-ef and saw /usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/psaux -t ps2 -Rms3 So I know the mouse interface manager is up. How would I know if I have started a process that is interfering with gpm? -- Perry Hoekstra E-Commerce Architect Talent Software Service dutchman at mn.uswest.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org