Kent, I booted from the Debian install CD and used Alt-F2 to get to a console after I mounted /dev/hdb1. Then I rename XF86config and rebooted. That got me back to a console. I will stay away from X until I get the mouse figured out.
Thank you for the prompt reply. Greg At 10:17 PM 4/4/99 -0500, you wrote: >Greg Scharrer wrote: >> >> I am having trouble getting my mouse to work. I have a PS/2 mouse port on >> COM1 (IRQ4). When the system boots is gives a message "psaux PS/2 auxillary >> pointing device detected ... driver installed". The node /dev/psaux has a >> major 10 and minor 1, which is what the Busmouse HOWTO says it should. >> However, /dev/mouse is linked to /dev/ttyS0 (major 4, minor 64). Do I need >> to re-link /dev/mouse to /dev/psaux, or do I need to redefine ttyS0 to >> match psaux? How would I do the relink? The Busmouse HOWTO also says that >> PS/2 mice always use IRQ12 but mine does not. The mouse got detected when I >> ran gpmconfig. >> >> I now have a problem getting into my system though. I tried to set up X >> before I solved the mouse problem. Now X comes up with the login. I can >> login, but then I can't do anything. How to I get back to the console? > >Does ctrl+alt+F1 work to get you to console? >Kent > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > >