Hi Paul, Thanks for your advice.
>Try this (as root obviously =) : > >rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* >rm -fr /dev/* (ignore any errors because of files in use) Tried according to your advice. At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning blank (only dark screen), forcing me to reset the PC. Mandrake-Linux 8.1 re-started but the mouse still died. Re-booted second time. PC still hanged with the same warning as follow: ....... ........ /dev/pasux : no such device or address ......... Tried second time rm -fr /lib/dev-state/* rm : cannot remove '/lib/dev-state/vcs4' : Input/Output error rm -fr /dev/* same error messages as in the 1st round as follows : rm : cannot remove directory '/dev/md' Directory not empty rm : canot unlink '/dev/pts/0' : operation not permitted ..... etc. At reboot the PC hanged, screen turning black. Force re-set brought back Mandrake-Linux 8.1 but the mouse still died. B.R. Stephen Liu
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