like you can get to text mode with "linux 3" @ lilo prompt
you can get to X login with "linux 5" & choose your windowmanager. have you
tried "mouseconfig" or whatever its called yet? Type "setup" @ command
prompt. BTW, you might be able to choose desk With "setup" too - can't
recall.....
-WBD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Sher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 9:17 AM
Subject: [newbie] Urgent -- how to get back to KDE
>
> Using Mandrake 6.1
>
>
> I am typing to you from Pine in the Console.
>
> I have been having endless problems with my mouse.
>
> I thought I would try testing it in Gnome. Well, it's even worse in Gnome.
> In KDE, my mouse lasts about 5 to 10 minutes. In Gnome, it dies almost
> instantly. And now, when I try in xterm (in Gnome) to switch back and I
> type "switchdesk" to get into KDE, I cannot even do that. After typing
> "switchdesk" and trying to move my mouse over to the Switchdesk utility
> screen, my mouse dies on me before I even have a chance to click on the
> "KDE" or "Another Level" option. I am forever stuck in Gnome.
>
> How do I get into KDE or Another Level from the console in a situation
> like this. If I type "startx", I am taken right back into Gnome. Sounds
> like a vicious circle.
>
> Help!
>
> Benjamin and Anna Sher
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sher's Russian Web
> http://www.websher.net
>
