Tom (and list),
I've seen this problem happen in at least one other distribution of
Linux with the GUI also. Although I'm not advanced enough at this point
to know _why_ it happens, I can tell you how I got around it...
Instead of actually 'logging out' of KDE, just hit CTRL+ALT+Backspace to
kill the running X-Server. When I've done that, I still have use of the
mouse and the keyboard, whereas "logout" would cause them to freeze up.
CTRL+ALT+Backspace is probably a sloppy method to exit KDE and will
cause someone more experienced to frown upon me, but it is a quick
workaround to keep your console from locking up.
Of course, now that I have LM 7.2 installed, the problem has gone away :
)
hope this helps,
Chris
Tom Brinkman wrote:
>
> > When I log out of KDE (Or any other GUI) I often lose my mouse. The
> > cursor goes to the extreme upper right corner, and I can't do squat
> > after that. All I can do is hit Reset. The computer's not locked up,
> > but it won't let me do anything when I return to the GUI. I would
> > imagine there was a command that could be executed which would
> > activate the mouse again.
> >
