Ctl+Alt+F1  or F2 through to F6 will instantly put you into a text console 
from which you can log in as root and run 'mousedrake'

HTH
derek



On Saturday 27 April 2002 7:26 am, you wrote:
> Okay, I have this associate that I introduced to Linux who has a
> switchbox set up between two terminals to change his keyboard,
> mouse and monitor over to whichever system he is using.  He has
> a USB mouse hooked up with a converter as a PS/2 mouse.
>
> Because if X windows is running the mouse will stop responding if
> he switches over to the other terminal, he wanted me to see if
> having it set as a USB mouse would prevent this.
>
> I went and set Mandrake Control Center's mouse options to say
> that the mouse was a USB, and it stopped responding.  My
> question is, "How do I return the settings to PS/2 using the
> keyboard in Control Center and/or another method?"
>
> Sean Robinson
> President
> Vernal Anime Society (VAS)
> http://vernal.quik.com/nz17/vas/

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