Perry Hoekstra said: > Question: how do you break the startup cycle? My laptop boots into the > login screen (Debian). However, I have lost my mouse again. The > keyboard works but all I can do is login into the login screen (shows > the title Debian GNU/Linux) and I have the Debian splash screen. I > can't get to a shell in order to fix the XF86Config file. Try Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to a text console from the xdm login screen. (Or from anywhere else in X.) -- "Two words: Windows survives." - Craig Mundie, Microsoft senior strategist "So does syphillis. Good thing we have penicillin." - Matthew Alton Geek Code 3.1: GCS d- s+: a- C++ UL++$ P+>+++ L+++>++++ E- W--(++) N+ o+ !K w---$ O M- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t 5++ X+ R++ tv b+ DI++++ D G e* h+ r++ y+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org