Bob W. Anderson wrote: > Finally got Mandrake Linux 7.1 installed. Ran last night, but tonight I > have no mouse. I read in one of the logs that my "unsafe mouse" had > been uninstalled. Can I get it (Logitech optical) back? Is there any > way to navigate in Linux without a mouse? How do I reinstall a mouse? Not sure what "unsafe mouse" means. However, the following information about keyboard navigation may be helpful. Linux supports something called "virtual consoles". Typically, six of the virtual consoles are running a character based login shell. If you're stuck in X without a mouse, you should be able to switch over to virtual console #1 by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F1 (console #2 would be Ctrl-Alt-F2, etc. -- X typically runs on console #7). From there, it should be possible to log in and take a look around, edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config file, run xf86config, or whatever. -- ============== SIGN the Linux Driver Petition: Joel Schneider http://www.libranet.com/petition.html jts at tc.umn.edu SIGN the Mars Petition: ============== http://www.thinkmars.net/petition.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org