[ale] Mouse/X Windows question

[Stephan Uphoff]

<CTRL> + <ALT> + <F1> should get you into the console.

Login as root

Execute "init 3" to get rid of "auto-boot X". (kills xdm or kdm or gdm)

Fix your configuration.

Execute "init 5" to get your [xkg]dm  back.

Good luck

	Stephan

> I was playing around with my XConfig file last night and somehow managed to really mess up my mouse under X Windows.
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> I am running RedHat 6 and Gnome.  My setup is the default which auto-boots X when I boot my machine.
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> However, without my mouse I have no control.  Is it possible for force the boot into single-user/shell mode instead of autobooting X?
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> Alternatively, is there a way to control the mouse cursor without using the mouse?  (Yes I tried banging on keys, heh)
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> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Justin
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