Re: Locked up X-windows

[Albrecht Frank <abfrankffm@arcormail.de>]

L R Dirienzo Jr wrote:
> 
> Hello all.
> 
> I locked up X-Windows.  I had run Red Hat 6.0 on a PC for about a year, and
> the install was no problem.  I decided to go to debian and the install was
> fine, but X-Windows would not run, and it failed because the /dev/mouse file
> did not exist.  I just created a blank /dev/mouse file to see if X would run
> without a mouse and thus locked up my system.
> 
> X-Windows is set to load by default?  I made the Linux boot diskette.  How
> can I stop X-Windows from starting by default so I can remove my mouse file.
> 
> Also what do I need for the /dev/mouse file?  I just have a regular IBM
> 2-button PS/2 mouse.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Feel free to e-mail me directly.
> 
> Lawrence
> 

Hi Lawrence,
it will be a bit of work but you'll learn al lot about linux.
First you've to start your box with the rescue disk aund mount
your partitionons _without_ clearing them and _without_ installing
anything.
Start a shell from the installation script (second before last poit)
Make a symbolic link from /dev/psaux to /dev/mouse (that was your
fault).
Restart your box.
If you want, you can configure runlevel 2 without startin xdm with
update-rc.d. Look at the corresponding man page.

greetings
Albrecht