x windows problem

[Alfalfa Sprout <sprout@vnet.net>]

Hey.  I think I setup the mouse as the wrong type in xf86config (I wanted
to use XF86Setup, but when I try to go into that, all I get is a scrambled
screen).  Anyway, the computer boots into x windows everytime (which is
annoying...I'd like it to boot into text linux first), and since my mouse
won't do anything when I move it around, I can't open up a terminal window
so I can try to reset things.  How do I use the keyboard to access a
terminal window, so I can go back into xf86config and redo things?

I'm using debian, btw.

Thanks.

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Rita