I have suse linux 9.3 and I changed the mouse setting manually (in the GUI) and after I rebooted, I guess I did the wrong setting... and the mouse doesn't work so I basically can't use my computer (on a linux boot). I can get around in windows with the keyboard, but not linux (suse 9.3, anyway)... I guess if someone could tell me how to get the "suse" (start) menu to expand with a shorcut, that'd help alot!! I tried the windows button and that doesn't work. If I could do that I could get to yast again and fix the mouse. How can I tell linux to detect the mouse automatically again at boot-up? Can I do that at the command line somehow? Thanks.

try this: Restart the machine. When you come to the "Grub-menu", print "linux 3" When prompted, login as root (the machine will not show when you print your password) give the command "yast" and after plenty of curses you shuld solve the problem. (you navigate of course with the dart-keys, and sometimes with <alt><highlighted letter> ) When ready, the command "init 6" will restart.

You can switch to a text console with Ctrl+Alt+F1. In fact you probably have others on F2-F6, your X server is most probably on F7. From the text console you can run yast. After you have made changes you can switch back to your X server with Ctrl+Alt+F7 and restart it with Ctrl+Alt+Backspace. FYI Alt+F1 to bring up the KDE menu.