[lug] How to open menu in gnome/kde

[Ed Hill]

On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 14:50, Andrew R. Diederich wrote:
> I'm trying to figure out how to make a USB mouse go in Redhat 8.0
> (November KRUD).  Sean put in a good link (
> http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x194.html) at the Krud list last month,
> and I'm following it.
> 
> However, CTRL-ALT-BS isn't killing the x server, and I can't figure out
> how
> to logout from gnome to restart the X server.  
> 
> I figure there has to be something like MS Windows CTRL-ESC (or windows
> key) to bring up the "Start" menu in gnome and KDE.  Anyone know what this
> is?
> 
> My real goal is to get the mouse working, but I'd also like this for
> general edification.


Hi Andrew,

As root, running

  telinit 3

will put you in runlevel 3 which should kill all X windows completely. 
At that point you can, if you want, edit your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (the
name under RH/KRUD 7.3 -- may be different in RH/KRUD 8) file by hand or
using some other tool.

Running 

  telinit 5

will put you back in runlevel 5 and will re-start the X server with any
new config info that you've set.

Good luck with that USB rodent!

Ed


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