From: mark.south@null.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:57:07 +0000, AZ Nomad wrote:   
      
   > How the hell can a usb mouse prevent booting?  Does it confuse   
   > usb-storage and create a block device that slides in to replace   
   > /dev/sda?  I was able to boot the cdrom, but not the hard drive.   
      
   Does the BIOS allow you to choose the boot order at startup?  It's often   
   done by pressing F12.   
      
   Or do you have a bootloader installed on your mouse?  :-)   
      
   (Actually, you could boot from a USB mouse these days, some mice have   
   flash storage.)   
      
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