IBM Trackpoint Error, How to use Mouse Now?

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Group,

Thinkpad 760xl gave me a trackpoint error.

I unplugged the keyboard connector and reseated to no avail.

Then plugged in a serial mouse, and the mouse works during tests, but
it will not work when I finally get the machine to boot using F1 on
reboot.


How do I get this mouse to work in the interim while awaiting a new
keyboard?

Can a thinkpad be use with no pointing device at all, like enabling the
cursor keys or something like that?

This may be a dumb question but I need the assistance of the group to
either get the mouse going or somehow use without a mouse at all.

Thanks
Tom