Breaking Out To Command Line?

I am having difficulty figuring out how to break out of the SuSE 8.0 install into a command line so that I may try to force it to recognize my mouse. I get to the x install screen where there are selections for Linux, Linux Safe, Windows, and something else. There is a "Text Mode" option at the bottom but I think I tried that together with Linux Safe and still remained inside the YaST x mode. Help, please? Thanks! doc