No, I couldn't ssh in.
No, I couldn't ctrl-alt-f1.
I'm using grub.
Mentioned in the other part of the thread, it was looking for the ps2 mouse and it wasn't there any more. After I figured it out, I went to look for an option in XF86Config to look for a usb mouse and couldn't find it. Now that it's working and the old mouse it out of sight behind the monitor I've stopped caring about it.