On 17/03/2011 13:16, Tobias Küster wrote:
After updating the packages 'linux-base' and 'linux-image-2.6.32-5-686' from version 2.6.32-30 (stable) to 2.6.32-31 (squeeze-proposed-updates) and restarting the system, my mouse pointer was not shown any more. The mouse and other pointing devices were still usable (move, click, rightclick, context menus, hover-effects on icons and menus), only the pointer was not visible.
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I am running Debian Squeeze Stable on a Asus M2400N Laptop (from mid 2003) with Intel 855 graphics. I have to boot with the 'nolapic' option and have no 3D acceleration, but otherwise my system is running fine again, after downgrading the kernel.
Mmh, strange. Maybe it's completely unrelated but the mouse pointer problem looks the same that many people with i855 (me included) have seen with 2.6.35 and 2.6.36 prereleases, until rc6.
It's documented here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=592415 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=592955 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=596901 From the message closing the bug:drm/i915: Ensure that the crtcinfo is populated during mode_fixup() (Closes: #592415)
P.S.: i suggest you to try also the "hpet=force" option because in our ICH4 seems that hpet was present but not documented.
P.P.S.: life for i8xx users is not and will not be easy. As far i know the 8xx series continue to cause big headaches upstream and users from time to time experiment regressions.
Ciao. Cesare.