Re: Getting a cursor in console
On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 11:45:02PM -0500, Harvey Ussery wrote:
> I installed DebianPPC3.0(Woody) on an 800Mhz iMac 17"LCD. When working
> in Debian in a console, either from the command line or within a text
> editor (nano), I don't have a cursor marking the point of input. This is
> a little disconcerting, especially in those contexts where the presence
> or absence of white space is critical.
>
> How can I configure my console so that the point-of-input cursor will
> always be present?
Harvey,
the cursor might be set to the same color as the background and
is therefore invisible or simply set to invisible mode. To make the
cursor non-blinking, visible and white enter
echo -e '\033[?17;0;500c'
If this helps take a look at the kernel documentation for details,
the relevant part is "Software cursor for vga" (file VGA-softcursor.txt)
Hope this helps. If not, please report back what graphic card you're
using and whether you're using a console framebuffer (tux up in the
corner during boot ;-) )
> [...]
Joe
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