Re: lost cursor w/fbi
> On Tue, 2002-11-19 at 08:35, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote:
> > > > Whenever I use fbi or fbgs in a console
> > > > I lose my cursor. Anyone else have this
> > > > problem? How do I get the cursor back?
> > > >
> > > > Lance
> > >
> > > What do you mean - while the image is still on the screen, or after you
> > > return to the command line?
> > > --
> >
> >
> > Firstly, I am running from a console. After I exit the program I have no
> > cursor, blinking or otherwise. I also have no mouse in the console.
> > Everything is fine in X. This only affects the console.
> >
> > Lance
>
> Okay:
>
> 1) What is your graphic card?
>
Voodoo TV 3500, kernel 2.4.18
> 2) If you switch to another VC and back, are the cursor and mouse still
> gone?
Yes
>
> 3) Are you running gpm, and is it still running after you return from
> fbi/fbgs?
Yes, gpm is still running after I return. I just tried this and I have
no cursor in emacs either.
>
> 4) Which kernel are you running?
>
2.4.18
Lance
> I'm asking these, because framebuffer has progressed different amounts
> on different cards, and is still progressing from one kernel to the
> next, and it does work on my system with an older ATI card.
> --
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