>>>>> "Paul" == Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> writes:
Paul> It seems like I've read about this problem before, but I can seem
Paul> to find it in the archives.
Paul> I have Debian testing running, with the X 4.2 statically linked
Paul> binary. I'm running a Cyberblade i/1 video card, and a generic
Paul> wheel mouse (IMPS/2). Sometimes when I go into X, the mouse cursor
Paul> will show up about a quarter of an inch to the right of what it's
Paul> actually pointing at. That is, if you attempt to click on
Paul> something, you're actually clicking a quarter inch to the right of
Paul> where you think you're clicking.
Try editing /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. In the video card Device section,
add a line `Option "SWCursor" "on"'. For example, I have:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Generic Video Card"
Driver "trident"
VideoRam 8192
Option "SWCursor" "on"
Option "backingstore"
EndSection
The SWCursor option causes XFree86 to draw the cursor itself, rather
than telling the video card to draw it. It causes a minor performance
hit (very minor), and you may notice the cursor flickering sometimes.
But at least you'll be able to click on stuff. ;-)
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