Re: GDM puts a semi-persistent "X" in the middle of the screen.

[Andrea Vettorello <andrea.vettorello@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 18:28:29 GMT, Adam Funk <a24061@yahoo.com> wrote:
> When I log out of xfce4, the gdm login box appears normally.  Not long
> afterwards, an "X" (like the multiplication symbol rather than the
> letter) appears right in the middle of the screen.  When I log back in,
> it stays on the screen until I run kmail or knode, either of which
> makes it disappear.
> 
> I looked through the gdm bugreport page but didn't see anything.  I
> suspect another package could cause the problem but I have no idea
> where else to look.  Has anyone else noticed this?
> 
> Background: I currently have the following packages installed, although
> this problem has persisted through upgrades for several months.
>    gdm            2.4.4.7-3
>    kmail          3.3.0-3
>    knode          3.2.2-2
>    xfce4          4.0.5-1
> 

The X you see is probably the default xfree86 mouse pointer. When the
X appear, can you still see, and move, the usual arrow mouse pointer?


Andrea