Re: losing vc cursor

[Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Wayne Topa wrote:
> Hugo Vanwoerkom(hvw59601@care2.com) is reported to have said:
>
> > Hi Debian!
> >
> > At times I lose my cursor in a vc.
> > Is there a way to try to get it back?
> > This is probably related to the fact that I use 2.6.7-Ruby multi-user 
> > Linux. I'll ask there...
> >
> > Hugo
>
>
> I also am experiencing that Hugo.  I 'think' I have narrowed it down
> to running either rxvt or xterm.  If I don't have X running I never
> lose the cursor, but with a term running in X, I 'sometimes' do.
>
> setterm -cursor on does not return the cursor to the console.
> Shutting down X, with a term running, does, eventualy allow the cursor
> to show up in the console.
>
> It is not really reproducable enough for me to file a bug report to
> any package.  So I haven't.
>
> Wayne

I noticed after posting with cursors gone on all vc's, that later I 
somehow got them back again. I don't know when of course. I will try 
restarting X. Thanks!