Re: Loosing mouse when screen is locked

["Craig M. Houck" <chouck@binghamton.edu>]

I have a similar problem.
Try ctrl-alt-F2 (if it will let you go to a terminal) then
ctrl-alt-F7 to go back.
this wakes my mouse when it freezes.

At 08:59 AM 10/21/2005 +0200, Emmanuel Quevillon wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I run a Debian 3.1 (Sarge) on a Dell latitude D810. Everything went fine 
>when I installed it. But I upgraded to kernel 2.6.11.10 for some 
>reasons. Then, in the evening when I lock my screen using 'xlock', when 
>I come back the morning after, I have no mouse pointer anymore and I 
>cannot switch between windows whereas I can change desktop using 
>keyboard shortcuts. I am running gdm (Gnome 2.8.3).
>
>Is there somebody having a hint?
>
>Thanks
>
>Emmanuel
>
>Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\equevill.vcf"
>

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