Re: Weird cursor problem in X11
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On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:54:07 -0500
Kevin Buhr <buhr+debian@asaurus.net> wrote:
> Jacob S <stormspotter@6Texans.net> writes:
> >
> > Both in gdm and after logging into an x session, a copy of the mouse
> > pointer will 'freeze' in one spot on the screen.
>
> The usual blanket solution for X cursor problems is to try disabling
> the hardware cursor. Try adding:
>
> Option "SWcursor" "on"
>
> to the "Driver" (or "Screen" or "Monitor"---any of these should work)
> section of your "XF86Config-4".
Thanks, Kevin. This did indeed fix it. I put the line you suggested in
the "Driver" section for the video card and then confirmed that Xfree86
was using it in /var/log/XFree86.0.log.
Jacob
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