[lug] Mouse Problems in X

[Trever C. Trader]

in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
under the section "devices"
I added the line:
option "SWCursor"

and it solved it all.

Thank you for your help! :)

-trever

On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Trever C. Trader wrote:

> I'll have to do some more checking then, but, I'm stumped.
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> On 18 Aug 2001, Tkil wrote:
> 
> > >>>>> "Trever" == Trever C Trader <ttrader at treveronline.com> writes:
> > 
> > Trever> I don't see a HW Cursor variable, nor in my search for
> > Trever> documentation have I found anything for this particular mouse.
> > 
> > it has almost nothing to do with the mouse or the pointer, really.  it
> > has to do with the portion of XF86 that deals with the graphics
> > hardware directly -- so, it should probably be in "Device" sections,
> > not the "Pointer" section.
> > 
> > on the other hand, i can't find much info on it either.  the man page
> > for XF86_SVGA says:
> > 
> >        Option "optionstring"
> >                allows the user to select certain options provided
> >                by  the  drivers.  Currently the following strings
> >                are recognized:
> > 
> >                [...]
> > 
> >                hw_cursor - for ARK, ET6000, i740,  and  ATI  Rage
> >                128  (r128)  chipsets.   This  option  enables the
> >                hardware cursor.
> > 
> >                sw_cursor - for Cirrus, C&T, i740,  and  ATI  Rage
> >                128  (r128)  chipsets.   This  option disables the
> >                hardware cursor.
> > 
> > 
> > this is on XF86 3.3.x; i don't know what changed going to 4.x...
> > 
> > let me reiterate.  it's probably not an issue with your particular
> > mouse device itself; the "square" on the screen sounds like an
> > internal problem with the server, where it tries to use the "hardware
> > cursor" feature of the graphics device, and it doesn't work right.
> > 
> > t.
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