On Sat, 19 Oct 2002, Jeffrey Hunt wrote: >Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 22:49:48 -0700 (PDT) >From: Jeffrey Hunt <accidentalvegan@yahoo.com> >To: xfree86-list@redhat.com >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >List-Id: Red Hat XFree86 list <xfree86-list.redhat.com> >Subject: invisible mouse pointer 4.2.0-8? > >hello, > >i am stumped! i upgraded my xfree86 to 4.2.0-8 on my >sony vaio running rh 7.1 with the 7.3 rpm. i have >noticed when running xconfigurator that i cannot find >the neomagic monitor. i also saw a reference to >using a software cursor and that did not work. i have >not seen any references to this specific problem. >does anyone on the list have a suggestion? thanks for >your help. If the software cursor option did not work, then you put it into the wrong config file. Make sure you are editing /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, which is the configuration file for XFree86 4.x, and not /etc/X11/XF86Config, which is the config file for XFree86 3.3.6 in Red Hat Linux 7.x. Put the following in the "Device" section: Option "swcursor" It should work. -- Mike A. Harris ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris OS Systems Engineer XFree86 maintainer Red Hat Inc. _______________________________________________ xfree86-list mailing list xfree86-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com
