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Since: Jan 02, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:07 pm
Post subject: No mouse cursor, 8 diff. Linux distros, 6 diff. mice (ps2 & USB)
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In every case, the installed mouse works properly until the
installation completes, and then, when KDE or Gnome loads, the cursor
disappears !
Have tried :
Ubuntu, 3 versions
SUSE, 3 versions
Knoppix, 2 versions
Yast fails to do anything, test always fails no matter what type mouse
I select.
System is a Pentium 4 with 512mb RAM.
I'm at witts end ! Any Ideas ? I'm NOT a Linux expertbut used to use
Redhat 5.2
Regards, boo |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:20 pm
Post subject: Re: No mouse cursor, 8 diff. Linux distros, 6 diff. mice (ps2 & USB) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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["Followup-To:" header set to comp.os.linux.setup.]
On 2009-08-19, boo <boo_is DeleteThis @home.now> wrote:
> In every case, the installed mouse works properly until the
> installation completes, and then, when KDE or Gnome loads, the cursor
> disappears !
>
> Have tried :
> Ubuntu, 3 versions
> SUSE, 3 versions
> Knoppix, 2 versions
>
> Yast fails to do anything, test always fails no matter what type mouse
> I select.
>
> System is a Pentium 4 with 512mb RAM.
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> I'm at witts end ! Any Ideas ? I'm NOT a Linux expertbut used to use
> Redhat 5.2
>
> Regards, boo
Selecting the wrong (obsolete) type of mouse could cause the cursor to move
strangely, but if the cursor disappears, that's a video card problem. You
might need to edit xorg.conf to specify a software cursor. |
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Since: Jul 26, 2009
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:52 pm
Post subject: Re: No mouse cursor, 8 diff. Linux distros, 6 diff. mice (ps2 & [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:07:32 -1000
boo <boo_is.RemoveThis@home.now> wrote:
> In every case, the installed mouse works properly until the
> installation completes, and then, when KDE or Gnome loads, the cursor
> disappears !
Bad eyes? Press the control button and watch the screen...
....you could have told us if it is a PS2, USB or serial mouse...
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> Have tried :
> Ubuntu, 3 versions
> SUSE, 3 versions
> Knoppix, 2 versions
....that shouldn't have the slightest thing to do with mouse failure...
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> Yast fails to do anything, test always fails no matter what type mouse
> I select.
.... or if it a wireless or even just optical mouse...
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> System is a Pentium 4 with 512mb RAM.
....and being told if some of that RAM is used for graphics could help us
help you, too...
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> I'm at witts end ! Any Ideas ? I'm NOT a Linux expertbut used to use
> Redhat 5.2
A GNUbie using an eleven year old Linux is the same as never having
used Linux at all. Most everything has changed for the better since
then.
>
> Regards, boo
I'm betting that you have a hardware problem. Does it work with your
Windows install?
Cybe R. Wizard
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Nice computers don't go down.
Larry Niven, Steven Barnes
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:13 pm
Post subject: Re: No mouse cursor, 8 diff. Linux distros, 6 diff. mice (ps2 & USB) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In alt.os.linux.ubuntu, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> ...you could have told us if it is a PS2, USB or serial mouse...
Please look to the extreme right end of the verbose subject line.
 ..though I will submit the info should have been included in the
body of the post.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:46 pm
Post subject: Re: No mouse cursor, 8 diff. Linux distros, 6 diff. mice (ps2 & [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:13:27 -0400
"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.RemoveThis@example.invalid> wrote:
> Please look to the extreme right end of the verbose subject line.
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> ..though I will submit the info should have been included in the
> body of the post.
Ah, yes. Thanks, Beau, and sorry, boo. (that was fun to say!) I plead
a small window made me do it.
Cybe R. Wizard
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