Brian composed on 2015-12-05 20:52 (UTC): > On Sat 05 Dec 2015 at 12:38:38 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
>> Fresh Jessie installation about a week ago, TDE added last night. Normally >> using startx rather than any DM, but DM when used, has no pointer either.. >> Mouse could be used to select and click, but no way to tell where pointer was >> until it hovered something that changes on hover. Same problem in IceWM. I >> have other machines that use this same Intel 945G/ICH7 chipset, so it's hard >> to imagine why this is needed here but not elsewhere, nor in openSUSE >> 13.1/KDE4 nor openSUSE Leap/IceWM nor Mageia 5/KDE4 on same machine. I've >> never before on any post-XFree86 installation needed to turn off HWCursor. >> Naturally as the problem is same in IceWM, this must be a Jessie problem, not >> a TDE or hardware problem. Any ideas on how to eliminate need for disabling >> HWCursor? > Did the pointer work before you added TDE I don't remember whether I tried IceWM before installing TDE. I rarely use anything other than [K,T]DE except to determine whether a problem belongs to Xorg or [K,T]DE. > (whatever that is)? It's what KDE could have been: https://wiki.trinitydesktop.org/Trinity_Desktop_Environment -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
