The change to XF86Config you suggested indeed solves it. Thank you so much, Branden.
Daniel. -- Daniel Calvelo Aros -- Dirección General de Información Agraria -- Ministerio de Agricultura del Perú -- (51-1) 424-9001 ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 01:58:49 -0500 Subject: Bug#220256: s3virge: mouse pointer frozen > retitle 220256 xserver-xfree86: [s3virge] cursor does not move on > ViRGE/MX rev 6 tag 220256 + moreinfo upstream thanks > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 01:34:13PM -0500, Daniel Calvelo Aros wrote: > > Package: xserver-xfree86 > > Version: 4.2.1-13 > > Severity: important > > Tags: sid > > > > Launching X, the mouse pointer is initialized slightly offset left from > > the screen center and does not move. > > > > Still, X receives mouse events (clicks and movement); only the pointer > > won't move. It will even switch to different pointers, but at the same > > fixed position. > > > > This happens when using the s3virge driver only. The problem disappears > > on the vesa driver. > > > > The machine is a Compaq Armada 7800 (S3Virge/MX). > > > > The problem appeared suddenly today; it used to work OK. > > Can you please update your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 as follows? > > Change it from: > > Section "Device" > > Identifier "Generic Video Card" > > Driver "vesa" > > EndSection > > to: > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Generic Video Card" > Driver "s3virge" > Option "SWCursor" "true" > EndSection > > If you do that and restart the X server, does the problem go away? > > -- > G. Branden Robinson | There's no trick to being a > Debian GNU/Linux | humorist when you have the > whole [EMAIL PROTECTED] | government working > for you. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | -- Will Rogers ------- End of Original Message -------
