XFree86 4.3.0-r2 gives me two mouse pointers in GNOME2

chavez · n00b Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 35 Location: Austin, Texas

I upgraded to XFree86 4.3.0-r2 and all is well. I want to use one of the new mouse icon themes so i changed the /usr/share/cursors/xfree/default/index.theme to use gentoo-silver and restarted X.

The gdm login dialog shows the new pointer. Now when I login to GNOME2 desktop, I have the movable mouse pointer with the new theme and I have what looks like the standard X pointer shaped like a X fixed right in the middle of the desktop.

If I go back to the default mouse, the X in the middle of the desktop is gone. It doesn't seem to matter which new mouse pointer theme I pick, I get it and an X in the middle of the desktop. Very annoying.

So, how to fix this? The machine is an IBM T21 Thinkpad that uses the Savage IX video chip and the corresponding driver.

regards,

Luciano
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regards,

Luciano Chavez

nempo · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 9:21 am Post subject:

same problem here, tho it only happens when the screen goes into powersaving.
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Likvid · n00b Joined: 16 Dec 2002 Posts: 30

4.3.0 seems to be very buggy.