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Subject: Problem with Mouse cursor (X, BSD/386)
Message-ID: <1993Oct7.091742.12978@athen.mch.sni.de>
From: mhr@athen.mch.sni.de (Muharem Hrnjadovic)
Date: 7 Oct 93 09:17:42 GMT
Organization: SNI AG Muenchen, STO XS
Article-I.D.: athen.1993Oct7.091742.12978
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dear netters,
I have problems with my mouse cursor when I bring up a X-session
on i486(*) running under BSDI's BSD/386.
I have a Xconfig file in /usr/X11/lib/X11 where I set the font
paths to
/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/misc
/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi
/usr/X11/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi
The first resolution the X server is trying is 1280x1024 where
the mouse cursor is correct and everything is fine. When I switch
to lower resolutions (1152x900, 1024x780,...) (Alt-Ctrl-Num_keyb_Plus)
the mouse cursor is fine again.
The PROBLEM occurs when I bring up the X server in a resolution
below 1280x1024 initially. Then I got a small white square (occluding
anything being positioned on) where the mouse cursor should be. I can
even click and select e.g. twm root menu items, but I don't see the
mouse cursor actually.
I suspect it's something with the cursor font resolution but ...
Any hints how to fix this would be appreciated,
kind regards,
-- Muharem Hrnjadovic
P.S. My monitor flickers slightly in the 1280x1024 mode e.g. when
I scroll in a xterm window. Anybody with working (flicker-free)
1280x1024-mode timing values out there?
(*) i486DX2 66 MHz - Micronics EISA/VESA motherboard with 32MB memory,
AHA1742 -- ELSA Winner 1000 VGA with 2MB -- EIZO T660i Trinitron
20" monitor