[plug] XFree86 4.0.3

[Adrian Woodley]

Are you refering to the "sw_cursor" option? I tried it tonight and it 
still had the same problem.

Beau Kuiper wrote:

> Easy
> 
> Use the option to diable the hardware mouse cursor. The manual page for
> the driver probably discusses it.
> 
> Beau Kuiper
> kuiperba at cs.curtin.edu.au
> 
> 
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Adrian Woodley wrote:
> 
>> G'Day,
>>             I'm expiriencing a problem with XFree86 version 4.0.3 and am
>> wondering if anyone else has had it. The problem runs like this: after
>> an unknown amount of time, the mouse cursor will display several pixals
>> to the right of its actuall location, making it a little tricky but not
>> impossible to navigate around the computer. I'm currently using the
>> XFree v 4 server that comes with Mandrake 8.0, but I've had the same
>> problem with a self compiled copy of the same version, running on a
>> RedHat 6.2 distribution. Restarting the X11 server has no effect and the
>> only solution I've found is to restart the computer.
>> The mouse I'm using is a Logitech Optical Wheel mouse (USB), but I've
>> had the same problem with a Microsoft Intellimouse Optical using both
>> USB and PS2. From memory I also had trouble with a standard PS2
>> Intellimouse.
>> The computer uses a VIA chipset and I've had no trouble under Windows,
>> however the time spend in Windows isn't long enough to have tested this
>> thoroughly.
>> Version 3 of XFree has no problem, but does not fully support the mouse
>> (at least I think it doesn't).
>> I'd be interested to hear if anyone has had a similar problem or knows
>> of an fix for it. And yes, I know I could just use V3 of XFree, but
>> thats not the point is it! :)
>> 
>> Adrian Woodley
>> 
>> 
>>