[plug] XFree86 4.0.3

[John Knight]

ahhh, woodlers! haven't heard from you for a while, what distro are you 
running?

john


>From: Adrian Woodley <AWoodley at IINet.net.au>
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>Subject: Re: [plug] XFree86 4.0.3
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>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
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