On 22 Sep 2001, Vineet Kumar wrote: > * Anthony Campbell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010922 01:58]: > > If I use the nvidia driver my Riva 128 card works correctly. If I > > use the nv driver, however, the mouse cursor appears as a little > > coloured square. Has anyone seen this? Any cure? > > You could try to disable the hardware cursor and use the software > cursor instead. IIRC, though, when I tried that, the hardware cursor > still appeared visible as a little splotch in the middle of the > screen. Sorry, I didn't keep good notes when making my riva work. I'm > using it with the nvidia driver now -- why are you switching back to > the nv driver? > > It seems to be something to do with the actual mouse, because I changed to a different animal and now it's working OK.
I went back to the nv driver (a) because I don't see any difference between the two (perhaps because I don't play games?) and (b) from a possibly misplaced desire for non-proprietary `purism'. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Debian GNU/Linux (Windows-free zone). For electronic books (Homeomythology and The Assassins of Alamut), skeptical essays, and over 130 book reviews, go to http://www.acampbell.org.uk/ Those who publish make themselves public in more ways than they sometimes realize. Authors may sell their books: but they give themselves away. [F.L. Lucas]