On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 08:34, Dave Restall - System Administrator wrote: > Hi, > > I'm having an irritating problem with Debian 3.0 on Intel. I'm using > olvwm on top of XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1. (it is over 12 months old). > Hardware is on board Trident Microsystems CyberBlade/i1 (rev 0). > > Machine runs fine, just a standard install, nothing special. However > from time to time (and I suspect it's xscreensaver related) I am unable > to move the mouse cursor to the far left of the screen (about 5%), I can > move it to the far right, in fact it goes off the edge of the visible > area. Top to bottom is all fine. I have tried resetting olvwm from > inside the system but the only certain way to cure the problem is to > close X _AND_ reset the box. If you don't reset, the problem is still > apparent when you reload olvwm. I have worked through the problem, > simply by moving the mouse cursor to the right of what I want to select > and clicking. If I am lucky and manage to catch the keyboard/mouse at > the right time (I think this is when xscreensaver is just about to start > a new sequence) then the cursor reverts back to its normal operation. > > The best way I can think of the problem is that the 'virtual' screen has > been offset to the right of the physical screen by about 5%. Everything > else remains the same, none of the applications move. > > Has anybody else seen this ? I've stfw and can't find anything. > Unfortunately, the problem is not easily repeatable. >
yes! i got a message from a fellow at xfree86. it reads as follows: Hi, I think that I have same problem. My chipset is recognized like CyberBlade/i1 and I use trident driver. From time to time left margin of the screen (about 1,5 cm wide) becomes inaccessible for mouse pointer. This means that when I want to click button I have to point my mouse to the right of the button (about 1,5 cm). Only solution for this was to reboot as you said. I think problem is in driver. I have found new driver for trident chipset on xfree86 site: http://www.xfree86.org/~alanh/. I use it with my Xfree86 4.2.1 and for now I have not experienced problem again. Have a try and please write about your experience. i have been using this new driver for awhile now and havent had the problem it, the only problem is when i update my packages and it gets written over by the xserver (or whatever) package. hope this helps. -matt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
