Greg Wooledge composed on 2020-09-11 11:42 (UTC-0400): > On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 10:35:46 -0500, David Wright wrote:
>> That's the first mention of this phenomenon I recall seeing since I posted >> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2018/03/msg01030.html >> (which dealt mainly with a more serious problem). >> I never install a DE/DM and all that stuff, but I get the cursor >> movement nonetheless. Is that what you're saying? > It's not as serious as what you reported in the 2018 thread. It's just > an occasional glitch, not easily reproducible, with a trivial workaround. > I only mention it because once in a while, someone sees something like > it and freaks out, thinking the computer is locked up or whatever. They > don't realize they can just hit the Enter key and get a fresh login > prompt, and all is fine. I have too many installations to keep track of which exhibit this nuisance or not, but I'm guessing most if not all Buster and Bullseye do it, and maybe even Stretch & Jessie, which I'm rarely booting any more. -- Evolution as taught in public schools, like religion, is based on faith, not on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
