Thanks Kaj and Charles. That fixed it. Ravi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaj Haulrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] changing mouse pointer?
> > Ravi Malghan wrote: > > > > Hello: when my computer boots up, the mouse shows up > > as a big square instead of a arrowed pointer. How do I change the > > mouse pointer? > > Ravi, you may try this : > > 1.As I suppose you can get into a terminal/console, type "su" (without > the quotes) to become root. > 2.Open a text editor of your choice (I prefer "Midnight Commander - type > "mc"). > 3.Open the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 and scroll to this section : > > # ********************************************************************** > # Graphics device section > # ********************************************************************** > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Generic VGA" > Driver "vga" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Trident CyberBlade (generic)" > VendorName "Unknown" > BoardName "Unknown" > Driver "trident" > # VideoRam 4096 > # Clock lines > > > # Uncomment following option if you see a big white block > # instead of the cursor! > Option "sw_cursor" > > Option "DPMS" "on" > EndSection > # > ************************************************************************* > > Here, you'll probably see a #-mark in front of the Option "sw_cursor" - > Remove it ! > 4. Save the file and quit the editor. > 5. Logout or kill the X-server (Ctrl+Alt+Backspace). > 6. Login again, and you're done - I think. > > HTH > Kaj Haulrich > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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