This sounds similar to the problem I had when I started using Matrox's drivers for XFree86 (big, square inch pointer), and it was solved by specifying in the video card device section:
Option "hw cursor" "off" I'm not sure if that's what's going on here, though, because I don't understand why it would resolve itself by undocking the laptop. Jesse On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Randy Schultz wrote: > Hey all, > > Could somebody explain what happened here to me? > > I installed FreeBSD 4.7 on a Dell Lattitude CPi, NeoMagic 2160, dockec in > a C/Port docking station and an external(plugged in via the dock) TrackMan > Marble+ mouse, XFree86 4.2.1. Everything worked just great except the > pointer. The pointer was always a 1 sq. in. box that was the color of the > background of whatever it's over. Trying different window managers has had > no effect. I also tried issuing a few xsetroot commands to try to force > the cursor to a specific style w/o any effect. I tried a different mouse > as well as forcing different protocols in XF86Config(I originally had it set > to any). Searching the archives I gleaned a couple of things to try like > > XCURSOR_CORE=yes > export XCURSOR_CORE > > Nothing made any difference including running the XFree86 with the -configure > option, the pointer was always the square that was 1 inch on a side(and for > all intents useless). > > Then I undocked and tried the mice in the Lattitude's onboard external mouse > jack. The problem was gone. I docked again, plugged the mouse into the > C/Port mouse jack, fired everything back up and the problem is still gone. > > Now, I'm not complaining in the least but I would like to know if anybody > knows what was happening and why the problem didn't come back upon redocking. > > -- > Randy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 715-726-2832 <*> > > The Penguin Cometh > > > > _______________________________________________ > XFree86 mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86 > > _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
