This is a just curious kind of question.

I recently installed 13.37 on my main laptop (Toshiba ca. 2006, 915 graphics). It dual boots with Slackware 12.1 which is my personal work platform.

When I start X under 13.37 I never see the familiar 'X' that usually appears before the WM (Fluxbox in this case) starts. The screen backlight is on, dark gray screen - then my conky area becomes active, pointer cursor appears and tmux sessions start followed by Fluxbox toolbar and window decorations - but no 'X', ever.

Way back about '95 I had to get some problem laptop screens working with X and learned to look for the 'X' as a sign of a healthy system. Now I miss it...

Does the 'X' actually mean anything? Is it meaningful when it does not appear? Normal? Inconsequential?

Not concerned, just curious.

Are you referring to the default shape of the cursor?
If you use a minimal .xinitrc like
you should be able to see it.

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