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05-17-2004, 07:21 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: May 2004
Location: /UK/ENG/
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 7
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Big "X" Cursor in Middle of Desktop
Hi,
I've been poking around the web and haven't seen this discribed anywhere else.
I have recently built a new PC (AMD Anthlon Processor) and installed RH9. After I downloaded a new savage Video Driver (for the on-board graphics) every thing seems to working ok. However, there is a large "X" cursor on desktop (on top of all apps).
Has anyone got any ideas? Might there be a problem with the XFree86 config file?
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05-17-2004, 10:14 AM
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#2
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2003
Location: Devon, UK
Distribution: Debian Etc/kernel 2.6.18-4K7
Posts: 2,380
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Just off hand it sounds like the old mouse cursor from early Linux. Does it move when you move the mouse? Perhaps a screen shot will give a better idea.
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05-17-2004, 10:33 AM
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#3
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LQ Newbie
Registered: May 2004
Location: /UK/ENG/
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 7
Original Poster
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The mouse isn't effected. It does look like the the X mouse cursor, but this appears in addition to the normal mouse cursor.
Everything use works fine. I have upgraded everything (except the kernal) using up2date.
I will post a screen shot on the web, when I get home and figure out how to create one.
Thanks
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05-17-2004, 10:36 AM
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#4
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Distribution: Debian Stable
Posts: 2,546
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Post the contents of /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
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05-17-2004, 01:08 PM
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#5
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LQ Newbie
Registered: May 2004
Location: /UK/ENG/
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 7
Original Poster
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Just for laughs, I upgraded my kernel this evening to 2.4.20-31.9.
The "X" appeared when I rebooted (as always, it appears after I enter my login
and password, during the startup screen). I took the screen shot, as
requested, but the "X" didn't look like it appeared in the image. I went to
double check, so i opened the image in Nautilis and as soon as the image
loaded, the "X" went away!
When I logged off and relogged in , the "X" was back, but viewing a picture does remove it.
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Here is /etc/X11/XFree86Config
# XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "unix/:7100"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
Load "extmod"
Load "fbdevhw"
Load "glx"
Load "record"
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
Load "dri"Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "keyboard"
Option "XkbRules" "xfree86"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "DevInputMice"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Dell M780"
DisplaySize 320 240
HorizSync 30.0 - 85.0
VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0
Option "dpms"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "savage"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "S3 ProSavage KM133"
VideoRam 32768
Option "UseBIOS" "off"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Modes "1280x1024" "1280x960" "1152x864" "1024x768" "800x600"
"640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Group 0
Mode 0666
EndSection
EndSection
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05-17-2004, 01:26 PM
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#6
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Distribution: Debian Stable
Posts: 2,546
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This part looks a little funny:
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# XFree86 4 configuration created by redhat-config-xfree86
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection
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I'm just a newbie, but I'm suspicious of the line:
InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
Try commenting out that line to:
# InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
The previous line with "Mouse0" and "CorePointer" should be the normal line for configuring the pointer with a PS/2 mouse. I have no clue what the "DevInputMice"/"AlwaysCore" line is supposed to do. It sounds like it could be something which puts that "X" shaped pointer on the screen, though.
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05-17-2004, 03:57 PM
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#7
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LQ Newbie
Registered: May 2004
Location: /UK/ENG/
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 7
Original Poster
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I commented out the InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore" line, but no change.
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05-17-2004, 04:19 PM
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#8
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Distribution: Debian Stable
Posts: 2,546
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Oh well, I'm out of ideas, then. Anyone else? You might try posting this question in JustLinux, or other places.
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05-17-2004, 04:37 PM
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#9
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LQ Newbie
Registered: May 2004
Location: /UK/ENG/
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 7
Original Poster
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Thanks Issac. I do apprciate all your assistance.
Do you know where I can find the error log for XFree86? Maybe it will have a clue.
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05-17-2004, 05:13 PM
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#10
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Maryland
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 7,803
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It should be in /var/log. And as long as you're rooting around in logs, check your messages file and syslog.
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05-18-2004, 01:34 AM
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#11
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2003
Location: Devon, UK
Distribution: Debian Etc/kernel 2.6.18-4K7
Posts: 2,380
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Quote:
Originally posted by Big Dog XII
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/psaux"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "DevInputMice"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "Emulate3Buttons" "no"
EndSection
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Note you have 2 entries for a mouse. Do you have 2 mice attached? I would suggest rem'ing the second InputDevice and see if that resolves the problem.
Quote:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
InputDevice "DevInputMice" "AlwaysCore"
EndSection
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I am also curious about the double definitions here unless this is a RH thing but XFree86 should be the same in all distros. In my Config-4 the ServerLayout is;
InputDevice "Mouse0"
and the Corepointer is defined as an option
but in yours
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
My Mouse InputDevice is;
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Configured Mouse"
Driver "mouse"
Option "CorePointer"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
Option "BaudRate" "1200"
Option "Resolution" "2000"
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05-18-2004, 07:12 AM
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#12
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Distribution: Debian Stable
Posts: 2,546
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In my /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, there are InputDevice sections for PS/2, serial, and USB mice (Knoppix hard drive install). This causes no problem; the only devices which are actually used by the X server are what's listed in the ServerLayout section.
It was convenient to have all three of those InputDevice sections around, because it meant that all I needed to do when I added a serial mouse was to add a line to the ServerLayout section.
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09-02-2006, 04:57 PM
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#13
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2006
Posts: 1
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I had the same problem and I know the solution
I had the same problem and I found the solution on one of the linux forums.
You have to add one line in this part of XF86Config-4 file:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "savage"
VendorName "Videocard vendor"
BoardName "S3 ProSavage KM133"
VideoRam 32768
Option "UseBIOS" "off"
Option "hw_cursor" "false"
EndSection
then reload the xserver - just do the instructions mentioned in the head of your XF86Config-4 file
Reboot your machine and be a happy user of Linux system without that awful "X" on the middle of the screen.

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