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loader <loader@www.kuaitech.com> writes:

> I use FreeBSD5.2.1-RC2, and emacs21. How can I stop the cursor blinking in console?

I thought the default was that it didn't do that on the console...

Check out the blink-* variables; 
I think that a .emacs setting of 
(blink-cursor-mode nil) 
should ensure the disabling of the blinking cursor.