Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 17:57:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@uniserve.com> To: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: moused & mouse pointer in 2.2-stable Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970527175634.16664X-100000@haven.uniserve.com> In-Reply-To: <199705272359.IAA15480@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
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On Wed, 28 May 1997, Kazutaka YOKOTA wrote: > > > I use "vidcontrol -m on" to turn the pointer on, on a couple of the > >virtual consoles, and all seems well, but within a couple of hours the > >pointer disappears off of all the consoles. "vidcontrol -m on" has no > >effect. Re-booting the machine gets the pointer working again. > > The console driver hides the mouse pointer whenever text is printed or > the user types keys. Moving the mouse will get the pointer back on the > screen. > > Isn't this what you are encountering? > > Kazu > > BTW, which type of mouse are you using, serial, PS/2 or bus? > Nope. I move the mouse, and nothing happens. I noticed the disappear effect in the first couple of minutes. Tom
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