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Re: mouse cursor goes missing on an installed SL7.2 system
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Globe Trotter <[log in to unmask]>
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Globe Trotter <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:00:49 +0000
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      From: Mark Stodola <[log in to unmask]>
 To: Scientific Linux <[log in to unmask]> 
 Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 4:12 PM
 Subject: Re: mouse cursor goes missing on an installed SL7.2 system
   
On 09/26/2016 03:07 PM, Globe Trotter wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a strange issue with my SL7.2 installation, installed from the
> LiveCD. My cursor can not be found. I went into to the tweak tool and
> made sure that the cursor is marked "ON" but this does not seem to have
> had any effect. Any suggestions?
>
>
>

Check your Xorg log file in /var/log/ for any errors or warnings.
I can not find any relevant errors.

 I suspect you might be running into a graphics driver/library problem.
You can make a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to force the vesa driver for testing:
Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "vesa"
EndSection
This file did not exist for me so I created it with the above lines and rebooted. The GNOME Display Manager does not come up and hangs at "Starting GNOME Display Manager" and the graphical display does not come up.
Should I try 7.1 (where is the LiveCD for that)?
Thanks!
   

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