On 09/27/2016 12:00 PM, Globe Trotter wrote: > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *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! > Odd, what do you have for a graphics card in this system? What driver did the original Xorg log file say was loaded? The Xorg log file should also contain keyboard/mouse detection information. It may be that the pointing device is not recognized. I'm not sure how it behaves in such a case. 7.1 ISOs are here: http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7.1/x86_64/iso/