>> *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.
>
> Thanks! I think the problem is with my account since the cursor shows up
> just fine before I log in. How do I scrub my gnome-settings (and start
> from scratch)?
>
> Btw, my video card on this Dell Latitude E6400 is Nvidia G98M [Quadro
> NVS 160M].
>
> Thanks!