Invisible mouse in X

Matthew Lukaszewicz proliant80002000 at yahoo.com
Thu Apr 18 23:07:50 BST 2002


Thank you for the hint about "hw_cursor"  - however
should it be set to enabled or disabled? As of now it
is enabled, I set it to disabled and it did not seem
to make a differance.

Thank you,
Matthew

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>    1. RE: FreeBSD ftp.releng4.freebsd.org server
> down (Paul McEnery)
>    2. Re: BT ADSL (Aled Morris)
>    3. Re: FreeBSD ftp.releng4.freebsd.org server
> down (Dominic Marks)
>    4. A request for an xl compatible NIC to add
> polling support (Hiten Pandya)
>    5. Re: A request for an xl compatible NIC to add
> polling support (Kevin O'Connor)
>    6. Re: A request for an xl compatible NIC to add
> polling support (Hiten Pandya)
>    7. Invisible mouse in X (Matthew Lukaszewicz)
>    8. Re: A request for an xl compatible NIC to add
> polling support (Josef Karthauser)
>    9. Re: Invisible mouse in X (gabi veneat)
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> Message: 1
> From: "Paul McEnery" <paul at linuxit.com>
> To: <freebsd-users at uk.FreeBSD.org>
> Subject: RE: FreeBSD ftp.releng4.freebsd.org server
> down 
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:17:31 +0100
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Thank you for your help. Sorry I was a little
> impatient with the message
> and didn't exactly say what I meant. I meant
> ftp://releng4.freebsd.org.
> I was just looking for another server seeing as this
> one no longer seems
> to be accepting connections, and I could not see any
> new information on
> the main FreeBSD site.
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> Paul
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Somers
> [mailto:brian at freebsd-services.com] 
> Sent: 17 April 2002 03:29
> To: Josef Karthauser
> Cc: Paul McEnery; freebsd-users at uk.freebsd.org;
> brian at freebsd-services.com
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD ftp.releng4.freebsd.org server
> down 
> 
> 
> > On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 05:24:56PM +0100, Paul
> McEnery wrote:
> > > Hi All
> > > =20
> > > Can someone tell me what the story is with the
> Stable server. 
> > > Connection Refused is the message when trying to
> FTP to it. =20
> > 
> > ftp.releng4.freebsd.org isn't a valid server.
> > 
> > If you're wanting FTP you could try 
> > ftp://ftp.uk.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD
> > If you're wanting a cvsup server to syncronise
> your source to you can
> > use: cvsup.uk.freebsd.org.
> > 
> > Joe
> 
> Also, snapshot releases can be found at 
> 
>   ftp://storm.FreeBSD.org.uk/pub/FreeBSD-4-stable-*
> 
> -- 
> Brian <brian at freebsd-services.com>               
> <brian at Awfulhak.org>
>       http://www.freebsd-services.com/       
> <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org>
> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !     
> <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org>
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:44:51 +0100 (BST)
> From: Aled Morris <aledm at qix.co.uk>
> To: Edmund Craske <damadm00 at barrysworld.com>
> Cc: freebsd-users at uk.freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: BT ADSL
> 
> On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Edmund Craske wrote:
> 
> >Any of you people on this list connecting to
> BTOpenworld Home 500 using
> >a frog on FreeBSD, how long does your connection
> usually last for before
> >being disconnected? Mine usually dies every few
> days, but I'd expect it
> >to disconnect a little less often, as a friend on
> Nildram hardly gets
> >disconnected at all. Also, when reconnecting, it
> usually seems to take
> >quite a few retries before it can reconnect
> successfully. Does anyone
> >else get that?
> 
> 
> On Nildram I see a disconnect almost every day, but
> it reconnects straight
> away - and with a static IP that isn't a big
> problem.
> 
> Occasionaly I get a "storm" of
> disconnect/reconnects, for example 11 times
> yesterday between 22:55:40 and 22:58:55
> 
> Aled
> -- 
>         ++  Amazingly cheap server hosting in
> Telehouse, London  ++
>         ++             http://www.qix.co.uk/colo/   
>             ++
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> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:07:11 +0100
> From: Dominic Marks <dominic_marks at btinternet.com>
> To: Paul McEnery <paul at linuxit.com>
> Cc: freebsd-users at uk.FreeBSD.org
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD ftp.releng4.freebsd.org server
> down
> 
> On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 09:17:31AM +0100, Paul
> McEnery wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Thank you for your help. Sorry I was a little
> impatient with the message
> > and didn't exactly say what I meant. I meant
> ftp://releng4.freebsd.org.
> > I was just looking for another server seeing as
> this one no longer seems
> > to be accepting connections, and I could not see
> any new information on
> > the main FreeBSD site.
> 
> Recently {releng4,current}.freebsd.org have been
> having problems, eg:
> 
> dom at gallium:/home/dom$ ftp current.freebsd.org
> Name (current.freebsd.org:dom): ftp
> 331 Guest login ok, send your email address as
> password.
> Password:
> 550 Can't set guest privileges.
> ftp: Login failed.
> ftp> quit
> 221 Goodbye.
> 
> You can get STABLE and CURRENT snapshots from
> snapshots.jp.freebsd.org
> if you don't mind the long distance. I believe the
> server is pretty
> well connected though. (*whisper*
> snapshots.uk.freebsd.org *whisper*)
> :)
> 
> Perhaps emailing the FTP administrators, or the Hubs
> (freebsd-hubs@)
> would be a good idea regarding this problem.
> 
> -- 
> Dominic
> 
> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 15:05:09 +0100
> From: Hiten Pandya <hitmaster2k at yahoo.com>
> To: freebsd-users at uk.FreeBSD.org
> Subject: A request for an xl compatible NIC to add
> polling support
> Reply-To: hiten at uk.FreeBSD.org
> 
> 
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> Hi all,
> 
> It has been a long time since I posted to this list,
> but anyway,
> I was wondering if someonce could lend me an 'xl'
> compatible NIC
> for adding DEVICE_POLLING support to it.
> 
> It will be very appreciated.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> --=20
> Hiten Pandya
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> Message: 5
> From: "Kevin O'Connor" <kevin at rainford.org.uk>
> To: hiten at uk.freebsd.org
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 15:15:08 +0100
> Subject: Re: A request for an xl compatible NIC to
> add polling support
> Cc: freebsd-users at freebsd-uk.eu.org
> 
> If a 3Com 905b will do drop me your address
> Regards
> Kevin
> 
> On 17 Apr 2002 at 15:05, Hiten Pandya wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> It has been a long time since I posted to this list,
> but anyway,
> I was wondering if someonce could lend me an 'xl'
> compatible NIC
> for adding DEVICE_POLLING support to it.
> 
> It will be very appreciated.
> 
> Regards.
> 
> -- 
> Hiten Pandya
> Finger hiten at storm.uk.FreeBSD.org for PGP public key
> --- 4FB9 C4A9 4925 CF97 9BF3  ADDA 861D 5DBD E4E3
> 03C3 ---
> 
> -- Kevin O'Connor 
> Ziptek Technologies Ltd.
> 
> 
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> 
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 15:17:02 +0100
> From: Hiten Pandya <hitmaster2k at yahoo.com>
> To: "Kevin O'Connor" <kevin at rainford.org.uk>
> Cc: freebsd-users at freebsd-uk.eu.org
> Subject: Re: A request for an xl compatible NIC to
> add polling support
> Reply-To: hiten at uk.freebsd.org
> 
> 
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> On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 03:15:08PM +0100, Kevin
> O'Connor wrote:
> > If a 3Com 905b will do drop me your address.
> 
> Sure, my address is:
> 
> Hiten Pandya
> c/o Mahesh Pandya
> 84 Mornington Street
> Leicester, LE5 3NF
> United Kingdom
> 
> btw, is there a charge for the postage which I need
> to arrange? I am
> unsure of how much elctric devices are charged for.
> Let me know if
> there is. :)
> 
> Thanks once again,
> 
> > Regards
> > Kevin
> 
> --=20
> Hiten Pandya
> http://storm.uk.FreeBSD.org/~hiten
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 07:30:00 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Matthew Lukaszewicz
> <proliant80002000 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Invisible mouse in X
> To: freebsd-users at uk.freebsd.org
> 
> Hello All,
>       I have recently installed FreeBSD 4.4 -
> Release
> and am using the xfree86 3.3.6 that is in the
> default
> install. When I configure the Xserver I get video
> but
> the mouse is invisible. It still changes focus based
> on the movement of the mouse but there is not and
> cursor visible on the screen. I have a PIII450 with
> a
> RIVA TNT2 Ultra 32MB card and a standard PS/2
> Intellimouse. I have ensured that the mouse daemon
> is
> running and that the Xserver is set to use
> /dev/sysmouse and I still have the same problem. I
> also ensured that my XF86Config is as follows >
> 
> Section "InputDevice"
>  Identifier "Mouse0"
>  Driver "mouse"
>  Option "Protocol" "auto"
>  Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
>  Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas? I am at the end of my
> rope.
> 
> Thank you,
> Matthew Lukaszewicz
> 
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> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 19:06:28 +0100
> From: Josef Karthauser <joe at tao.org.uk>
> To: hiten at uk.freebsd.org
> Cc: freebsd-users at freebsd-uk.eu.org
> Subject: Re: A request for an xl compatible NIC to
> add polling support
> 
> 
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> On Wed, Apr 17, 2002 at 03:17:02PM +0100, Hiten
> Pandya wrote:
> 
> > Sure, my address is:
> >=20
> > Mornington Street
> 
> I almost thought that you lived in morningtown
> crescent for a moment!
> 
> Joe ;)
> 
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 18:28:39 +0300
> From: gabi veneat <gabi at unixroot.net>
> To: Matthew Lukaszewicz <proliant80002000 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: freebsd-users at uk.freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Invisible mouse in X
> 
> see if the xserver you use have something like that:
> Option  hw_cursor
> 
> gabi
> 
> 
> Matthew Lukaszewicz wrote:
> 
> > Hello All,
> >       I have recently installed FreeBSD 4.4 -
> Release
> > and am using the xfree86 3.3.6 that is in the
> default
> > install. When I configure the Xserver I get video
> but
> > the mouse is invisible. It still changes focus
> based
> > on the movement of the mouse but there is not and
> > cursor visible on the screen. I have a PIII450
> with a
> > RIVA TNT2 Ultra 32MB card and a standard PS/2
> > Intellimouse. I have ensured that the mouse daemon
> is
> > running and that the Xserver is set to use
> > /dev/sysmouse and I still have the same problem. I
> > also ensured that my XF86Config is as follows >
> > 
> > Section "InputDevice"
> >  Identifier "Mouse0"
> >  Driver "mouse"
> >  Option "Protocol" "auto"
> >  Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"
> >  Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> > EndSection
> > 
> > Does anyone have any ideas? I am at the end of my
> > rope.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > Matthew Lukaszewicz
> > 
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