Bug 26531 – no mouse cursor after install of xfree-drm

• Status: RESOLVED NEEDINFO
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Andreas Boeyer 2003-08-13 02:42:57 UTC]

after I emerge "emerge  xfree-drm" I have no mouse pointer. 
 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.emerge xfree-drm 
2. 
3. 
Actual Results:  
my mouse cursor is gone 

Expected Results:  
the xfree-drm is installed fine but I miss my mouse cursor 
 

Here the emerge log: 
1060681177: Started emerge on: Aug 12, 2003 11:39:37 
1060681177:  *** emerge  xfree-drm 
1060681177:  >>> emerge (1 of 1) x11-base/xfree-drm-4.3.0-r6 to / 
1060681177:  === (1 of 1) Cleaning 
(/usr/portage/x11-base/xfree-drm/xfree-drm-4.3.0-r6.ebuild) 
1060681179:  === (1 of 1) Compiling/Merging 
(/usr/portage/x11-base/xfree-drm/xfree-drm-4.3.0-r6.ebuild) 
1060681207:  === (1 of 1) Updating world file 
(/usr/portage/x11-base/xfree-drm/xfree-drm-4.3.0-r6.ebuild) 
1060681207:  === (1 of 1) Post-Build Cleaning 
(/usr/portage/x11-base/xfree-drm/xfree-drm-4.3.0-r6.ebuild) 
1060681208:  >>> AUTOCLEAN: x11-base/xfree-drm 
1060681208:  --- AUTOCLEAN: Nothing unmerged. 
1060681208:  ::: completed emerge (1 of 1) x11-base/xfree-drm-4.3.0-r6 to / 
1060681208:  *** Finished. Cleaning up... 
1060681209:  *** exiting successfully. 
1060681209:  *** terminating.

[Comment 1 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) 2003-11-01 11:47:45 UTC]

Which video card and driver?

[Comment 2 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) 2003-11-13 21:00:59 UTC]

Does adding Option SWCursor "True" to Section "Device" of /etc/X11/XF86Config fix this?

[Comment 3 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) 2003-12-04 03:39:00 UTC]

Please reopen if you add info.