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Date:      Tue, 27 May 1997 17:57:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Tom Samplonius <tom@uniserve.com>
To:        Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: moused & mouse pointer in 2.2-stable 
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.95.970527175634.16664X-100000@haven.uniserve.com>
In-Reply-To: <199705272359.IAA15480@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>

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On Wed, 28 May 1997, Kazutaka YOKOTA wrote:

> 
> >  I use "vidcontrol -m on" to turn the pointer on, on a couple of the
> >virtual consoles, and all seems well, but within a couple of hours the
> >pointer disappears off of all the consoles.  "vidcontrol -m on" has no
> >effect. Re-booting the machine gets the pointer working again.
> 
> The console driver hides the mouse pointer whenever text is printed or
> the user types keys. Moving the mouse will get the pointer back on the 
> screen.
> 
> Isn't this what you are encountering? 
> 
> Kazu
> 
> BTW, which type of mouse are you using, serial, PS/2 or bus?
> 

  Nope.  I move the mouse, and nothing happens.  I noticed the disappear
effect in the first couple of minutes.

Tom





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