Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 08:59:20 +0900 From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> To: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Subject: Re: moused & mouse pointer in 2.2-stable Message-ID: <199705272359.IAA15480@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 27 May 1997 12:52:33 MST." <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970527124554.6903A-100000@misery.sdf.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970527124554.6903A-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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> 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?
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