Eratic Cursor Behavior

[Rick Stevens]

On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 14:15 -0700, karlp at ourldsfamily.com wrote:
> FC4
> KDE
> 
> Occasionally, and I can't replicate it so know this is a stretch to
> ask..., when I am using my mouse to raise windows (mouseover mode, not
> click), or even when playing a game, any game, the cursor will disappear
> from before my eyes and appear in a corner of the screen. Not having the
> best of eyes, sometimes it takes a moment longer than is comfortable to
> locate the cursor so I can get back to entertaining myself...
> 
> What types of things should/could I look for? Could it be a poor, or
> mismatched driver in XF86Config?

Uhm, I've seen some interaction between gpm and X on occasion, however
I've most often seen that because of a loose connection on the mouse
or a dirty mouse ball or rollers.

"Have you washed your mouse balls recently?"  :-)

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