SuSE 10.3 Gnome. If I log out and then log back in, whether to a different
user or the same user, whether root or non-root user, the mouse cursor
disappears and the session isn't really usable. I have to reboot.

The mouse is working -- if I move it over a widget that alters its
appearance when it's under the mouse, I can tell where the mouse is. It
just doesn't display the mouse cursor any more.

I note this also happens with my Slackware 12 KDE installation. I have a
Compaq Presario SR2002X that I bought last fall. It's a PS/2 mouse.

Is there something I can do to retrieve the mouse cursor when I switch
users?

Thanks,
Allan

Allan schrieb:
> SuSE 10.3 Gnome. If I log out and then log back in, whether to a
> different user or the same user, whether root or non-root user, the mouse
> cursor
> disappears and the session isn't really usable. I have to reboot.
>
No, you don't have to. Does restarting X helps? Press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace in
the login screen.

If that helps, you could setup "gdm" so it restarts X every time a session
is ended. Otherwise you could try to setup thje "sw_cursor" option in X.
But please try to restart ("zap") X in the login screen.

Kind regards

Jan