From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263664AbUDFIsw (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Apr 2004 04:48:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263665AbUDFIsw (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Apr 2004 04:48:52 -0400 Received: from law10-f82.law10.hotmail.com ([64.4.15.82]:29708 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263664AbUDFIsu (ORCPT ); Tue, 6 Apr 2004 04:48:50 -0400 X-Originating-IP: [64.40.39.168] X-Originating-Email: [quazgaa@hotmail.com] From: "Quazgaa Scwhaa" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Disappearing cursor with vesafb Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 01:48:49 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Apr 2004 08:48:49.0544 (UTC) FILETIME=[FAE23080:01C41BB3] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello, I have been living with a randomly (and frequently) disappearing cursor (console/vterm) using vesafb for uh well lets see my whole friggin life. as long as ive been using vesafb anyway, which is a long time. =( Since nobody seems to know or care perhaps this email will at least let someone know. At this very moment I am still running on 2.6.2-rc1 , but this disappearing cursor phenomena has been true since 2.4. I havent run a distribution of linux in about 2 years so I forget if this was true (or if i was even using vesafb) back when i was running debian. I use the following to get a red block cursor: echo -e '\033[?17;0;64c' This block cursor does not have the disappearing problem. however, I like the more traditional blinking underscore for working in vi and such, so I do echo -e '\033[?82c' to get the blinking underscore. This cursor (on all terminals which i use this style of cursor) somewhat randomly disappears with great frequency. i.e. there is no visible cursor at all. and again allthewhile my red block cursors are unaffected. The following things instigate the disappearance of my cursor: Switching to X and back to console, and any other kind of switching to a graphical sort of mode, be it framebuffer apps like graphical links, mplayer, etc. Also the console screen blanking after 10 or however many minutes screensaver type of deal. The thing is that it is somewhat random where I can switch to X and back a few times and all is well and then the next time the cursor disappears. Or maybe the first time I switch to X and back the cursor will disappear, etc. On some rarer occasions i think it happens even if i do nothing more than switch from a vterm with a blinking underscore cursor to one with a red block and then back. Also note that I have seen this exact same behavior on machines and linux systems other than my own, including knoppix. Also again, I usually just do 'reset' to get my cursors back, though this is random as well ie whether it works or not, depending which vterm i do it from, etc. For example it works more often if i switch to a vterm that hasnt been logged in yet, or if i log out and log back in, then do reset. If anyone has anything to say about this please CC me (quazgaa@hotmail.com) thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN Premium! http://join.msn.com/?page=features/mlb&pgmarket=en-us/go/onm00200439ave/direct/01/