Schlomo, I too had the network config hang and the cursor thing, yes it did this on my PCG-Z600NE. You need to switch the hardware cursor off using 'Option "sw_cursor"' in the XFconfig-4 file. Works fine after that.
Ed-T. Schlomo Schwartz wrote: >I finished an 8.2beta3 pcmcia install over NFS on my >Sony VAIO PCG-F580 tonight and, well, I'm having some >problems. > >The first thing I noticed after I had to do a hard >reset (it didn't reboot on its own as it normally >does) was that my network wasn't up which I thought >was quite strange as I'd just done an install over the >network. Everything was configured, but for some >reason, my /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 >had onboot=no. I would think this should be set to >"yes" by default, especially as obviously I'm wanting >to be on the network. I set it to "yes", restarted >the network and life was good. > >Second, was something that I'd experienced in RH 7.0 >(I think). After X was configured and it went into >test mode, my mouse cursor is a big fuzzy square. I >don't know what I'd done previously to fix this, but I >can't seem to do it right now (which is quite >frustrating to say the least not being able to use X). > >Here are what XF86 packages are installed: > >XFree86-4.2.0-6mdk >XFree86-compat-libs-4.1.0-2mdk >XFree86-xfs-4.2.0-6mdk >XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.2.0-6mdk >XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.2.0-6mdk >XFree86-devel-4.2.0-6mdk >XFree86-server-4.2.0-6mdk >XFree86-libs-4.2.0-6mdk > >And I'll attach my XF86Config-4 > >Cheers > >PS: So can anyone help me to resolve this cursor >problem? :) > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com