On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Globe Trotter <0000029c12cc6228-dmarc-requ...@listserv.fnal.gov> wrote: > I removed everything to do with gnome from my home directory but to no > avail. The mouse cursor does not come back. Anyway, I think it is time to > give up on SL for now. > > Thanks again for the help!! > Best wishes!!
Wouldn't it be vastly more robust to give up on Gnome? Not kidding. I've found Gnome to be a stunning tresource sink, fragile, and burning numerous development hours working with something that was stable in twom or vtwm for the last 20 years. > ________________________________ > From: Mark Stodola <stod...@pelletron.com> > To: Globe Trotter <itsme_...@yahoo.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 8:09 AM > Subject: Re: mouse cursor goes missing on an installed SL7.2 system > > On 09/27/2016 06:31 PM, Globe Trotter wrote: >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* Mark Stodola <stod...@pelletron.com> >> *To:* Scientific Linux <scientific-linux-users@fnal.gov> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 27, 2016 3:59 PM >> *Subject:* Re: mouse cursor goes missing on an installed SL7.2 system >> >> On 09/27/2016 12:00 PM, Globe Trotter wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> *From:* Mark Stodola <stod...@pelletron.com >> <mailto:stod...@pelletron.com>> >>> *To:* Scientific Linux <scientific-linux-users@fnal.gov >> <mailto:scientific-linux-users@fnal.gov>> > >>> *Sent:* Monday, September 26, 2016 4:12 PM >>> *Subject:* Re: mouse cursor goes missing on an installed SL7.2 system >>> >>> On 09/26/2016 03:07 PM, Globe Trotter wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I have a strange issue with my SL7.2 installation, installed from the >>>> LiveCD. My cursor can not be found. I went into to the tweak tool and >>>> made sure that the cursor is marked "ON" but this does not seem to have >>>> had any effect. Any suggestions? >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Check your Xorg log file in /var/log/ for any errors or warnings. >>> >>> I can not find any relevant errors. >>> >>> I >>> suspect you might be running into a graphics driver/library problem. >>> You can make a /etc/X11/xorg.conf file to force the vesa driver for >> testing: >>> Section "Device" >>> Identifier "Videocard0" >>> Driver "vesa" >>> EndSection >>> >>> This file did not exist for me so I created it with the above lines and >>> rebooted. The GNOME Display Manager does not come up and hangs at >>> "Starting GNOME Display Manager" and the graphical display does not >> come up. >>> >>> Should I try 7.1 (where is the LiveCD for that)? >>> >>> Thanks! >> >>> >> >> Odd, what do you have for a graphics card in this system? What driver >> did the original Xorg log file say was loaded? The Xorg log file should >> also contain keyboard/mouse detection information. It may be that the >> pointing device is not recognized. I'm not sure how it behaves in such >> a case. >> >> Thanks! I think the problem is with my account since the cursor shows up >> just fine before I log in. How do I scrub my gnome-settings (and start >> from scratch)? >> >> Btw, my video card on this Dell Latitude E6400 is Nvidia G98M [Quadro >> NVS 160M]. >> >> Thanks! > >> > > I use KDE, so not sure where all of the gnome files reside. Check for > dotted (.) directories in your home. I'm guessing most of them are in > ~/.config , such as ~/.config/dconf. There may also be a ~/.gnome or > something. > > >