cant see Mouse in Mandrake 7.2 HELP!

[zonal]

I just got Linux today so i am a real newbie. Linux looks neat and all but when i boot up in linux i cant see my mouse? i can use it but its not visable! How do I go about changing what the curser looks like so that i can see it.

Help

Zonal

[bigrigdriver]

Try opening a terminal and issuing this command: xsetroot -cursor_name left-ptr (or right_ptr if you prefer). You can see all the available cursors by using this command: xft -fn cursor. :rolleyes:

[ 05 March 2001: Message edited by: bigrigdriver ]

[zonal]

thanks...

I am a real newbie to linux...
I found a terminal :) and entered - xsetroot -cursor_name left-ptr. once i do this how do i change something? And at what point so i enter xft -fn cursor

Thanks
Z

[Tyr-7BE]

Hrmmmm...try logging in to Drake as root and doing that. Does a pointer appear anywhere? Might wanna post a section of your /etc/X11/XF86Config (if you're using 4.0.1, it'll be XF86Config-4) file...the part that deals with "Pointers". As for that command to view the pointers, just type it in the terminal when you're logged in as root.

[zonal]

OK...
The only time that i saw the mouse (cursor) was when i installed linux yesterday. at first i thought that my mouse was bad not compatable with linux but, then I tried another one and it is invivisible.
what is the easiest way to find the /etc/X11/XF86Config thingy. I will try to do the terminal thing when logged on as root. But at what point can I actually change something??

Thanks for the help

Zonal

[ 06 March 2001: Message edited by: zonal ]