[arch-general] X cursor problem on new install

[David Rosenstrauch]

On 07/06/2011 03:12 PM, David Rosenstrauch wrote:
> On 07/06/2011 02:00 PM, David Rosenstrauch wrote:
>> On 07/06/2011 01:46 PM, D. R. Evans wrote:
>>> Guillaume Brunerie said the following at 07/04/2011 11:01 AM :
>>>> It seems you have an Intel graphics card and that the driver does not
>>>> want
>>>> to start.
>>>>
>>>> Have you read the page https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Intel ?
>>>> In particular you need to install the package xf86-video-intel and
>>>> you need
>>>> to enable KMS to run X.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, I have read that page. I don't know what part of it you are
>>> suggesting
>>> is important and which I have failed to follow.
>>>
>>> 1. xf86-video-intel *is* installed.
>>
>> How about the intel-dri package? If not, try installing that. (And then
>> restarting X.)
>>
>> If that doesn't work, email back. I use Intel graphics here ... might be
>> able to help you through this.
>>
>> DR
>
> Also, not sure if this matters, but it looks like you don't have any
> Xorg fonts installed. Try installing xorg-fonts-100dpi and
> xorg-fonts-75dpi and see if that helps.
>
> DR

One other suggestion:

Try *un*installing xf86-video-fbdev and xf86-video-vesa.  It looks like 
it might be picking up the VESA driver, rather than the Intel one.

HTH,

DR