[arch-general] X cursor problem on new install

[David Rosenstrauch]

On 07/11/2011 05:11 PM, D. R. Evans wrote:
> David Rosenstrauch said the following at 07/06/2011 01:19 PM :
>>> 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.
>
> Still no change in behaviour -- the cursor still moves off the left side of
> the screen and reappears on the right side, and stops moving to the left
> partway across the screen. It's as if the position of the cursor is about ½
> of the screen width to the left of where it should be.
>
> The /var/log.Xorg.0.log after making all your suggested changes is at:
> paste.pocoo.org/show/436407.
>
>    Doc

Hmmm ... your Xorg loading definitely seems to be happening differently 
from mine.  (See: http://www.darose.net/Xorg.0.log)  I'm not sure why 
yet.  Perhaps with more info we can figure it out.

How are you starting up X?  Using a DM like KDM/GDM/Slim/Qingy?

DR