2010-01-12, 09:47
Hello, I'm running XBMCLive on an Acer Aspire Revo 3610.
# cat /etc/debian_version
squeeze/sid
# uname -a
Linux xbmc 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 8 04:01:29 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
System Info gives: XBMC 9.11 R26018, installed onto a USB memory stick from an ISO burned to CDR. I'm using the standard Confluence skin that comes with this version of XBMCL.
Problem: Regardless of XBMC mouse setting and use of a mouse, switching from the GUI to a tty (e.g. by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1) and back to GUI (by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F7) will always result in the X Windows mouse cursor appearing in the middle of the screen. The cursor stays visible and immobile regardless of media playback and mouse movement. If I've used the mouse before the switch, a standard arrow-shaped mouse pointer is shown. If not, then the X-shaped mouse cursor is shown instead. Again, this is the garden-variety "Unix GUI" cursor and not the stylized XBMC cursor.
Possibly related (on another platform): http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...e+pointers except that this pointer doesn't move with mouse input.
I would like to use the CLI for administration and setup in addition to the standard XBMC console, but the only way I've found to get rid of the cursor after using the CLI is to reboot. Is there an easy way to hide/disable this "false" cursor without recompiling XBMC? After all, it doesn't appear to be tied to mouse input anyway. Thanks!
# cat /etc/debian_version
squeeze/sid
# uname -a
Linux xbmc 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 8 04:01:29 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
System Info gives: XBMC 9.11 R26018, installed onto a USB memory stick from an ISO burned to CDR. I'm using the standard Confluence skin that comes with this version of XBMCL.
Problem: Regardless of XBMC mouse setting and use of a mouse, switching from the GUI to a tty (e.g. by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1) and back to GUI (by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F7) will always result in the X Windows mouse cursor appearing in the middle of the screen. The cursor stays visible and immobile regardless of media playback and mouse movement. If I've used the mouse before the switch, a standard arrow-shaped mouse pointer is shown. If not, then the X-shaped mouse cursor is shown instead. Again, this is the garden-variety "Unix GUI" cursor and not the stylized XBMC cursor.
Possibly related (on another platform): http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...e+pointers except that this pointer doesn't move with mouse input.
I would like to use the CLI for administration and setup in addition to the standard XBMC console, but the only way I've found to get rid of the cursor after using the CLI is to reboot. Is there an easy way to hide/disable this "false" cursor without recompiling XBMC? After all, it doesn't appear to be tied to mouse input anyway. Thanks!