squeak 4.1 no mouse pointer in ubuntu 10.04

>
> hello,
> i have installed squeak4.1 from
> http://squeakvm.org/unix/release/Squeak-4.0.3.2202-linux_i386.sh
> (i had to do a sudo sh Squeak-4.0.3.2202-linux_i386.sh)
> under ubuntu 10.04.
> everything seems to work ok except i do not see a mouse pointer
> when the cursor enters the window.
> the mouse works ok, i can use world menu etc, just without
> the pointer.
>
> can anybody give me a hint of what might be wrong?

>
> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 10:57:51AM +0200, Wolfgang Eder wrote:
>>
>> hello,
>> i have installed squeak4.1 from
>> http://squeakvm.org/unix/release/Squeak-4.0.3.2202-linux_i386.sh
>> (i had to do a sudo sh Squeak-4.0.3.2202-linux_i386.sh)
>> under ubuntu 10.04.
>> everything seems to work ok except i do not see a mouse pointer
>> when the cursor enters the window.
>> the mouse works ok, i can use world menu etc, just without
>> the pointer.
>>
>> can anybody give me a hint of what might be wrong?
>
> I have not ever heard of this happening, so I can't say what it
> might be. Can you say if the problem is associated with the VM
> or with the image? In other words, if you run some other Squeak
> image using this same VM, does it work? Or if you install a
> different version of the VM, does the Squeak 4.1 image work?
>
> Dave
>
>

> i tried installing, using the ubuntu software center,
> the official "Squeak" and "eToys" packages.
> both give me the same behaviour as described in the
> original bug report.
> (the vm is in /usr/lib/squeak/3.11.3.-2147,
> so i guess that is the vm version i am using).
>
> i am using ubuntu 10.04 on an oldish sony vaio z600,
> ca 600mhz cpu, 500mb ram
>
> any help or hint is very much appreciated.
> thanks,
> wolfgang
>

>
> [snip]
> On 11.05.2010 23:28, Wolfgang Eder wrote:
>> i tried installing, using the ubuntu software center,
>> the official "Squeak" and "eToys" packages.
>> both give me the same behaviour as described in the
>> original bug report.
>> (the vm is in /usr/lib/squeak/3.11.3.-2147,
>> so i guess that is the vm version i am using).
>>
>> i am using ubuntu 10.04 on an oldish sony vaio z600,
>> ca 600mhz cpu, 500mb ram
>>
>> any help or hint is very much appreciated.
>> thanks,
>> wolfgang
>>
> for the records, i get the same behavior with the
> latest scratch install from scratch.mit.edu.
> thanks,
> wolfgang

>
> [snip]
> On 11.05.2010 23:28, Wolfgang Eder wrote:
>> i tried installing, using the ubuntu software center,
>> the official "Squeak" and "eToys" packages.
>> both give me the same behaviour as described in the
>> original bug report.
>> (the vm is in /usr/lib/squeak/3.11.3.-2147,
>> so i guess that is the vm version i am using).
>>
>> i am using ubuntu 10.04 on an oldish sony vaio z600,
>> ca 600mhz cpu, 500mb ram
>>
>> any help or hint is very much appreciated.
>> thanks,
>> wolfgang
>>
> for the records, i get the same behavior with the
> latest scratch install from scratch.mit.edu.
> thanks,
> wolfgang

>
> [snip]
> On 11.05.2010 23:28, Wolfgang Eder wrote:
>> i tried installing, using the ubuntu software center,
>> the official "Squeak" and "eToys" packages.
>> both give me the same behaviour as described in the
>> original bug report.
>> (the vm is in /usr/lib/squeak/3.11.3.-2147,
>> so i guess that is the vm version i am using).
>>
>> i am using ubuntu 10.04 on an oldish sony vaio z600,
>> ca 600mhz cpu, 500mb ram
>>
>> any help or hint is very much appreciated.
>> thanks,
>> wolfgang
>>
> for the records, i get the same behavior with the
> latest scratch install from scratch.mit.edu.
> thanks,
> wolfgang
>

>
> On 11/05/10 23:16, Wolfgang Eder wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>> On 11.05.2010 23:28, Wolfgang Eder wrote:
>>> i tried installing, using the ubuntu software center,
>>> the official "Squeak" and "eToys" packages.
>>> both give me the same behaviour as described in the
>>> original bug report.
>>> (the vm is in /usr/lib/squeak/3.11.3.-2147,
>>> so i guess that is the vm version i am using).
>>>
>>> i am using ubuntu 10.04 on an oldish sony vaio z600,
>>> ca 600mhz cpu, 500mb ram
>>>
>>> any help or hint is very much appreciated.
>>> thanks,
>>> wolfgang
>>>
>> for the records, i get the same behavior with the
>> latest scratch install from scratch.mit.edu.
>> thanks,
>> wolfgang
>
> Hi Wolfgang, try turning off "visual effects" from menu
> system/preferences/appearance and see if that helps.
>
> -D
>

>  
> On 12.05.2010 13:59, K. K. Subramaniam wrote:
> >
> >On Wednesday 12 May 2010 01:20:21 pm Wolfgang Eder wrote:
> >>one more data point:
> >>while squeak is running (no visible cursor),
> >>i switch to text (ctrl-alt-f1) and back to x
> >>(ctrl-alt-f7), i get a big (approx 100x100)
> >>cursor consisting of vertical white stripes
> >>(looks kinda like bar code).
> >looks like a xserver bug or misconfiguration. Look into /var/log/Xorg*log
> >for
> >any errors (look for lines with EE).
> >
> >Save your /etc/xorg.conf file and reset configuration with the command:
> >
> >    gksudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
> >
> >
> >HTH .. Subbu
> >
>
> i have finally solved the problem by
> disabling the hardware cursor for the neomagic driver.