That means adding the identifier for a new monitor or video card to the screen section, and the identifier for a new pointing device or keyboard to the serverlayout section. Option cursorshadowalpha integer the alpha value to use for the cursor shadow. This section only covers configuration details specific to this driver. The repaints not being correct with different compositors is interesting. The driver is fully accelerated, and provides support for the fol lowing framebuffer depths. I copied this to etcx11 and ran startx i got a blank screen with a cursor in the top left corner and the system froze. Please refer to nf5 for general configuration details. How to set mouse sensitivity in nf, not window manager. I am using the latest nvidia drivers but sddm doesnt seem to load. Howto use the numeric keyboard keys as mouse in xorg. I have a working mouse with a cursor before i startx. Enable or disable use of a shadow with the hardware accelerated cursor.
Not only does nf contain a lot that can go wrong, but it is only fitfully documented in man and web pages. I type startx to start x11xorg and run x11kde5 the screen goes blank except for the mouse cursor and a keyboard cursor in the far upper left. And strangely i find that nvidia related module is not listed with lsmod. As to the answer itself, i suppose i should mark it as correct since it does answer my. If you already have custom xorg configuration files at that location or at etcx11 xorg. To use the redhat configuration tool, execute systemconfigdisplay and choose 1024 x 768 from the drop down menu in the user interface. When i activate other options in the nf file, such as triple buffer true or accel method uxa, i am unable to log in, only when i use wayland. Below is an example configuration of the file etcx11nf from a working nvidia optimus configuration on a clevo w670sr notebook. Each of them must be specified in the device section of the xorg. Why even have an nf if x just ignores everything in it.
Im having issues with xinerama and differing colour depths, which can be rectified by change xorg. I know what i need to write in the config, but i just dont know h. After the installation i ran xorg configure to create an xorg. Ive tried reversing the above steps, but to no joy. If your monitor is ddc capable you dont need to set up monitor ranges. My expectation is, that i can use normal ubuntu no wayland without any screen tearing. Workaround the issue by manually selecting a screen resolution of 1024 x 768, either by using redhats configuration tool or by directly editing nf. Section inputclass identifier my mouse matchispointer.
Nov 28, 2012 option swcursor this enables the cursor to be drawn by software as opposed to the hwcursor drawing by hard ware. Workaround the issue by manually selecting a screen resolution of 1024 x 768, either by using redhats configuration tool or by directly editing xorg. I went ahead and set xinerama to 1 in my etcx11 xorg. Option swcursor, hwcursor these options select whether the software sw or hardware hw cursor should be used. Remove cursors directory and use cursors not from this theme. When using this driver my system displays perfectly i. Hardware cursors effectively speeds all graphics operations as the job of ensuring that the cursor remains on. It mentions hardware and software cursors, and that hardware cursors are the default which makes sense though im not sure why my laptop used a software cursor by default. Video cards because of changes made in recent versions of freebsd, it is now possible to use graphics drivers provided by the ports framework or as packages. Most features and options understood by the xserver can be modified or created. Its pretty late here, but ill definitely be trying this in the morning.
My cursor changes to a text selection cursor when i move it over certain parts of the screen, which seem to be the login prompt. Remaining cursors are probably from cursor font, which is provided with xorg. However, this mixes application files with the base freebsd files and is not recommended. Run gnomeshell on xorg on i915 hardware using the modesetting. When the same information is supplied in more than one way, the highest precedence mechanism is.
Resize adwaita cursors, which should easily be done with gimp, for instance. If youre going to play with mouse settings, look in the xorg. Check if you have hal and xf86inputevdev installed, then start hal and after it x. Default software cursor is enabled and a hardware cursor is used. This can cause trouble for the ethernetusb driver, plus cause occasional slowdowns. And the nf mouse config doesnt work either, but a hackish editing of. If your mouse is listed on this page you may use the corresponding configuration in order to utilize all of its buttons in x. However, you can use the following command to create a new config file. Xorg server will generate a temporary nf on startup if no config file is found in etc, or etcx11, or usrx11r6libx11 directory. Sender dual monitor is black but i do have a cursor. The logitech mx500 is a very nice 5 button mouse, and is one of the few 5 button mice that is fully supported under freebsd. Depending on the x server version in use, input device options may be set in either a nf file, an nf.
I tried downloading nvidia driver from the official site but still failed to use the driver when updating nf with nvidiaxconfigblackscreen. Created attachment 345467 xorg log from fedora 9 openchrome0. When the same information is supplied in more than one way, the highest precedence. They have only two colors, while adwaita cursors have more colors and shadows. When the same information is supplied in more than one way, the highest precedence mechanism is used. If the filenames start with a number, then the x server will read the files in numeric order. Option swcursor, hwcursor these options select whether the software sw or. The cursor disappeared for me in xorg xfce a couple weeks ago. Generally you dont have to modify the mouse type, as the auto protocol should suit most needs. You need to click 4 points step by step to calibrate. Setting up an nf file to force software cursor ubuntu forums.
Note, this is using the fedora 9 rpm which i recompiled. Option noaccel boolean enables or disables all hardware acceleration. The mouse should work without the need to set anything manually. By bruce byfield its easy to understand users caution. This is a nonaccelerated driver, the following framebuffer depths are supported. Each of them must be specified in the device section of the nf file for this card. Xorg looks in several directories for configuration files. Moreover, because the files settings are specific to each system, borrowing an. Using this directory helps keep application files separate from operating system files. A blinking cursor on multimonitor setup is unfortunately a generic problem, and there are multiple reports of this in the web. I have problems with cursor size on one of my xorg screens on centos 7. It is possible to use multipointer with software that doesnt explicitly.
Option accel boolean enables or disables all hardware acceleration. Then when i run startx, xfce starts normally i have a working. Hmm maybe itll work if you change it to use the software cursor option. It seems that xorg configure is for my xorg both x. Upon reboot, i am greeted with just my mouse cursor on a black screen. Option vberestore true allows a laptop screen to restore from suspend or hibernate.
I have noticed, however, that if i send a message to the display with xmessage, the cursor appears in the top left as the standard xorg x mouse cursor and can be moved. I have provided information about my vga controller and the current state of my nf file below. The cursor would move appropriately in response to the pointer mouses joystick and the left and right buttons functioned correctly. Xorg supports several mechanisms for supplyingobtaining configuration and runtime parameters. It can be simply changed with one to choose from the ones in the cursor font. Linux xorg id components nf examples create nf knoppix 3. Upon reboot, my cursor is visible, but im sitting at a black screen. One runs xfce4 window manager and desktop, while another runs mwm window manager. Raspberry pi stack exchange is a question and answer site for users and developers of hardware and software for raspberry pi.
However, right clicking or left clicking does not seem to interact with openbox as it should at this point. I dont think nf is in use anymore, but it used to let you specify a hardware or software cursor to handle mouse problems. The good thing, however, is that i can move the cursor around. Name nf configuration file for xorg x server introduction xorg supports several mechanisms for supplyingobtaining configuration and runtime parameters. Making the computer screen more readable is a necessity. Depending on the x server version in use, input device options may be set in either a xorg. It allows us to have no difficulty in reading and reduce errors. On raspbian you wanna make sure you install xserverxorginputevdev then you want to edit your 40 file inside of nf. The cursor disappeared for me in xorgxfce a couple weeks ago.
Edit as per your requirements, test it and move to etc. Nothing appears to happen when i move the mouse or click its buttons, or when i type on the keyboard. If i run sddmgreeter testmode i get could not connect to display, could not load the qt platform plugin xcb in even though it was found. Thinstation black mouse cursor problem software cursor. All visual types are supported for depth 8, and truecolor visual is supported for the other depths. Xorg could not open default cursor font cursor the.
The x server read the settings from the files in etcx11 xorg. A restful background can be set with a standard utility in xorg. Synopsis please see following description for synopsis description nf5 file formats manual nf5 name nf, nf. Ok the method we thought would work didnt and would like to try the nf software cursor possibility.
Storing configuration files in the legacy etcx11 still works. Thanks for clarifiying that the xsun xorg issue doesnt impact mouse behavior when plugged into a sun ray. As memory is allocated lazily ie when it is first used you will have a slowly increasing memory load. Thinstation black mouse cursor problem software cursor in. While typically located in etcx11nf, its location may vary across operating system distributions see manual, man nf for details and further possible locations for a long time, editing nf was necessary for advanced input devices and multiple monitor output to work correctly. I was unable to figure it out, so i backed everything up and reinstalled freebsd 12. We boot from cd with settings on floppy in our environments. Basically it allows to have multiple mouse cursors each with its own keyboard focus on the screen and control them with separate physical input devices. The following options are of particular interest for the sis driver.
Xorg comes with builtin mouse emulation using the keyboards numeric keypad. If youre going to play with mouse settings, look in the nf. Kde5 and sddm not starting nvidia drivers in use the. Moreover you can create it in bitmap format or enlarge it. Hello, i have a sender machine that is a z640 workstation on centos 7.
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