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graphis problem

Asked by Akhil

I have got a problem using ubuntu 9.04. when ever i start the ubuntu my mouse cursore will be saw as a transperent square. thus i cant identify the actual thing that i am pointing too. But everthing workes fine when i use the option vga=771. the problem exist either i start ubuntu from a live cd or the installed one.
another problem is that i cant enable visual effects in ubuntu. when ever i try to enable it , it search for drivers and then dispaly a message that "Desktop effects could not be enabled".

My system configuration is :
processor : AMD Athlon64 X2
Motherboard : Asus M2V-MX
1 GB DDR2 ram

Please help me..
Thanks in advance.

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Jonathan Horvath (jonathanhorvath) said : 		#1

It maybe helpful to know what video adapter is in your computer. If you are not sure, this command should get the required information.

<code>lspci | grep -i VGA</code>

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Akhil (bluffablemonk) said : 		#2

Information about my Video adapter is :

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8M890CE/K8N890CE [Chrome 9] (rev 11)

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Jonathan Horvath (jonathanhorvath) said : 		#3

There is a possible fix on the following page. Look for the section "My mouse cursor sometimes disappears or is invisible." near the bottom.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenChrome

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Akhil (bluffablemonk) said : 		#4

sorry, i am not able to deside what to do.
Can you kindly give me step by step instruction to solve this problem.

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Jonathan Horvath (jonathanhorvath) said : 		#5

No Problem

1) Open up the terminal
2) type "sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf"
3) Add the following line under Section "Device"

Option "SWCursor" "true"

4) Save
5) Restart computer

There is a good chance this will fix your problem

Good luck

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