JUST UPGRADED TO 10.4 REBOOTED A NUMBER OF TIMES CURSOR DISAPPEARED BUT MOUSE TRAKS

Can you give the output of:

sudo lshw -C display

You can launch a terminal with CTRL+ALT+T

I'm very puzzled. I opened the terminal and got this response:
ud@juds-puter:~$ sudo lshw -C display
   *-display UNCLAIMED
        description: VGA compatible controller
        product: 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics
Device
        vendor: Intel Corporation
        physical id: 2
        bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
        version: 01
        width: 32 bits
        clock: 33MHz
        capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
        configuration: latency=0
        resources: memory:e8000000-efffffff(prefetchable)
memory:e7800000-e787ffff
But here's the funny part: when I did that the cursor appeared. I had
figured out how to set the mouse to show when I pressed Control, so that
helped somewhat, but how would just locating that without changing
anything solve the problem?
  I am still having the sound issue-- no sound on U-tube, though I do
have it on a wmv movie player. I've had a similar problem on 9,5 in
which if I played a video, I'd lose sound on Skype until I re-booted.
This seems to be somehow related.
Thanks for your quick reply
Jud

On 09/10/2010 05:15 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> sudo lshw -C display
>

You may need an xorg.conf file and set SWCursor or HWCursor to true. You should also log a bug but the xorg.conf file may make things nice. There are tonnes of guides regarding the file. You will need to run:

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

To get write access, there are sample files all over.

So where do I go from here? I did the following:
jud@juds-puter:~$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
[sudo] password for jud:
jud@juds-puter:~$ gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
jud@juds-puter:~$ dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure must be run as root
jud@juds-puter:~$ /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
  and then I ran it as a root and nothing happened.
  I still have lots to learn about this terminal stuff. Did I use the
wrong string in the root?

On 09/10/2010 05:45 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>

Reply#2
I re-booted and got the same results; no cursor until I opened

sudo lshw -C display in the terminal. Then I got a cursor.

On 09/10/2010 05:45 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #124955 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/124955
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> You may need an xorg.conf file and set SWCursor or HWCursor to true. You
> should also log a bug but the xorg.conf file may make things nice. There
> are tonnes of guides regarding the file. You will need to run:
>
> gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
>
> To get write access, there are sample files all over.
>
>

If you have trouble with intel8xxx graphic cards:

please try this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes

I'm not able to move along with this. I entered gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf in the super Terminal as suggested above, and I got the following:
# xorg.conf (xorg X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
# sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg

Section "Files"
EndSection

# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
# Driver "kbd"
# Option "CoreKeyboard"
# Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
# Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
# Option "XkbLayout" "us"
#EndSection

# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Configured Mouse"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "CorePointer"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
# Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
# Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
#EndSection

# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
#Section "InputDevice"
# Driver "wacom"
# Identifier "stylus"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
# Option "Type" "stylus"
# Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
#EndSection

# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
#Section "InputDevice"
# Driver "wacom"
# Identifier "eraser"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
# Option "Type" "eraser"
# Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
#EndSection

# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
#Section "InputDevice"
# Driver "wacom"
# Identifier "cursor"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom"
# Option "Type" "cursor"
# Option "ForceDevice" "ISDV4" # Tablet PC ONLY
#EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device"
 Driver "intel"
 BusID "PCI:0:2:0"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "hp mx703"
 Option "DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Device "Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device"
 Monitor "hp mx703"
 DefaultDepth 24
 SubSection "Display"
  Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
 EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Default Layout"
 Screen "Default Screen"
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
# InputDevice "Generic Keyboard"
# commented out by update-manager, HAL is now used and auto-detects devices
# Keyboard settings are now read from /etc/default/console-setup
# InputDevice "Configured Mouse"

# Uncomment if you have a wacom tablet
# InputDevice "stylus" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "cursor" "SendCoreEvents"
# InputDevice "eraser" "SendCoreEvents"
EndSection
Nowhere do I find where I can go to reconfigure the mouse SW Cursor, or HWC Cursor= True. Nor was I able to see how I could do anything with the suggestion:

please try this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Bugs/Lucidi8xxFreezes
as my chipset isn't covered in the wiki, but it is an i830.

What exactly do I need to do to fix this?

Uncomment these lines:

#Section "InputDevice"
# Identifier "Configured Mouse"
# Driver "mouse"
# Option "CorePointer"
# Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
# Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
# Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
# Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
#EndSection

Then reboot, should be ok

Please tell me how I actually perform this and uncomment these lines. I don't understand. The Xorg.conf window doesn't seem to be changeable. Thanks

If you run:

gksudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

You have write access to the file, remove the # characters from the lines, save the file and reboot

Sorry I took so long to reply. I did as instructed (or at least what I
thought ) and by removing the hash mark from all those listed, found it
impossible to open the program, as it didn't have a mouse or keyboard. I
ended up having to reinstall a new version on a new hard drive in order
to access the other one. A rescue disk installed by a friend who knows a
lot more about this than I do, wouldn't open the program either. Anyhow,
I have a whole new batch of problems to deal with, one of which is, I
suspect, no up-to-date drivers for an old video chip. Thank you for
your kind attention.
Jud Ruhl

On 09/16/2010 03:44 PM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #124955 on xserver-xorg-video-intel in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+question/124955
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Uncomment these lines:
>
> #Section "InputDevice"
> # Identifier "Configured Mouse"
> # Driver "mouse"
> # Option "CorePointer"
> # Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
> # Option "Protocol" "ImPS/2"
> # Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> # Option "Emulate3Buttons" "true"
> #EndSection
>
> Then reboot, should be ok
>
>