"X" cursor stays after desktop loads

[sparkes]

Anonymous wrote:
> After I log in from GDM and my gnome desktop starts up, I have two
> mouse cursors.  One is the actual pointer cursor I'm supposed to have
> and the other is the default "X" shaped cursor that loads when you
> start a simple X session.  The "X" cursor is dead... in other words my
> mouse doesn't control it.  It stays floating over the center of my
> screen until I click any window's title bar.  Then it disappears until
> the next login.  I didn't see a bug listed for this or anything in the
> mail archives.   Is anyone else experiencing this?

yes it's definatly been covered on the mailing list before.  This is a 
hardware cursor showing as well as the working software one.

STFW for detail on how to fix ;-)  then if a faq or how-to isn't posted 
on the wiki consider adding one to make it easier for people to find 
this answer in the future
> 
> Chris
> 
sparkes

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