E. Liddell composed on 2015-12-05 07:09 (UTC-0500):
On Sat, 5 Dec 2015 05:46:38 -0500 Felix Miata wrote:
Fresh Jessie installation about a week ago, Trinity added tonight. Using startx rather than any DM. Mouse can be used to select and click, but no way to tell where pointer is until it hovers something that changes on hover. Same problem in IceWM. Booting openSUSE Leap instead, pointer works normally in IceWM. Both evdev and mouse input drivers are installed. Google can't find anything helpful except WRT *buntu, rsyslog, arm or raspberry pi. Anyone here had this happen and/or know a fix?
The glaringly obvious: Have you checked the Control Center to be sure
Didn't try control center's mouse section, as too hard to navigate without mouse cursor. Also, I started tdm, and there was no cursor in it either, pointing to a more fundamental problem.
you're using a mouse cursor theme that exists on the system?
I compared the OP machine to a slightly newer machine's Jessie. The process suggested suggested adding hicolor or adwaita icon themes might make a difference, but it didn't.
Does it work in other DEs?
Other than the one I mentioned in OP that also does not work, no other are installed.