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From: J.C.Highfield@lut.ac.uk
Subject: Re: No cursor (NetBSD 1.0)
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In article <DCHAPMAN.95Feb25165917@access.victoria.bc.ca> dchapman@access.victoria.bc.ca (David Chapman) writes:
> I have just recently installed NetBSD 1.0, and usually when I boot it
>I wind up without a cursor.  About 1 in 8 times I will get a cursor.  
>I am using CGA, if that helps..

I am surprised you ever get a cursor - I never saw one at all until I
rebuilt the kernel with the FAT_CURSOR option. However, since you 
sometimes get a cursor your problem might have a different cause.

Julian