mouse pointer "missing" on login screen

[Jon LaBadie]

On Fri, May 06, 2022 at 12:08:35PM +0200, Liam Proven wrote:
>On Thu, 5 May 2022 at 23:34, Jon LaBadie <ubu at labadie.us> wrote:
>>
>> I installed the server edition of 22.04 and subsequently
>> added desktop environments.  The display manager is gdm.
>>
>> On the login and password entry screens I'm missing the
>> icon for the mouse pointer.  Instead I have a semi-opaque
>> white square.  Functional, but not very accurate.
>>
>> I don't know if I've missed a package or some config setting.
>
>That is odd.
>
>Is this on bare metal, or in a VM?
>
>Do you have the `gpm` console mouse driver installed?
>

Bare metal,  HPE Miniserver Gen 10+

Was unaware of gpm facility.  It was not installed.

I did install the gpm package.  Did not try any configuration.
Now there is a mouse controlled "cursor block". on my virtual
consoles.

There is no change in the display manager's login screen.
Still the semi-opaque white square.  I think the size is
double the "cursor block" I now see on the virtual consoles.
I.e. it is same height, but double width (square).

jl

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