Big Splodge in Linux Install

[xwb]

I've got an old P1 with 64K memory that I'm using for experiments. It has an S3 Virge card which seems to work fine on Windows. When I install Linux, the cursor appears as a 1"x0.75" rectangle with the arrow next to it. It works if I remember that the hotspot is the top left corner of the rectangle: not the top of the arrow.

I've tried SUSE, Redhat and Corel and they all give the same results. These are quite old Linux installs that I got off mags about 6 years ago. They work fine on other machines with other graphics cards. I can't install the later releases as I think the machine is below minimum spec.

Any idea what might be causing this rectangle and how it can be fixed?

 

[stefanwagner]

64MB I guess.
I'm not sure whether I understood the problem right.
The cursor is huge, while the rest looks normal, and the there are two cursors parallel: a rectangle and an arrow?

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[xwb]

Yes - as you described: the cursor is huge: a white rectangle with a few vertical lines on it, there two cursors in parallel a rectangle and an arrow and the hotspot is the top left of the rectangle.

 

[xwb]

I think I've worked it out - there are two graphics cards one on board and one plugged in. I haven't disabled the onboard one fully and somehow it is interfering with the display.

Only problem now is to find out how to disable the onboard graphics. It is a Collossus i.e. Time PC. The last time I tried looking for info on this one, all I found was lots of people swearing at it and the company which made the motherboard. Guess it is just trial and error - there are a few pins and I have a few jumpers.