Let me try and summarise what I believe is happening (this is all on the Linux console): Subject: Re: Emacs 21 on Linux console - cannot change cursor? Here’s a description of the problem (slightly edited) and a guide to solving the problem: From: RussellMarks Running Emacs 20 or 21 will change this cursor of yours back to the original cursor (a blinking underscore). On the Linux console, you can set what your TextCursor looks like.įor more information, see the file VGA-softcursor.txt in the Linux source tree: