No cursor on Login screen at boot or restart

Hi,

any updates on this topic?

i own a Macbool 13" Early 2015 with 10.11.5 and have a similar issue. from time to time the cursor is invisible on the login screen.

thanks,

mike

Please go to system preferences > accessibility >display check the box shake mouse pointer to locate and slide the cursor size towards RHS , if it not working try PRAM .

thanks for the answer :-)

what does rhs mean? i'm working on a german version of os x ;-)

cheers

mike

Right-Hand-Side

thanks. I've have done pram and smc reset. the shake stuff had been turned on, so i did no changes to this option. i'm not sure how a bigger cursor (thats what the slider does when sliding to the right) should help me fix this problem ;-) its not the problem that i can't find the cursor - it's realy not there :-P

i've also contacted apple but they also suggestes pram and smc reset and to give it a try. if the problem is still there i should contact them again.

let's see if the problem is solved.

cheers,

mike

1. I would like to advise not to use Onyx to "clean", nor do other "cleaning". It seems to me that you have "cleaned" one or more caches that you you should not clean.

Mac OSX has cleaning built-in: daily, weekly, monthly cleaning....

Onyx is very well programmed, but all functions are already in OSX, either visible to be used or invisible.

2. do you use any other "tools" "helper" "booster" "cleaner" "optimiser" "keeper" "antivirus" or that sort of tools/apps?

While in general I offer the advice not use any "cleaners", I would like to point out that OnyX is a solid and reputable program, that clearly states what it does and provides a clean GUI to adjust some settings that would otherwise require trips to the Terminal. It has been offered for free to the community and versions are still around for old OS versions (I think all the way to Jaguar).

I do not use as often now, but it has helped me in quite a few instances. I used in my Blue and White Powermac G3 (Ah! Nostalgia...)

Right, as I said.

But for experienced users only, cleaning system caches normally is automatic.

When going to the SafeMode and back, some system caches are cleaned, that can be a bit faster with Onyx, but you have to know exactly which caches...

I will send you a message in the WC about a number of comparable and interesting apps.

ok... problem still there :-/

Same here with the sporadic happening of missing cursor at the login screen, this is a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) running 10.11.5 El Capitan. I called up apple support once and tried PRAM and staff but the issue remain.

also clean install changes nothing. i hope its just a software bug. horrible hard or softwarequality in either cases

This bug, like most that happen only sporadically and in some machines but not others, may be difficult to pinpoint.

It is certainly vexing for the affected users. I can't offer a solution, but I would like to point out that one can still log in, without guessing. Use the left and right arrow keys and the respective accounts will be highlighted. Pressing enter gives you the password box.

thanks for the hints 🙂

my fear was that the trackpad itself has a problem. but i think its more likely a software bug. mcshark offered to send it in for repair, but i think it won't help. also i need the macbook for my business. so it would prefer not sending it around for the purpose of sending it around 😉 hopefully they fix the problem in the software - it they care.

cheers

mike