fast blinking pointer and top left small cursor field on e17 gamma

[Harv S]

bleeding edge xorg after an update of mesa and e17 gamma from 11. Dec 2012

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+12ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 3.6.8-030608-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Tue Dec 11 19:05:03 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes,
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Ivy Bridge Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:21fa]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
MachineType: LENOVO 2320A9U
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.6.8-030608-generic root=UUID=16b6b57e-2b1b-4d0e-adcd-fd498c7f2c69 ro elevator=noop quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/30/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: G2ET32WW (1.12 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 2320A9U
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrG2ET32WW(1.12):bd05/30/2012:svnLENOVO:pn2320A9U:pvrThinkPadX230:rvnLENOVO:rn2320A9U:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2320A9U
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X230
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8+bzr3121-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.40+git20121123.171666e4-0ubuntu0ricotz2~precise
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.1~git20121211.b361bb3d-ubuntu0ricotz~precise
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.1~git20121211.b361bb3d-ubuntu0ricotz~precise
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.12.3+git20120709+server-1.12-branch.60e0d205-0ubuntu0ricotz~precise
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0+git20120504.f28507e8-0ubuntu0sarvatt~precise
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.0.99+git20121207.793e1b0e-0ubuntu0sarvatt~precise
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.15+git20121210.986e13a5-0ubuntu0sarvatt~precise
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.4+git20121126.3b33a0b4-0ubuntu0sarvatt~precise

[Harv S (aardhark)]

So there is small black blinking cursor in a top left corner and pointer also blinks as in refresh at the rate of 1 second..
Screen goes blank very quickly but it is on again on any-key press.

After the reboot it is all ok now, but it is something I have never seen before.
What gives?
I am now running newest 3.7 kernel off the Ubuntu kernel ppa..and it does seem stable.

E17 is also latest from the ppa 0.17 gamma. Seems not so buggy as last month's iterations and runs rather fast and stable.
Still, some applications crash after prolonged and intensive usage.
I will test some settings and will update this bug.

[Chris Wilson (ickle)]

So it looks like you hit the plymouth race.