No hardware mouse cursor with modesetting X driver
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
linux (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
|
Medium
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Worked with linux-image-
Does not work with linux-image-
Adding Option "SWCursor" "on" to xorg.conf makes it work again.
X.Org X Server 1.17.1
Release Date: 2015-02-10
Section "Device"
Identifier "intel"
Driver "modesetting"
Option "SWCursor" "on"
# Driver "intel"
# Option "AccelMethod" "none"
EndSection
Not using intel driver because entirely too crashy.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: linux-image-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sat Apr 4 14:45:05 2015
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-05 (30 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
MachineType: LENOVO 20CKCTO1WW
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.143
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-03-19 (16 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/26/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: N11ET29W (1.05 )
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: 20CKCTO1WW
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0E50512 STD
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:
dmi.product.name: 20CKCTO1WW
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
tags: | added: bios-outdated-1.07 |
no longer affects: | xserver-xorg-video-modesetting (Ubuntu) |
no longer affects: | xorg-server (Ubuntu) |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
Mouse cursor was still active, because system has touchscreen, and using that works, and if I know where the "invisible" mouse cursor is, moving a regular mouse gives me hover (etc) effects. Just the mouse cursor isn't rendered.