Mouse Cursor Huge

[Michael]

On install of Elementary OS Loki (Stable Release), my resolution is 1920x1080 because the nouveau drivers are enabled by default. So everything looks rather large on my 2560x1440 monitor as the image is being stretched. After successful installation, I install the NVIDIA proprietary drivers (nvidia-361) and reboot. After boot I am at 2560x1440 but the mouse cursor is still just as big as it was when I was at 1920x1080. The cursor remains huge unless you hover it over the Files app for example, if you put the cursor in the white part of the window of the Files app the cursor changes size back to a normal size, but when you move it onto either the desktop or the top bar of the window of the Files app it changes back to the huge size. Not all apps do this though, the Web app keeps the huge cursor no matter where you put it.

I already tried using the "sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme" command and have tried using Dconf-editor to change the cursor size but it doesn't seem to make a difference for the size of the cursor. I have also tried adjusting the resolution to see if it made a change in the cursor size and it didn't make a difference, the cursor is still huge.

I attached an image shot from my phone showing the cursor next to the text of the terminal app. I used the Screenshot app at first, but the picture it produces shows the cursor as the right size (which it isn't). Because of that, I had to use a photo from my phone in order to show what's going on.

[Kevin de Bie (abramech)]

I have the same problem.
My working resolution is 3840x2160. Using Nvidia GTX 960 (and nvidia drivers).
Funny thing: the mouse cursor also changes to normal in non-elementary native applications like Vivaldi and Libre Office (calc, writer, does not matter).

[Thomas W. (nexus86)]

I have the same problem on two maschines. Every machine has an nvidia gfx card with current drivers and resolution of 2560x1440. Its the exact same behavior as Kevin decribes.

[Gofer83 (goferto)]

Can confirm the same bug on my machine.

System: Host: krzemowarakieta Kernel: 4.4.0-66-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Gnome (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.2) Distro: elementary 0.4 loki
Machine: Mobo: ASUSTeK model: Z170-DELUXE v: Rev 1.xx Bios: American Megatrends v: 1902 date: 06/27/2016
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-6700K (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 32066
           clock speeds: max: 4300 MHz 1: 800 MHz 2: 800 MHz 3: 800 MHz 4: 800 MHz 5: 800 MHz 6: 3820 MHz
           7: 800 MHz 8: 932 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA Device 1b80 bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: nvidia (unloaded: fbdev,vesa,nouveau)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2 GLX Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 367.57 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1 NVIDIA Device 10f0 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1 Sound: ALSA v: k4.4.0-66-generic
           Card-2 Intel Sunrise Point-H HD Audio driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
Network: Card-1: Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k bus-ID: 00:1f.6
           IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Broadcom BCM4360 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter driver: wl bus-ID: 07:00.0
           IF: wlp7s0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-3: Intel I211 Gigabit Network Connection driver: igb v: 5.3.0-k port: c000 bus-ID: 0b:00.0
           IF: enp11s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 2520.5GB (0.6% used) ID-1: /dev/sda model: Samsung_SSD_850 size: 256.1GB temp: 0C
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: Samsung_SSD_850 size: 1024.2GB temp: 0C
           ID-3: /dev/sdc model: WDC_WD1002FAEX size: 1000.2GB temp: 31C
           ID-4: /dev/sdd model: KINGSTON_SH100S3 size: 120.0GB temp: 26C
           ID-5: /dev/sde model: KINGSTON_SV300S3 size: 120.0GB temp: 26C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 110G used: 14G (14%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sde1
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C gpu: 0.0:53C
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 0
Info: Processes: 259 Uptime: 22 min Memory: 1752.1/32090.4MB Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.461) inxi: 2.2.35

[Russell Murray (mousezero)]

I have this same issue with my desktop and laptop both have a nvidia card.

[Russell Murray (mousezero)]

Does anyone have a work around?

[Russell Murray (mousezero)]

I found a solution

1. In a terminal type
  sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme
2. Select the number for
  /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/cursor.theme
3. install "dconf Editor"
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
4. in the editor go to
  org -> gnome -> desktop -> interface
5. change the entries for
cursor-size = 24
cursor-theme = Adwaita
6. restart your computer

Your cursor should look normal now.

[Josh Gale (thejvguru)]

That didn't work for me in Juno on 18.04.2 (it did in Loki), but I found something else that worked:

1) 'sudo add-apt-repository ppa:noobslab/macbuntu'
2) 'sudo apt-get install macbuntu-os-ithemes-v1804'
3) 'sudo apt-get install macbuntu-os-icons-v1804'
4) Open Elementary Tweaks and, in the Appearance tab, select a random theme from the macbuntu ones for GTK+, Icons, and Cursor.
5) Reboot
6) Go back into Elementary Tweaks, and change the themes to whatever you want (I actually prefer the elementary ones, so I just went back to those)

Fixed the problem entirely.

[Musl1m (musl1m-theswordofintellect)]

The only way I've been able to fix this issue is by installing GDM and replacing the LightDM login screen with it. Not an ideal solution as the elementary LightDM login is much nicer than the default Ubuntu Gnome one, but with GDM the cursor is now correctly sized both at the login screen and on the desktop/throughout the OS.

1. 'sudo apt install gdm'

2. Select GDM as the default display manager when prompted

3. Reboot

The cursor should be sized correctly now.