Mouse goes invisible upon activating any element.

[Nicholas Allam]

Whenever I click the mouse on any thing activatable, e.g. textbox, launcher icon, application buttons. For the time that the mouse is held down, it is invisible.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: linux-image-3.5.0-6-generic 3.5.0-6.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-6.6-generic 3.5.0
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 3000 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
CasperVersion: 1.320
Date: Sun Jul 29 07:26:05 2012
IwConfig:
 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 lo no wireless extensions.
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120724.2)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB:

ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-6-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-6-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.85
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.version: 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH

[Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig)]

Could be a dupe of 774434

[Nicholas Allam (njallam)]

@ubuntu-treblig This does not happen for me in any release prior to 12.10.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

We have noted that there is a newer version of the kernel than the one you last tested when this issue was found. Please test again with the newer kernel and indicate in the bug if this issue still exists or not.

You can update to the latest kernel for this release by simply running the following commands in a terminal window:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install linux

If the bug still exists, change the bug status from Incomplete to Confirmed. If the bug no longer exists, change the bug status from Incomplete to Fix Released.

[Nicholas Allam (njallam)]

I noticed this error even before I installed it, I will install then update the kernel. Will post results today if I have time, if not tomorrow.

[Nicholas Allam (njallam)]

Just another note, the mouse flashes while dragging. OK, will post results now.

[Nicholas Allam (njallam)]

OK, updated and it is still glitching. It seems worse now, the mouse will flash upon hovering over an element.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.5kernel[0] (Not a kernel in the daily directory) and install both the linux-image and linux-image-extra .deb packages.

Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag(Only that one tag, please leave the other tags). This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text.

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.5-rc7-quantal/

[Nicholas Allam (njallam)]

I origiginally installed the wrong package from the synaptic, from the public repositories. This actually fixed the mouse upon hovering over an element, but the original problem still remained.

I will post results from the kernal-ppa here after the reboot.

[Nicholas Allam (njallam)]

Nope, this bug still occurs in the latest kernel from the kernel-ppa

[Nicholas Allam (njallam)]

Sorry for the spelling in post #9.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

This issue appears to be an upstream bug, since you tested the latest upstream kernel. Would it be possible for you to open an upstream bug report at bugzilla.kernel.org [1]? That will allow the upstream Developers to examine the issue, and may provide a quicker resolution to the bug.

If you are comfortable with opening a bug upstream, It would be great if you can report back the upstream bug number in this bug report. That will allow us to link this bug to the upstream report.

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/kernel

[Nicholas Allam (njallam)]

"First, you must pick a product on which to enter a bug."

Which category should I enter the bug?

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Nicholas Allam, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu on your host and guest? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command from your host (not your guest) in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:

ubuntu-bug virtualbox

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for virtualbox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]