No mouse cursor on startup

[themusicgod1]

Most(but not all) of the time, after shutting down / starting up my pointer does not exist. It's not insvisible, it's just not there.
Workaround: unplug, replug USB mouse and pointer appears.

USB LED mouse, Manufactured for IBM model M032B0 (A)
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 04b3:3107 IBM Corp. ThinkPad 800dpi Optical Travel Mouse

eva1
    description: Desktop Computer
    product: MS-7994 (Default string)
    vendor: MSI
    version: 1.0
    serial: Default string
    width: 64 bits
    capabilities: smbios-3.0 dmi-3.0 smp vsyscall32
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop family=Default string sku=Default string uuid=00000000-0000-0000-0000-4CCC6A953B75

  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: H110M GAMING (MS-7994)
       vendor: MSI
       physical id: 0
       version: 1.0
       serial: GA16496480
       slot: Default string

     *-pci
          description: Host bridge
          product: Intel Corporation
          vendor: Intel Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 05
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz

        *-usb
             description: USB controller
             product: Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller
             vendor: Intel Corporation
             physical id: 14
             bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
             version: 31
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm msi xhci bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=xhci_hcd latency=0
             resources: irq:120 memory:df230000-df23ffff

              *-usb:1
                   description: Mouse
                   product: ThinkPad 800dpi Optical Travel Mouse
                   vendor: IBM Corp.
                   physical id: 5
                   bus info: usb@1:5
                   version: 5.00
                   capabilities: usb-1.10
                   configuration: driver=usbhid maxpower=100mA speed=2Mbit/s

Ubuntu 17.04 zesty 64 bit
gnome/unity
graphics: Intel® Kabylake GT2
xserver-xorg-video-intel:
  Installed: 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1
xserver-xorg:
  Installed: 1:7.7+16ubuntu3
  Candidate: 1:7.7+16ubuntu3
unity:
  Installed: 7.5.0+17.04.20170407.1-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 7.5.0+17.04.20170407.1-0ubuntu1

from Xorg.0.log on start up:
[ 42.665] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HID 04b3:3107 (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 42.665] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 42.665] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 42.771] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HID 04b3:3107 (/dev/input/event14)
[ 42.771] (**) HID 04b3:3107: Applying InputClass "libinput pointer catchall"
[ 42.771] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'HID 04b3:3107'
[ 42.771] (**) HID 04b3:3107: always reports core events
[ 42.771] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event14"
[ 42.771] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 42.840] (II) input device 'HID 04b3:3107', /dev/input/event14 is tagged by udev as: Mouse
[ 42.840] (II) input device 'HID 04b3:3107', /dev/input/event14 is a pointer caps
[ 42.872] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.0/0003:$
[ 42.872] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "HID 04b3:3107" (type: MOUSE, id 12)
[ 42.873] (**) Option "AccelerationScheme" "none"
[ 42.874] (**) HID 04b3:3107: (accel) selected scheme none/0
[ 42.874] (**) HID 04b3:3107: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 42.874] (**) HID 04b3:3107: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 42.932] (II) input device 'HID 04b3:3107', /dev/input/event14 is tagged by udev as: Mouse
[ 42.932] (II) input device 'HID 04b3:3107', /dev/input/event14 is a pointer caps

after unplugging and replugging mouse:
[ 930.399] (II) config/udev: removing device HID 04b3:3107
[ 930.418] (II) UnloadModule: "libinput"
[ 932.249] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HID 04b3:3107 (/dev/input/mouse0)
[ 932.249] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 932.249] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 932.297] (II) config/udev: Adding input device HID 04b3:3107 (/dev/input/event14)
[ 932.297] (**) HID 04b3:3107: Applying InputClass "libinput pointer catchall"
[ 932.297] (II) Using input driver 'libinput' for 'HID 04b3:3107'
[ 932.297] (**) HID 04b3:3107: always reports core events
[ 932.297] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/input/event14"
[ 932.297] (**) Option "_source" "server/udev"
[ 932.352] (II) input device 'HID 04b3:3107', /dev/input/event14 is tagged by udev as: Mouse
[ 932.352] (II) input device 'HID 04b3:3107', /dev/input/event14 is a pointer caps
[ 932.388] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.0/0003:04B3:3107.0005/input/input19/event14"
[ 932.388] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "HID 04b3:3107" (type: MOUSE, id 12)
[ 932.388] (**) Option "AccelerationScheme" "none"
[ 932.389] (**) HID 04b3:3107: (accel) selected scheme none/0
[ 932.389] (**) HID 04b3:3107: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 932.389] (**) HID 04b3:3107: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 932.448] (II) input device 'HID 04b3:3107', /dev/input/event14 is tagged by udev as: Mouse
[ 932.448] (II) input device 'HID 04b3:3107', /dev/input/event14 is a pointer caps

Linux eva1 4.10.0-22-generic #24-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 22 17:43:20 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: unity 7.5.0+17.04.20170407.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-22.24-generic 4.10.15
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-22-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
Architecture: amd64
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
Date: Fri Jun 9 11:30:40 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: zesty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Device [8086:5912] (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:7994]
GsettingsChanges:
 b'org.compiz.core' b'active-plugins' b"['core', 'composite', 'opengl', 'move', 'regex', 'compiztoolbox', 'commands', 'place', 'wall', 'resize', 'grid', 'mousepoll', 'imgpng', 'vpswitch', 'animation', 'snap', 'unitymtgrabhandles', 'copytex', 'workarounds', 'fade', 'session', 'scale', 'expo', 'ezoom', 'unityshell']"
 b'com.canonical.Unity' b'minimize-count' b'64'
 b'com.ubuntu.user-interface' b'scale-factor' b"{'DP-1': 8}"
 b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'"
 b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'scaling-factor' b'uint32 1'
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-18 (51 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
JournalErrors:
 Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system.
       Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to
       turn off this notice.
 No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions.
MachineType: MSI MS-7994
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-22-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=333c5e4f-3f61-4abf-b950-f19431c843d6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/16/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 5.80
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: H110M GAMING (MS-7994)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.80:bd12/16/2016:svnMSI:pnMS-7994:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnH110MGAMING(MS-7994):rvr1.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7994
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.1+17.04.20170109-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.3-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.3-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20170309-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.14-0ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Fri Jun 9 11:29:23 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1
xserver.video_driver: modeset

[themusicgod1 (themusicgod1)]

still does this, same mouse different computer running artful/gnome/weyland/gdm3

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) reached end-of-life on July 19, 2018.
Ubuntu 17.04 (zesty) reached end-of-life on January 13, 2018.

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