I've got the same problem -- disappearing mouse cursors when hovering. Also an older machine, also running classic for want of sufficient horses to run Unity.
stewart@ubuntu:~$ lspci|grep VGA 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01)
I've got the same problem -- disappearing mouse cursors when hovering. Also an older machine, also running classic for want of sufficient horses to run Unity.
stewart@ubuntu:~$ lspci|grep VGA GL[Brookdale- G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device (rev 01)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82845G/