Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-intel package

mouse pointer invisible/disappears

Bug #1443538 reported by kenjo on 2015-04-13

This bug affects 3 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	xserver-xorg-video-intel (Ubuntu)	Expired	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

Only way to get it back is reboot.

If I switch to another VT and run "xinit -- :1" I have a mouse on that X server but still no on the original one.

Also since xinit only starts a single xterm and when I type in that xterm the mouse pointer gets invisible until I move the mouse my guess is that the "mouse is always invisible" is a problem with the X server and not with say unity.

I have a mac book pro using only the intel driver.

Is there any command I can use to force the pointer to be visible again ?? this has happened several times now and is starting to be a real problem.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+7ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-13.13-generic 3.19.3
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.17-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Apr 13 18:24:30 2015
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: vivid
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
bcmwl, 6.30.223.248+bdcom, 3.19.0-10-generic, x86_64: installed
bcmwl, 6.30.223.248+bdcom, 3.19.0-12-generic, x86_64: installed
bcmwl, 6.30.223.248+bdcom, 3.19.0-13-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation Crystal Well Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0d26] (rev 08) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Apple Inc. Device [106b:012e]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-09 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta amd64 (20150326)
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro11,2
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-13-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=f84ca03e-c0d4-45ad-80f3-c45d4ad106dd ro rootflags=subvol=@ noprompt persistent quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/07/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP112.88Z.0138.B14.1501071031
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-3CBD00234E554E41
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.board.version: MacBookPro11,2
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-3CBD00234E554E41
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP112.88Z.0138.B14.1501071031:bd01/07/2015:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro11,2:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-3CBD00234E554E41:rvrMacBookPro11,2:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-3CBD00234E554E41:
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro11,2
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.1+15.04.20150330-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.60-2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.5.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.5.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917-1~exp1ubuntu2build1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2build1
xserver.bootTime: Mon Apr 13 18:22:22 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
product id 40994
vendor APP
xserver.version: 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3

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