To be a bit more verbose - for those looking for a tmp workaround till fixed - if no current /etc/X11/xorg.conf then create one with this in it
Section "Device" Identifier "NVIDIA GeForce" Driver "nvidia" Option "ConstrainCursor" "no" EndSection If there already is an xorg.conf with a device section then just add a line line in the section Option ConstrainCursor" "no" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nvidia-graphics-drivers in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1057000 Title: [Ubuntu 12.04.1/12.10] nVidia drivers 304.51 prevent autohidden Unity launcher from revealing Status in NVIDIA Drivers Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in Unity: Confirmed Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “xorg-server” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “nvidia-graphics-drivers” source package in Quantal: Triaged Status in “xorg-server” source package in Quantal: Triaged Bug description: The bug is as described in the title. Reverting to drivers 304.43 solves the problem. This report is intended primarily for those suffering from this bug and not knowing how to solve it. Today I also reported it to nVidia, but it will take time for them to respond and fix it. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nvidia-drivers-ubuntu/+bug/1057000/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

