Running Precise within MGA G200eW (Dell R210 II) seems affected by this issue, running either with "mga" driver or VESA. "nomodeset" option doesn't seems to affect the described issue, for which I've made a simple video:
http://youtu.be/NmRP9S744rk Consequently many apps are affected by this issue. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-vesa in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1098862 Title: Mouse cursor disappears on every redraw with VESA driver Status in “xserver-xorg-video-vesa” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: STR (i915) 1. Add nomodeset to kernel parameters 2. X will boot with VESA driver 3. Log into unity 4. Click on launcher button, any window or even the desktop itself Expected results: Nothing Actual results: Mouse cursor disappears (as if it had not been rendered after screen update) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: unity 6.12.0daily12.12.05-0ubuntu1 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-030800rc2-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.8-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Sat Jan 12 13:35:15 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-04 (8 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130104) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-vesa/+bug/1098862/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
