Is there a step you can suggest that doesn't involving upgrading the
kernel?
My problem didn't occur when running 14.04 previously (before
reinstalling), so I find it hard to believe it's a kernel issue.
** Changed in: xorg (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => New
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You received this bug
This seems like a pretty radical departure from my current installation,
which I'm hesitant to try. I can't arbitrarily hose this machine. What
guarantees do I have this will result in a working machine? Can you
provide rollback steps in case it doesn't boot or X doesn't start?
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You
Thanks for the response, and very clear instructions on how to upgrade
the BIOS under Linux. It's much appreciated.
I upgraded the BIOS:
$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
1402
08/09/2012
The problem of a duplicate cursor getting stuck on the previous
Nevermind, it's not really any more or less frequent after the BIOS
upgrade.
One further thing I've observed is that the cursor duplication IS more
frequent if I have open windows near the edges of the screens where the
transfer is taking place. If it's just the desktop, then the cursor
gets
Public bug reported:
Duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1071722
which was closed due to inactivity.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-46.62~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt15
Uname: Linux
