I can confirm that this is most likely a bug in the kernel itself, as I have exact same problem after upgrading to 2.6.35 on Gentoo. Also, suspend/resume brings the cursor back.
** Also affects: gentoo Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [855gm] 2.6.35-14: Invisible Cursor https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614176 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs