It's actually fine for me with current utopic's 2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu2. I tested both the default graphics card as well as "-vga vmware".
** Changed in: qemu (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to qemu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1285508 Title: [ppa 2.0~git-20140225] mouse cursor invisible with Ubuntu live system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1285508/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs