I have the same issue, in the login screen and while typing my credentials, I see the cursor move, and also sometimes after login. Sometimes, after I entered my credentials and try to login (hit enter, or click with the mouse), I'm not logged in, but the login is shown again, like it has reset (shows black screen, then goes back to login screen). Then the issue is gone and I can login normally.
Also, when the issue is after logging in and I logout, then the issue is gone as well. So, it seems the logout resets something that fixes this issue. For me anyway, maybe others can confirm this. It does not happen all the time, though, but so far since the upgrade to 12.10 it happens more often than in 12.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to fglrx-installer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1067320 Title: [fglrx] VT cursor is visible and blinking on top of Unity Status in “fglrx-installer” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: A black cursor is blinking on top of the screen. It is not as regular as a true shell prompt (because of glitches), but I'm sure this is the cursor of the underlying TTY. If I try to switch to any other TTY, the focus remains on the desktop (eg. I can still click and type in Firefox) but the black cursor does move as I type. For example, I just switched to TTY 1 and was able to log-in (I see it because of the cursor position on the screen), while my username and my password were also written in the text-box where I'm writing this bug report. This bug is really odd and annoying. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: unity 6.8.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz Date: Tue Oct 16 13:34:59 2012 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: quantal DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: fglrx-updates, 9.000, 3.5.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 4.1.18, 3.5.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed GraphicsCard: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI Tahiti XT [Radeon HD 7970] [1002:6798] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Device [1462:2780] InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20121004) MachineType: MSI MS-7752 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=9054a8bb-9c6c-4689-be51-a5fece8e4155 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/04/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: V2.6 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: Z77A-G45 (MS-7752) dmi.board.vendor: MSI dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV2.6:bd09/04/2012:svnMSI:pnMS-7752:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnZ77A-G45(MS-7752):rvr1.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr1.0: dmi.product.name: MS-7752 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: MSI version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu2 version.fglrx-installer: fglrx-installer N/A version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/1067320/+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
