** Summary changed: - Mouse cursor keep flickering on primary monitor after a second monitor is connected via Displaylink USB3-TO-HDMI adapter + [Dell Alienware Alpha R2] Mouse cursor flickering on primary monitor after second monitor HDMI connected to Startech USB32HD4K
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1732195 Title: [Dell Alienware Alpha R2] Mouse cursor flickering on primary monitor after second monitor HDMI connected to Startech USB32HD4K Status in xorg package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Alienware Alpha R2 Primary monitor is connected to Nvidia GTX 960 Secondary monitor is connected to Startech USB32HD4K (Displaylink Ubuntu Driver version 1.4.210, http://www.displaylink.com/downloads/ubuntu) If only one monitor is connected via Nvidia GTX 960, it is totally normal. If the second monitor is also connected via Startech USB32HD4K, mouse cursor flickers frequently and can even disappear on the PRIMARY monitor (the one that is connected to Nvidia GTX 960). On the second monitor, everything is fine. WORKAROUND: In the GUI go to All Settings > Screen Display > for the primary monitor change Rotation from Normal to any of the following: Clockwise Anti-clockwise 180 degrees ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-38.42~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-38-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Tue Nov 14 23:59:01 2017 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: evdi, 1.4.210, 4.10.0-38-generic, x86_64: installed ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1406] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:072b] InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-14 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2) Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 17e9:4301 DisplayLink Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp. Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c534 Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Alienware ASM201 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_AU:en TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-38-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=7029fd1a-5743-4bca-b8f7-369a509fac07 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/07/2017 dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware dmi.bios.version: 1.0.8 dmi.board.name: 0GWM1Y dmi.board.vendor: Alienware dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware dmi.chassis.version: 00 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvr1.0.8:bd07/07/2017:svnAlienware:pnASM201:pvr1.0.8:rvnAlienware:rn0GWM1Y:rvrA00:cvnAlienware:ct3:cvr00: dmi.product.name: ASM201 dmi.product.version: 1.0.8 dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1~ubuntu16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A xserver.bootTime: Tue Nov 14 23:55:35 2017 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) modeset(G0): glamor initialization failed xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4 xserver.video_driver: nouveau To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1732195/+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
