As of 2019, using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS, this bug is still alive... When I invoke Xrandr the cursor disappears and I have to Alt-Ctrl-F1 and then Alt-Ctrl-F7 to make the cursor re-appear again. I'm using a relatively new BIOSTAR A68N-5600 motherboard newly bought in 2018.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-intel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/492782 Title: [i945gme] Mouse cursor disappears after restarting screen (xrandr / resume) Status in xserver-xorg-video-intel package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: Binary package hint: xorg I use xrandr to activate my external monitor or set the screen size of my Asus Eee 900A PC. However, since the upgrade to Ubuntu Karmic, the mouse cursor disappears after using xrandr. I'm using xorg version 1:7.4+3ubuntu10 and Ubuntu 9.10. The commands I use are: xrandr --output LVDS --mode 800x600 xrandr --output LVDS --off --output VGA --mode 1280x1024 After using these commands, the mouse cursor disappears, but I can still focus and click. Moving the (suspected, but invisible) mouse cursor over a desktop item, highlits it and I can activate it by clicking. One temporarily solution I've found is to switch to the console (CTRL + ALT + F1) and back (CTRL + ALT + F7). This makes the mouse cursor reappear. Using xrandr to reset to the original settings doesn't bring the cursor back. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Dec 5 10:45:14 2009 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1: MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 900A Package: xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10 ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=f2d72569-836f-4878-832e-3b9ad0270b07 ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANG=de_AT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-12.43-hostname-eeepc RelatedPackageVersions: xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu10 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu4 libdrm2 2.4.14-1ubuntu1 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090929.7968e1fb-0ubuntu1 SourcePackage: xorg Tags: ubuntu-unr Uname: Linux 2.6.28-12-netbook-eeepc i686 XsessionErrors: (gnome-settings-daemon:2545): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed (gnome-settings-daemon:2545): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed (nautilus:2568): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2578): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed dmi.bios.date: 10/27/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0703 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: 900A dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: x.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC. dmi.chassis.version: x.x dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0703:bd10/27/2008:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn900A:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn900A:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTekComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x: dmi.product.name: 900A dmi.product.version: x.x dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. fglrx: Not loaded system: distro: Ubuntu architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.28-12-netbook-eeepc [lspci] 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8340] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/492782/+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