I am the original bug reporter for 560804 -- a workaround I found while being affected by the bug is below -- perhaps it will be useful to you as well:
Mouse pointer can be made to "reappear" by switching to a TTY session and then back. For example, pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1, then Ctrl+Alt+F7 to switch back. -- [915GM] Mouse cursor disappears when laptop lid closed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/552058 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